"Thought that stuff was only good for instillin' cultural values," Niikura shot back with a smile. "Then again, how many normal people have the guts to actually use that kinda stuff when they need to, huh?" You could learn self-defense, but if you lacked the instincts, no way was it going to be useful.

"Anyway, good job, civ--oh, come on." He'd happened to have glanced Phoenix's way, and now he was regretting it. Seriously, was he going to have to spend the rest of this week watching people barf? This was just wrong. This was really wrong.

Niikura shot Mike an exasperated look. "Your bad karma's not helpin' things, Mike-san."