Taking life away from a living being was always something that intrigued the hybrid. Even when he was just a young chick, it puzzled him so. What did death feel like? What did those whose life was slipping away experience in those final seconds of life? Watching his mother die at the hands of an unknown sickness was something that had been nothing less than traumatic for him as a child, but at the same time, it taught him something important. Life was nothing to be wasted. Any day, at any moment, it could be robbed from you, whether it be at the knife edge of some other being or nature herself. Perhaps Kura had been too fascinated with it, knowing what he had done in the past. The crimes he had committed against mother nature was something that didn't come easy to someone who was... well, normal, he guessed. You had to be very certain of what you were about to do when you took a life- at least, that's what Kuragori thought.

He could barely remember what happened on the night he killed his ex-partner, it was so long ago now. He did, however remember how he felt afterwards. There was a rush of shock, fear, and sadness at first. These emotions ran like ice through his blood, even now as he walked through the brush with a cold look on his face. Then afterwards, it was a flood of relief... euphoria. Almost as if it wasn't real. There's no possible way he could have just... killed someone... but he did. And after that? Kura just let go of it all. There was really nothing to say or feel after that, it was over and that was that. Any murders he committed after that felt like nothing to him. Yes, killing Jie had changed him forever. Whether it was a good or bad thing was up to whoever controlled who went to heaven and hell... if they even existed.

Kuragori hadn't been down to the beach in quite a while. It wasn't like he hated the beach or anything, not at all. He really just didn't like the reminder that they weren't in a tropical climate anymore. Afterall, this beach was nothing like the ones in their old home. That was a whole different conversation that he didn't really want to get into now though. "Someone new? I thought I could smell someone unfamiliar around here..." The owl griffin would hoot as he landed softly in front of the jaguar, eyeing the blood on his paws. Tipping his head and flicking his tail, a look of curiosity etched its way on his face. "Been up to no good, I see." His tone was a mix of darkness and amusement, a smirk on his beak. There was no trace of surprise or shock in his voice as he spoke. After all, there were outlaws and criminals of all kinds here- himself included. "Who are you and what business do you have with the Coalition? I don't have all day, you know."

As Kuragori sat back and allowed Gremlin to do most of the talking, he started to regret it as this "Bullitt" guy, as he called himself, bantered back and forth with the leopard cat. Graham never failed to throw around some good insults but considering the way this loonie was acting, he didn't think now was the time, especially after the last few sentences the bigger cat uttered. Looking sideways at Mordred, he took a step forward towards Bullitt. "Talking like that towards your soon-to-be clanmate is not really a wise decision, connard." The griffin growled, crimson eyes narrowing as he stretched out the wings on his back slightly to make himself appear a little bigger in an instinctual response. "You best watch what you say next." Kura said, ears flattening as he waited for the male's response.

While it was true that Gremlin was instigating, at least he didn't threaten violence towards the joiner- yet, at least. As much as he found it entertaining that the small cat could talk so big and not feel any sort of regret for his actions, he would have to speak with him about being careful around crazy bastards like Bullitt. Gods forbid he get himself killed talking shit. Glancing back at the leopard cat, he tried to send a message of "watch what you say" with his expression before quickly turning back to Bullitt. If this weirdo tried anything, he was gone. He may not be the Kingpin like Ninazu, but the griffin doubted that even she would let in someone that dared to hurt a clanmate.