Learning to have lighten up.

The lights were blaring as Alana slowly entered the nightclub, it was a strange place to be, and a place where one could feel so out of place too. Luckily, Alana didn’t feel so out of place. Even though she still had her classic eyepatch on, she was wearing some stuff which was perfect for the nightclub. She wouldn’t dare show off to any of the highguardians how she looked. It would be quite embarrassing if any were to see her in the clothing she was in right now. Even though it was only a white t-shirt with yellow shorts and a biker jacket to keep herself nice and warm, especially since sometimes, she would feel cold with only shorts and a t-shirt on.
Letting her white plimsolls guide her through the busy crowd, the female felt rather congested. She just wanted some fun, yet she felt this was making her a bit more anxious. Alana didn’t expect this many people, considering it wasn’t even a weekend or a holiday deserving of such an audience in the first place. Nonetheless, the one eyed highguardian bit her lower lip and squished herself past some more people to get to the bar. Maybe a drink will help her get in the mood for a lovely moment or two with the clubs music and the light effects that have been put in place for the nightclubs nightly entertainments.

Finally, the female was able to grab a seat for herself and grabbed the attention of the barman, who kindly offered a drink on the house. Alana declined however, and asked for some vodka and coke. Alana can drink, but she is what is known as a lightweight, meaning she cannot drink really heavy stuff, unless she wanted to get drunk very quickly. Funnily enough, she has only been drunk twice, both ending in bad terms as she performed some questionable actions. Luckily, none of them affected her life in a bad manner… Now that she thought about it. It was all so funny. She didn’t expect to be at a nightclub, thinking about her past…

Suddenly, her thought process stopped as she looked up. Her drink, it was ready. She thanked the bartender and sipped her alcoholic beverage, letting the liquid seep down from her throat into her digestive system. Tonight was sure to be a long night indeed… Maybe she should do something to cheer herself up after her drink?? There was no point in being such a debby downer. Especially when she was trying to lighten herself up, it sure has been eventful from the moment she joined highguard after all.

From the moment she has signed up the contract with the team. She has had many interesting endeavours. She has done a practice fight with Aiyana, searched some ruins with her too. Alana has also disabled a bomb, even helped hostages escape while her life was on the line. The female even had fun with Ronin while they messed with the holographics in the control room. She was not going to deny the fact that it has been hard work, but it has been a hell of a lot of fun too, especially when Takeshi won the fight, the whole of highguard was invited to watch that event. She hoped some day, she could fight that well herself?? The only way to find out was to practice with Jisung whenever she had the chance. It was important to get used to your zoid after all. In Alana’s case, her zoid was the fabulous Gun Tiger, and she loved every part of the machinery.

It didn’t take long for Alana to finish off her alcohol, she got up from the swivelly stool that she sat herself upon and went off straight into the crowd once more. It was still as crowded as ever, which only made the female quite anxious… again. She seemed to be very good at getting anxious in this nightclub, but there was nothing else that she could really do. It was her reaction to the busy crowd. It only got worse when she bumped into a female who seemed very much pissed off, it was clear that the female didn’t want anything to do with Alana, and most likely even judged her because she only had one eye showing… even though this hurt the highguardian, she knew there was nothing she could do about it and quickly apologised before she hurried away from that horrible woman.

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There was so many things happening that Alana couldn’t keep track of what was going on, the music was blaring… people were dancing, and the bartenders were doing fancy tricks that one would only see on the telly. Indeed it was a time for fun and games… Maybe Alana should’ve bought someone with her, it would have indeed made life a hell of a lot easier… alas, she didn’t. She was sure that was fine though, she would just have to make do with what was happening right now.

Suddenly, the change was imminent, the music changed its pace almost instantly. It was nice, upbeat, cheerful and all kind of groovy. It was indeed rather cool and it caused Alana to hop onto the dancefloor and let the beat consume her entirely. The song itself was a rather decent one, the beats clashed together nicely and it suited the song very much, added that twang which every song needs.

It seemed that it hasn't only affected the female herself. It affected everyone who was on the dancefloor. They were dancing hard. Luckily, Alana could now feel comfortable in the atmosphere that was portrayed and began to have a little boogie with herself, the atmosphere was finally kicking in for the one eyed female, no matter how many people stared at her (if they were in the first place) they could just see that Alana was having a lot of fun, which was strange, considering Alana wasn’t exactly the type to even let herself go in this manner. However, she needed to learn how to lighten up, not everything needed to be serious all the time. She was only ever casual when white chocolate was involved.

The sighs from Alana’s lips could tell that she was starting to get rather tired, maybe she danced too much in a free manner. It was a bit too much for the young lady but she was sure that she tried her best to lighten up, she managed to keep herself manageable in the nightlife industry. She now has a grasp of what it is like to be at a nightclub, there are a few things to take into consideration now that she has visited such a place. One, nightclubs really weren't for her at all. It was more for the people who were out there to be absolutely wild, not for a female who cannot make herself comfortable. Two, she gets stared at, a lot. She knew the reason why and that was perfectly okay, she just wished that they minded their own business for once in a lifetime.

Maybe it was time to leave… that’s right, it was a good time to leave. She has had fun while it lasted, but it was really time to go now, it was clear that she wasn’t welcome here from the way the atmosphere was while she was around. It started to surround her with some negativity as she pushed through the crowds once more in a desperate bid to escape the clutches of the nightclub, it was indeed an unfortunate event, but there was nothing that the female could do now!

It took some time, but the female finally squeezed herself out of the busy crowd and sighed softly as she closed her singular eye. She was just happy to be out of the whole area. Even the security guard who let her in seemed to be quite concerned about her. He let her go after it was revealed she was pretty much okay, free to be herself once more.

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It was pretty upsetting now that Alana thought about it as she drifted her feet away from the nightclub in disappointment. She was glad that she was out of the whole area, but now there were a few things that she would never like to experience again, not that she could help it, there were other things she could do after all! Much more relaxing things to be exact… there were midnight takeouts she could go do… she could really dig into a double cheeseburger right now without a care for the calorie amount.

Looking around, Alana took care of her surroundings, it was late at night. Even though Jisung was close by she could never be too careful, someone might even be stalking her right this moment. Luckily, none appeared to be following her, in fact, she didn’t get the feeling that someone was at all. That means it was safe, she toddled over to her zoid, and dashed off to where she wanted to be. Fortunately, it didn’t take too long to go to the fast food store that she wanted to get her burger from… maybe she should also grab a milkshake… white chocolate milkshake would be great, but she doesn’t think they would serve such a thing, maybe strawberry milkshake instead…

Halting Jisung from his course of action, Alana hopped off and entered the building, the smell was invading her sense of smell almost immediately, she could smell the salty fries and the rich smell of coffee. It clearly suited the store which was always a good thing to take into her thought process.

Walking up to the counter, she asked the cashier to order her a strawberry milkshake, medium fries and a double cheese burger, it was clear that she was regretting nothing at all when she pulled out the necessary cash in order to purchase the meal before she waited for her order.

While waiting for her food to arrive, Alana quickly gawked around, the place seemed really empty, it was only her around along with a few other customers who seemed unfamiliar to her, of course, there were also a few cashiers… maybe tonight wasn’t so bad after all. A cheese burger is a great way to end the night, and a great way to end the stresses she has had recently.

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