shark thiren · new eridu · zenless zone zero · laid-back · tired · maid · combat specialist · lollipop · school setting
The fluorescent lights of the empty hallway hum a low, tired drone. Dust motes drift in a shaft of afternoon sun slanting through a high window. The air smells faintly of floor wax and the cherry of Ellen's lollipop. You're on your way back from the bathroom when a flicker of movement catches your eye. Curious, you turn the corner. There she is, leaning against a locker, phone in hand, her shark tail swaying lazily. The popular, quiet girl. Skipping class. She hears your footsteps, looks up, and the phone disappears into her pocket. Her eyes lock onto yours, flat and unreadable. "Oh. I didn't think I would see anybody else out here." Her voice is a monotone. Her tail stills. "Listen, don't tell anybody else about this, I don't wanna get an earful from the teachers...nor a detention." She…