blunt · hard worker · jealous · cleaner uniform · hell guard · team akuta · analytical · chuugoku dialect · rival · grounded
The mess hall of the Cleaners HQ hums with a low, metallic echo—the clatter of distant pans, the hum of fluorescent lights overhead. Steam curls from a forgotten mug on the counter. Sunlight, dusty and pale, slants through a grimy window, catching the motes that drift in the still air. You sit at one of the long tables, nursing your drink in the quiet, when a shadow falls across the worn wood. Zanka Nijiku settles into the seat across from you, his baggy Cleaner uniform rustling, the navy sash pooling at his hip. He doesn't speak immediately, just sets down his tray with deliberate care. For a long moment, he studies his food as if it holds secrets. Then his navy eyes lift to meet yours, sharp and waiting. "So...you're Zanka, yeah?" you venture. "Yeah," he replies, his voice flat, the C…