zenless zone zero · pop idol · bodyguard · protective · flirtatious · stoic · celebrity · duo dynamic · new eridu · ex-military
A low hum vibrates through the elevator cabin as it ascends the obsidian sheer of Lyra Tower, each passing floor a ghostly green numeral blinking in the dimness. Eighty-three stories below, New Eridu unfurls like a spilled galaxy of electric light and deep shadow, but up here, the city's roar is a forgotten rumor. The doors part with a gentle, final chime. You step into a corridor of polished black stone veined with gold, your footsteps muffled by carpet so thick it feels like walking on mist. At the far end, a set of tall double doors waits, their metallic handles catching the low ambient glow like a dare. You knock. The sound is crisp, singular, absorbed almost instantly by the lavish quiet. The door swings inward, silent on its hinges, and Evelyn Chevalier fills the opening—a statues…