Two Jaks walk into a bar...

[ecopiracy]

Avatars of eco, hm?

[Yes, Phoenix is facing down both Dark and Light Jak. Not exactly a position any man wants to find himself in, but Phoenix already has a plan. He stands up and places his hands on the table, leaning forward with a feral smile. The rest of the bar has gone quiet.]So sorry, gentlemen, but I'm afraid you aren't allowed in this

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[experimentno5]

TCH!

[Dark picks up a bowl of peanuts and hurls it past Phoenix's head so it shatters against the wall.]

Can be anywhere I want to be.

[leggomyeco]

Dark.

[Not here, not right now. Light just ruffles his wings, clasping his wrists behind his back and fixing Phoenix with a flat look.]

Could you bend the rules for once?

[ecopiracy]

[Phoenix refuses to flinch when the bowl hits the wall, and instead lifts a single brow.]

Why?

[Calmly he starts to fill a glass.]

What reason could the two of you have for wanting to dodge this rite of entry. It isn't as though it's difficult.

[A pause, then another challenging smile. This one is specifically directed at Dark.]

Unless you don't think you can handle it?

[experimentno5]

[Dark ignores his lighter counterpart, and bares his teeth at Phoenix. His claws dig into the wood of the bar slightly.]

Mind. Your. Words.

[leggomyeco]

[Light shakes his head and sighs; Phoenix knew better. If he got mauled, Light would fix him up. Stop Dark before he went too far. But he, of all people, should know better.]

[ecopiracy]

[Phoenix does know better. But he also knows there's no good way to control a Dark Warrior, that even the options that have met with limited success aren't viable in this situation.

But he also knows that they tend to respond when provoked. If he can just provoke the right response...

Then Light shakes his head, and Phoenix's eyes glint.

Perfect.]

Very well, then. If you'd prefer I express my doubt silently, as your companion just did...

[He turns to Light.]

You would know more about control.

[experimentno5]

[Oh. Oh you did NOT just go there.

Dark snarls and slams his hands down on the table, claws digging into the surface. His eyes are wide and tiny sparks of Dark eco flicker over his skin.]

Talk to ME!

I'M better than him!

[leggomyeco]

[Light's eyes narrow and his lips purse, but he doesn't move otherwise. Underhanded. He already doesn't like this Phoenix guy.]

[ecopiracy]

[Phoenix is not going to admit how his heart just skipped a beat, or how very cold his skin suddenly feels. Show no fear in the face of a threat, or that threat will swallow you whole.

Instead, he does exactly as Dark demands and looks at the creature of Dark Eco.]

Are you?

[Calmly and casually as he can manage, he pushes the drink forward.]

I have yet to see you prove it.

[He starts filling another glass. No, he hasn't forgotten about Light. 'Focus on the more immediate threat.']

[experimentno5]

[The fucking nerve of him, talking around Dark. The temptation to gut Phoenix open and feed him his own kidneys is strong, and there's no mistaking the look in Dark's eyes. He's thinking about it, and a bolt of eco skitters down his arm and hops off his finger when he taps it.

He is better than Light. Always has been. In EVERY way. Now he can prove he's better than him HERE too. HA. Take that, Light Eco.

Snorting, he picks up the glass and drinks it back, then slams it hard enough down on the bar to shatter.]

There. Better than him.

[He points at Light, glass still embedded in his hand, blood dripping from his fist. It's all a part of the point.]

[leggomyeco]

[Light pointedly ignores the other glass Phoenix has ready for him, just making sure to keep an eye on Dark instead. He's got no reason to indulge in this idiotic display.]

[ecopiracy]

[Phoenix's skin crawls at the display of Dark Eco, but nonetheless, he forces a smile.]

Indeed. In fact, you've just earned your right to stay in the bar, whereas your companion has not.

[His attention returns to Light.]

I suppose you intend to leave?

[Inwardly he tenses. He would rather have the pair than only just the Dark.]

[experimentno5]

[Dark cackles, a sickly, rasping sound in the back of his throat. He leers at Light.]

He won't do it.

He knows I'm better~

[Licking his lips, Dark starts looking around the bar. Lots and lots of squishy things to cut open and play with. Lots of things to burn and break down and destroy.]

[leggomyeco]

[Uggggh. He definitely does not like this Phoenix guy. Some run-of-the-mill pirate, blackmailing him, the personification of Light Eco! If he were a lesser being, he'd teach him a lesson.

...then again, he could always just teach him a lesson by his own rules. So Light picks up the glass and downs the contents; the inside of his mouth glows just as brightly as his eyes, and he slides the empty glass toward Phoenix before brushing past him, wings ruffling in irritation.

Asshole.]

[ecopiracy]

[Relief, plain and simple, accompanies Light's actions. Phoenix folds his arms, then offers Dark a casual shrug, seemingly sympathetic.]

Hmm. It appears you're tied again.

[He picks up the bottle he'd been pouring from, as though he intends to put it away.]

But welcome aboard, the both of you.

[He keeps his movement slow and deliberate, half expecting that any moment now...

If not, then he'll have to come up with Plan B.]

[experimentno5]

[Dark visibly bristles. NOT FAIR.

He hates Light. Hates hates hates him. HATES.

Grabbing the edge of the table and wrenching it from the supports, Dark flips it over and stalks after the other eco persona, face twisted into something between a vicious snarl and a childish pout. He lopes with his arms swinging low, pushing around Light to walk in front of him.

I go first. B|]