Post by Mirumoto Noboru on Feb 14, 2018 17:01:31 GMT -5
He stepped up to Tsuki, his own ire growing as the fire within him flares to life, especially as she calls his wishing to not insult the dead an excuse. It would be so easy to cut her down right now, to be done with this and take his vengeance out on the Kakita woman. His hand actually went to his daisho, but instead of grabbing his peaceknot to unbind it he slammed the saya into the locker behind him in frustration!
"My hands are tied. I swore an oath to Mirumoto Aiko-sensei that would defend myself and not instigate issues and yet..." Noboru looked down, eyes closing as his nostrils flared. "It was easier last year when I didn't have such a oath, because I didn't feel like I was walking on egg shells. And because there were students like Ibu who were looking to pick a fight and because I was defending others..."
His eyes looked up to Tsuki, breathing slowing as a tear of frustration builds within one of his eyes. "I don't know what's worse. All of you trying to be my friends, trying to be nice when you know I hate each of you. Or the fact I can't let go of my hate... that it and my guitar are the only things that give me comfort over a situation that happened before I completed my gempukku."
He looked ready to slam his saya into the locker again only to stop himself. "You've even tried to be friendly with me, and for a few moments I thought maybe I could set it all aside. But then it all comes back to me. The pain. The anger. And now you say my sister's killer used a blood feud that doesn't even exist to defame her? That she died over a lie and died for no reason?"
The Dragon looked at Tsuki finally, a deadly calm overtaking him as he stared the Kakita down. "My oath to Mirumoto-sensei," the way he stresses as he speaks it reinforces the lack of respect he has for the Dragon Thunder, "demands I apologize to you. My own honor to see my sister avenged, especially in light of what you've told me, demands I prove you wrong with my steel. To prove her death was from a pointless blood feud and not for absolutely no reason at all. My love for Doji Hoshiko-san says accepting or refusing your duel would only ruin the trust I've already lost from her. And the kindness and courtesy you showed me a few days ago say I should return it in kind and apologize for my words."
That's when he slumped on the floor, head hung as the frustration caused him to crack. "I have no Kami damned clue what to do, Kakita-san... and it's tearing me apart inside."
"My hands are tied. I swore an oath to Mirumoto Aiko-sensei that would defend myself and not instigate issues and yet..." Noboru looked down, eyes closing as his nostrils flared. "It was easier last year when I didn't have such a oath, because I didn't feel like I was walking on egg shells. And because there were students like Ibu who were looking to pick a fight and because I was defending others..."
His eyes looked up to Tsuki, breathing slowing as a tear of frustration builds within one of his eyes. "I don't know what's worse. All of you trying to be my friends, trying to be nice when you know I hate each of you. Or the fact I can't let go of my hate... that it and my guitar are the only things that give me comfort over a situation that happened before I completed my gempukku."
He looked ready to slam his saya into the locker again only to stop himself. "You've even tried to be friendly with me, and for a few moments I thought maybe I could set it all aside. But then it all comes back to me. The pain. The anger. And now you say my sister's killer used a blood feud that doesn't even exist to defame her? That she died over a lie and died for no reason?"
The Dragon looked at Tsuki finally, a deadly calm overtaking him as he stared the Kakita down. "My oath to Mirumoto-sensei," the way he stresses as he speaks it reinforces the lack of respect he has for the Dragon Thunder, "demands I apologize to you. My own honor to see my sister avenged, especially in light of what you've told me, demands I prove you wrong with my steel. To prove her death was from a pointless blood feud and not for absolutely no reason at all. My love for Doji Hoshiko-san says accepting or refusing your duel would only ruin the trust I've already lost from her. And the kindness and courtesy you showed me a few days ago say I should return it in kind and apologize for my words."
That's when he slumped on the floor, head hung as the frustration caused him to crack. "I have no Kami damned clue what to do, Kakita-san... and it's tearing me apart inside."
