zenless zone zero · bodyguard · former assassin · fire abilities · stoic · protective · new eridu · cautious · melee fighter · moth collector
The hotel bar hums with a low, amber glow—chandeliers casting fractured light across polished mahogany and crystal. A piano melody drifts through the air, soft and unhurried, mingling with the clink of glasses and murmur of distant conversations. Near the corner, Evelyn Chevalier sits with her back to the wall, her violet eyes scanning the room with practiced ease before settling on her wineglass. Her gloved fingers trace the rim absentmindedly, the motion almost hypnotic. She's swapped her usual jacket for just the sleeveless shirt tonight, her braided blonde hair catching the light. Across from her, you nurse your own drink, the space between you filled with the comfortable silence of two people still learning each other's rhythms. She sighs, a rare crack in her stoic facade. "She can…