a wretched hive [open max 2]

Phakk was... pretty lost. She had to admit, as much as the Shinjin enjoyed travelling and seeing new mortal things, this place? Not her type of place to be. It reminded her more of Limbo Town in Hell than it did of any other mortal city she had seen, on Plant or Earth. Unfortunately... Phakk also couldn't leave. Despite her wish to, and her distaste for the way the woman could feel eyes on her as she walked throughout the town, it was necessary for the lady to spend some time in a place like this. So...  engrained with negative emotions. Hatred, envy, jealousy, rage. It permeated the very air, in a way she decidedly needed right now. Ever since touching down on Plant, the Dark had... grown. She was relatively certain it was feeding off off the war's ambient presence. But oddly enough, what was making it stronger was also how she managed to keep it tapped down. 

By exposing herself to such a place, whether it be here or in Hell itself, Phakk allowed the Dark to... gorge itself. Much like sating a wild animal to the point of making it too fat and docile to move. All it meant was requiring to spend a few hours here in this town, and to... to keep a tight leash on herself. One slip up, one push, and things could unravel quickly. She had less control like this. Which was bad, for everyone here, and the people considering her a mark. She knew they were, and she prayed for their sake that they were not that bold. ...Maybe she needed to speed things up. In the name of doing exactly that, Phakk quickly made her way down a small flight of steps and towards what looked to be a- "Oh!" She blinks, speaking aloud. it was a bar! In a bus! That... was actually pretty cool!

Stepping inside, the angel took a few glances around the dim atmosphere, offering a smile and a wave to anyone that met her eyes. It looked like something out of a movie! ...Maybe this trip wasn't all bad. It was kind of like a theme park! Yeah! She just... needed to  keep thinking of it that way. Making her way over, the purple haired woman takes a seat at the countertop, fussing with her dress for a moment, before being approached by the animatronic bartender. "A-ah. Um- Well-" She starts, taken off guard. Right. Drinks. People did that here. "Ah- Um- Can I... h-have a... a lemonaaaaaddeee...?" She tries, cringing.  She was just here to absorb the atmosphere! Not the pressure!

"U-um-" Phakk blink as the stranger next to her, Kabe, introduced himself. It wasn't often that she was on the receiving end of sudden introductions to random strangers, and she had to admit that it caught her off guard. Which was not a good thing. Not now. She could feel the Dark roil within her, ahving charged forward and gained ground with the slight gap in her control that Kabe's introduction had caused. "It's um.. N-nice to meet you, Kabe." Phakk replies, taking her lemonade in both hands and sipping at it. She could feel the looks from others in the bar. The dislike for what she had ordered. It was... good. It distracted the Dark, and kept her focused on the conversation at hand.

"I'm... my name is Phakk." She continues, swallowing slightly. Focus. "I'm from a planet called Carcear." At the name of her home, Phakk felt the Dark surge once more, and for a moment her features... changed. An expression of pain flitted across her face, at the same time her eyes drowned in an inky black, and baleful orange. Teeth, sharp enough to rend the disgusting flesh before her, and- Phakk shakes her head. No. "S-sorry. Just um... Distracted. Had a headache all day." She offers, gesturing at the lemonade, focusing only upon the cup and her drink. Not him. Not him. Don't look at him. "Came here f-for a drink. Lemonade always... helped, y-you know? Why are... why are you here?" Conversation. Right. It was dangerous, but maybe it could help her focus. Keep it going. 

The booming voice caused a flinch from Phakk, and that wasn't actually a result of her precarious state. Loud noises just weren't something she was used to, although she didn't feel threatened or anything. Just... new. Everything was so new, despite how long she'd been outside. When was she going to get used to it all? It had been... months. She thought. It was... hazy. And the Dark whispered to her... "R-rocket fuel?" She asks, snapping back to attention. "I'm... gonna assume that's a drink. I've heard Saiyans could be rather tough, but I don't think they're that tough. R-... right?" Not even she could drink rocket fuel. Comfortably, at least. 

She was proven correct as something that... oddly enough reminded her of her own magic was placed before them. She was pretty sure it bubbled. And not in the fizzy drink kind of way. The... there's something under this swamp water and it wants to eat you, kind of way. Still though, watching Kabe throw it back, Phakk moved to do the same. She'd heard of 'shots' before. You needed to do them quick. So... here she went. Three. Two. One- OH MY GODS WHAT- Phakk couldn't help but explode in coughs, her throat rippling with teeth for a moment as whatever the hell she had just drunk seemingly attempted to do permanent damage to her. A gurgling noise leaves the woman as she slumps in the seat, pulsating with shadow. Eventually, however, the shadows reside with her coughs. 

"Th-" More coughing. "That all it- it has?" She tries, wincing with a suddenly dry throat, as the Shinjin put up a tough front. "C-... Carcear is my home. It's... quiet. Out in the wild regions. N... Not many people live there." Zero, now that she'd left the planet.

"Poisooon..." Phakk whispers to herself, voice raspy, still attempting to come to terms with that drink. Oh by the stars, why did people drink?! It had seemed to cool in movies, but that was just painful. "Follow up to what?" She whines in complaint to his comment, a little too busy still recovering to properly wrap his head around her being called crazy. Or... whatever he meant by that being his type of girl. Oh dear stars her stomach was growing teeth. Literally. This painful position wasn't helped by the drink given to her by Kabe again, which resulted in narrowed green eyes from the girl and a defensive growl from the Dark. It smelled different, and wasn't bubbling, but... Hmmm... Danger. 

Deciding to put off drinking it until she saw how he did, Phakk instead focused on answering his questions. "U-um... No. No really. Carcear is... rather empty, for a planet. I guess." She explains, swallowing and shaking her head. Ow. "I... spent most of my life there, with just myself. Oh! But I did get to play a bunch of games!" She starts, at first a little embarrassed, but quickly growing animated as she waves her hands about. "Have you heard of Mega Break Siblings? O-or Matroid?! Those are my favourite, but there's also others I really like. Like the mystery ones! Those were always the best when it came to single player." IT had actually been a while since she was able to gush about her favourite hobby, and it seemed to show. "I'm actually working on making a costume right now! It's stored back home, but so far it's coming along great!" 

Her excitement over the topic was actually enough to momentarily repress that feeling of negativity the Dark attempted to wash over her, growling like a rejected pet.