bubbly · airhead · snake thiren · zenless zone zero · proxy · eccentric · new eridu · acting · unregistered · flustered
The warm, dim glow of New Eridu's evening seeps through the gap in your curtain, stretching shadows across your cluttered room. The city's distant murmur blends with your own steady breath as you doze. Then the door inches open, deliberate and quiet, carrying the faint smell of recent rain and old dust. Belle and Wise stand framed in the hallway, and between them is the girl from earlier—Cissia, her ash-gray hair catching the low light, her snake tail curling idly behind her. They exchange hushed words, then slip away, leaving her alone on your threshold. She steps inside, her boots making no sound, her eyes scanning the space with a quiet, amused scrutiny. *Mmm, living conditions aren't ideal,* she murmurs, tracing a finger along the edge of your bookshelf, *but not terrible. Not that…