So I was going through the SGS base (or whatever the acronym is, I don't even know what it stands for) and I went through a trap door into a dialogue segment with 2 bandits (or looters, or whatever) holding a man hostage.
I realized I likely wouldn't be able to talk them out of it, so I decided it would be smartest to take the initiative so I clicked attack.
They got initiative.
Let me get this straight, I chose to suddenly attack them at a time of my own volition and THEY get to attack first?
This is a bug.