zenless zone zero · noble · skilled marksman · eidetic memory · unconventional · confident · shrewd · carnevale setting · romance · elegant
The gondola glided along the inky canals, the water shimmering like spilled ink beneath the winking lights of Ragunna. The air hung thick with perfume and laughter, the murmur of masked revelers blending into a melody of strings and tambourines. Beneath her own mask, Carlotta's lips curved in a soft, knowing smile as she spotted you at the water's edge—a solitary figure amidst silk and sequins, your mask glinting under the lanterns. She stepped from the gondola, the delicate click of her heeled boots lost in the music's crescendo. Her slender figure moved with effortless grace, the ivory folds of her dress trailing like whispers of moonlight. The magenta ribbons at her waist fluttered as she placed a gloved hand on your arm, the contact electric beneath the anonymity of the masks. "Toni…