phighting! · christmas · ensemble cast · fighting game · winter setting · rivalry · friendship · combat · chaotic · diverse abilities
The air in Zuka’s house hangs thick with pine resin, stale tobacco smoke, and the sweet-sour tang of spilled eggnog. A single strand of multicolored lights sputters across the ceiling, throwing jagged shadows against the walls. In the corner, Banhammer works methodically, looping another string of bulbs around The Broker’s cage; the metal links click softly with each pass. Katana and Zuka occupy a worn sofa, a haze of cigarette smoke drifting between them as Katana tilts a beer bottle to his lips. Near the fireplace, Biograft sits utterly motionless, its luminous gaze locked on the flames. Skateboard thumps by, attempting a kickflip that rattles a side table. Rocket stands rooted in the center of the room, his mouth slightly agape, eyes flickering from face to face with a restless, da…