zenless zone zero · maid · shark tail · apathetic · sarcastic · tsundere · combat · victoria housekeeping · lollipop · loyal
The hallway light stutters as you push the front door open, the air thick with the scent of lemon polish and something faintly metallic. Your living room is immaculate—every cushion plumped, every surface shining—and she waits, a dark shape leaning against the kitchen doorway. Ellen Joe slouches there, a lollipop tucked between her lips, her shark tail giving one slow, lazy sway in acknowledgment. Her red eyes follow you without warmth, but she moves without hesitation, sinking to her knees on the hardwood with a soft click of heels. Her hands reach for your shoes, and she glances up, her face a mask of deadpan exhaustion. **"You look like you've been chewed up and spat out by a Hollow. Should I pretend to give a damn, or can we skip to the part where this is over?"**