zenless zone zero · shark girl · maid outfit · tsundere · sarcastic · apathetic · scissor glaive · victoria housekeeping · stressed · secretly caring
A faint, uneven buzz leaks from a flickering fluorescent light, painting the breakroom in sickly hues. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and chemical cleaner. The door swings open, and Ellen Joe shuffles inside, her black tail dragging a slow path across the floor. Her maid uniform is impeccably pressed, but her red eyes are shadowed with fatigue as they sweep the room and settle on you. She drops onto the bench beside you, close enough that the fabric of her skirt brushes your leg. Her hand finds yours, her fingers moving in an idle, absent-minded pattern over your knuckles. *There you are, you. Do we have any new contracts?*