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Another night and another bar crawl, this time holiday themed with drunk assholes wearing ugly sweaters and Santa hats. It was disgusting and Beatrix hated it more than the usual ones, she hated how fake and holly jolly they all acted while getting s**t faced and handsy with anything that moved.

It wasn’t hard to get a few of them to follow her as she played along and fluttered her lashes while complimenting them on how funny they were or how nice their get up was. By the time she got the third one out and grabbed their starseed, she was struggling to get their limp body into the dumpster with the other two. This last one had been taller and heavier than the others. They’d even gone full Santa for the thing and she’d almost puked when they’d flirted with her.

Groaning as she pushed them up and over the edge of the dumpster, the whole thing shook and clanged as they finally fell over the side and into it with the others. Leaning against the dumpster for a moment, she jingled the three starseeds in her palm like a set of dice. It was a good haul and she’d made about six hundred in cash from the lot of them.

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Tonight felt like it would just hit different.

Pezz found herself wandering the back alleyways in search of energy to collect. She hasn't made quota before so she was being “encouraged” to do so tonight and to get used to the feel of it all. To be honest she didn't understand what “feel” her superiors were talking about. Wasn't energy draining something like how a dementor would take happiness? The thought made the lieutenant wince, she did not want to be a dementor…They were ugly and frankly, terrifying to even think about. As she kept to the shadows while walking a chaos signature caught her attention, one that belonged to a magic slinger. The only one that shes met on their side was Villon so naturally she was curious. Pezzottaite made her way towards the signature, stopping when she saw this strange woman struggling to put a body[?] in a dumpster.

As tempted as she was to help out, she was more entertained watching her struggle. Although, the things she had in her hands seemed interesting. So she stepped out from her hiding spot, head tilted with curiosity. “Are those starseeds? How did you manage to get so many?”

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She shut her fingers around them and sent them away, they were hers nobody elses. That done though, she looked over and saw it was just an agent. Like the one she’d had to bail out of the sleep trial alongside the bubble boy senshi. She’d figure out their name eventually, and the name of the dreaded dude who’d vibed with her and got her out after that blonde b***h had stopped her from getting that Ida knight again. a*****e was lucky, a freaking damsel in distress and she’d gotten to grab his starseed twice but it wouldn’t stick.

“Yup they were but they’re mine.” She needed them but gears started to turn. Maybe she could babysit and get some more praise from Chrys for doing a good job. She’d have to do a lot more than meet quota if she wanted to see more of her creature in the fog. Stepping away from the dumpster she looked them over. “It’s easy, wanna see how? There’s more than enough drunk assholes that need to be taken out of the equation.”

Back into the light, she fought a bit with her messy hair and tattered clothes. It had gotten even worse with all the struggling from her victims. ”I have a little friend ya see, they take good care to make sure nobody gets away. I can tell them to help you out if you wanna try? You just gotta reach in and take it, not like they need it for anything. I can lure a few more over here, it’s sick how easily they follow me along.” A sick sort of smile spread across her face as she stopped next to them and looked out towards the crowd of bar goers as they shuffled from one bar to the next. It was like an all you can eat buffet and she was going to take advantage of it.

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Pezz tilted her head to the side, “Ummmn….That's nice that they're yours, you can definitely have them…I do not want your seeds.” Judging from the signature coming from the senshi, she already knew she would not be able to take them in a fight, not that she wanted to fight her own…The lieutenant tried to fight the shiver that went down her spine from just looking at the poor thing. Like this chick just radiated I'm not okay vibes, but as long as they were not directed towards her, she would ignore it for now. Should s**t go sideways, she would be the first one to leave. She looked at the senshi with caution in her eyes, “S-Sure…Where is your friend?”

This would be the perfect time for her bestie to be with her, Taffy would’ve told her that the woman before them was cray cray and they needed to get the ******** up outta there.

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“You’ll see, one sec. Let me grab a snack.” Walking past the agent and out into the crowd she cozied up to another guy, showing enough to get them to follow her back. It was easy, even if them being this close to her made her guts churn. Pulling them along she faked a smile and watched as he kept drinking from the beer he had. She siphoned off a bit of energy as they walked and they were already pretty sloshed so once she cleared the alley she pushed him forward and willed her magic out. “Just him, she’s with me.” A short little laugh as the fog rolled out and with it, an armored figure. Wrapping around them, a low voice whispered hauntingly through the fog. An ancient warning echoed through it in the narrow alleyway. She couldn’t really see the agent anymore but she called out for them and waved a bit, trying to make it so they could see her.. ”Hey, go on go ahead. Just reach in, he can’t move with my friend helping out. I’ll keep draining him a bit more so he doesn’t scream too much.” This was fun, gave her a bit more wiggle room on trying out new things. The best part was she got to show off her creature, show off how good they were at listening and helping out. And if they couldn’t take the starseed, she’d just reach through her monster and take it herself. They were solid to everyone except her which felt cruel in a way even if it was convenient. It meant she couldn’t actually touch them, not yet at least.

It was why she did this, beside the whole paying rent thing. If she could get another promotion, how much more would she see of them? Would she be able to talk with them more, understand that language they spoke? If it took a thousand of these trash men, she’d keep going until she could get there, until she could see more. Just like that shade she’d seen from that knight’s magic at the sleep center. She hadn’t known the face but she could tell it was them, even if she really didn’t know how. It was just one of those feelings she got.

Mentally checking back into the moment she called out again. Just don’t squeeze too hard when you grab it or it might break, they’re like… super fragile and s**t.

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So she was promptly freaked the ******** out...

But also...

Pezz blinked and leaned in, reaching her hand down to go into the man's chest. Originally, she thought that it wouldn't happen, but with how she was inducted into the negaverse, was it really that out of the ordinary? Blue eyes widened once her hand sunk in, she reached in deeper, a look of strange and detached curiosity in her eyes. Vaguely hearing what the senshi said, she carefully grasped her hand around the star seed, pulling slowly so she wouldn't cause anymore damage than she needed. Once the shining object left the body of the drunk civilian Pezz was mesmerized. It was so...Pretty. She stared at it for a little bit longer before placing it in her pocket. The senshi seemed a little starseed hungry so she didn't want the crazy thing taking her first one.

The creature that held the man down was weird and frightening...Pezz kept her distance after standing, not trusting it at all.

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Reaching forward and through her creature, she double checked that the starseed was gone before walking around. “Awesome sauce, good job.” Offering a thumbs up as she walked a bit closer, leaving the civilian and her creature behind. It would disappear along with the fog and then she’d get to work throwing the body in the dumpster with the rest of them. ”Now if ya think that’s a bit much you can just drain the bastards until they pass out and freeze to death this time of year. I just prefer a quicker and more permanent solution to getting rid of the problem.” Turning to glare at the body that was being help up by her creature before fleecing them for their wallet.

Pulling things out one at a time, she gathered the loose cash before throwing the rest in the dumpster. “But yea, names Beatrix. What’s yours?” Turning her attention back to them as she sent the money away to her subspace.

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Would she want to do that though? Drain someone till they froze to death? They were already pretty defenseless as it is, that seemed a bit like overkill but Pezz was not about to tell the senshi that, let her do whatever she needed to do so long as it wasn't on her. She looked to the probably dead person, then back to the senshi. “What makes them a problem? They were drunk and really defenseless by the time you got to them.” She wasn't trying to be smart, just trying to understand the logic of how on Earth a drunk person could be a problem. If you learn self defense and know how to throw weight around, then a drunk was nothing but an obstacle really.

But maybe she was just thinking about things in a more simplistic way? Pezz really didn't think she would be even thinking about things like this at all when it came to being an officer. “Pezzottaite, Pezz for short.” Her eyes widened when she saw the money disappear into what seemed like thin air, “How did you do that?” Did she know how to do it? Good lord she hopped so.

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”Don’t trust em, maybe they’re drunk now but who’s to say they didn’t do something funny to someone else in there. I’ve seen it before and I think the whole lot of them can die. Who’s to say they don’t go home and hurt someone else yanno, easier to just cut the problem early and maybe get my rent paid while I’m at it.” It was better that way, cut the problem at the source than seeing the aftermath in alleys and walking hauntedly through the 24/7 pharmacy by her place looking for a plan b or any sort of help. It made her mad just thinking about it but she chewed on the inside of her cheek to try and focus on what they were saying.

”Cool, I can remember Pezz, that’s easy enough. Oh yea, there’s like…. This weird like personal pocket space thing. I didn’t know about it at first but this chill goth mirror senshi told me about it. It’s always there, you just gotta like… feel it yanno? I kinda think of it like when I shoved stuff in my bra but like if it was another dimension or something. Once you get it, it’s kinda like super duper easy. Just grabbing things out and putting stuff in, it’s really neat and nobody else can take stuff from it besides you. I’ve seen people keep like med kits and stuff in there but like I’m simple just starseeds, snacks, and some sharp s**t to keep hacking this hair off when I need to.” Waving her hand a bit, a pair of kitchen sheers appeared in them. It was pretty neat and she still wanted to go thank that senshi for the help on figuring it out. “I’m sure there’s a limit on size or something but nuthin I throw in there is big enough to matter. You can toss that starseed in there, it’ll be safer than in your pocket. Just one wrong bam to the thing and it’ll shatter like a glass xmas ball.” Willing the shears away she smiled a bit, this teaching thing wasn’t too hard.

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Hummmn… She was sensing some trauma there in regards to the drunks so she wasn't about to pry any further there. However, Pezz waved the hand that had the starseed in it exactly like Bea showed her, blue eyes widening when it disappeared. “Whoooaaaa!” She waved her hand again and it reappeared. “Wholly s**t!” She waved her hand a couple of times, giggling at the sheer fun of it all. Eventually she waved the starseed away with a smile. “Thank you!” So maybe Bea wasn't all that creepy, she seemed pretty nice.

Pezz thought about all the things she could fit in the space, thinking about food the most or even her nintendo switch. Of course she wouldn't let big boss know that she's playing Metroid Dread when she should be taking starseeds or energy. Sometimes she was just bored and didn't feel like interacting with people. There was also her street racing, the scene has slowed down recently but hopefully it should pick back up this spring and summer. “Is there anything else you can teach me? That pocket trick was so cool and helpful.”

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“Hrmmm well…. I know how to fight but I guess I’ve been a bit lazy about that with my friend helping along. Even won a whole tournament doin it awhile back. But something I’ve figured is that we should probably not pop up around this area for a few weeks. Don’t wanna get caught or figured out yanno. Also those spicy things, the youma, I think you get one at some point but I really don’t like them. They’re pretty nippy to senshi even if they’re on the same side. It’s pretty rude when they look so cool, just the whole I wanna touch one but then I’ll get wrecked kinda deal. But yea, you can hit me up on the tablet thing if you have questions or want back up. I’m hunting down every flavor of knight for my collection so if you see some stragglers let me know the when and where and I’ll pop in and give em a run for their money.”

Jumping a bit at the sound of the thud behind her, she looked over her shoulder to see her magic had faded and the drunk was crumpled on the ground. “Ah gotta get the trash in the dumpster real quick, wanna help? If not it’s cool, I’m kinda used to it. Worst case I drag em close enough and throw bags on top of them. Cops probably won’t notice till the trash man comes anyway and by then we will be looooong gone.” She wouldn’t need another starseed if they helped, at some point it might be worth the effort to maybe start lifting things at home. Might give a bit more oomph to her punches but that was a lot more work than she really wanted to put in still. The thought of having another person looking up for her to help out though made it seem a little more worth the effort though. It felt pretty cool having another person complimenting her on something she was proud of doing.
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Pezz giggled, “I’ve been boxing since I was really young. But I think it's cool that there are tournaments going on, maybe I can enter one day~” Oh! She would get her own Youma too?! Wicked! “Yeah sure I can help.” She raced over to help the senshi, lifting the heavy man with a bit of difficulty. It felt a little wrong but really there was nothing she could do for the civilian, he was dead already, the starseed she had in her space pocket was proof of that. Pezz decided it would be time to call it a night. She needed to update Wither on her first starseed, and the friend she made. “You know, I think you should meet my besties ohshit button Villon.” He was just as crazy and feral as Bea so they might get along swimmingly. “Is it okay if I call you Bea?” She was already changing her name in her phone.

“I gotta go show this” She waved her hand with a giggle, “To the boss so he can hopefully give me praise. I'll text you okay? Thank you so much for showing me some stuff I wouldn't have known otherwise.” With that, Pezz gave Bea a cheerful wave, taking off. If she was fast enough, she would be able to make it to her car, notify her mom and go spend a couple days at her father’s house.