Because Seifer can't keep his mouth shut.

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Who: Seifer and Kain
What: Manliness competitionHonorable combat, of course. >>;
When: Shortly after Seifer's last entry.
Where: Barracks
Summary: Don't know yet! Seifer picks fights with Kain?
Rating: PG13 for blood, violence, and most probably language.
Seifer left as soon as that last message was sent. He was too proud to let Kain think he had the upper hand by knowing where the barracks were while he did not. Asking one of those weirdly distant people was informative enough, if still creepy.

The barracks really weren't too hard to find once pointed in the right direction, and Seifer made his way inside to meet with or wait for Kain to show up. He had Hyperion resting on his shoulder already, looking far too cocky and confident.

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"You can give up any time, y'know."

Seifer was back to the taunting, mostly because he was ready to stop but unable to give up once a fight was started. Damn that foolish pride. He wasn't blocking or dodging Kain's blows like he'd been able to, so even though Kain was wounded each one caused steadily more damage. Finally out of irritation Seifer struck a hard blow and blasted Kain again, before jumping back to the best of his abilities to catch his breath.

And try to minimize the bleeding. Stupid spear.

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The shot from that confounded gunblade left him wincing and gasping for air. Kain struggled to keep Seifer in his sight. He tried to move, finding only excruciating pain when he did. He doubted he could do anything more in this state. Still...

"As long as... you've given up first."

It was obvious neither of them could do much more, yet... backing down was unacceptable. Kain refused to take such a cowardly option. Let Seifer admit that they were through.

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Seifer was just as idiotically proud at times, but he also had a small sense of self preservation and he knew that if he kept this up it would take a very long time to heal back up. Kain couldn't move, it was clear the fight was over.

Finally Seifer stepped back, still managing to smirk that infuriating smirk. "You're done, we'll finish this up later." In truth they were both finished.

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Arrrgh, that smirk. Kain would have loved to have punched it right off his face, were he up to it. But as it was, they'd reached their limit. There'd be no continuing for the moment. He scowled, but could agree to those terms.

"Later... Yes. Fine. I'll hold you to that."

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Seifer made a vague gesture that was almost a farewell and at the same time incredibly condescending, he was good at things like that. Then turned to wander off with as little limping as possible, at least until he was out of Kain's line of sight.

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Kain made a hateful face at Seifer in return. A new enemy... he could deal with that, since it meant pure antagonism, much like he had with Valvalis. It was when the person you despised was a friend as well that things became difficult.

He stayed there a bit before slowly making his way out. Fortunately by that time, Seifer was long gone.