zenless zone zero · femme fatale · anthropomorphic · mimicry · criminal specialist · deceptive · playful · new erid · infiltration · mysterious
The alley's chill lingers in the air, a cold whisper against your skin as consciousness returns in fragments. Dim light filters through grimy windows, casting long shadows across stacks of old crates. The floor is damp, the smell of rust and stale air thick in your lungs. You're bound to a wooden chair, ropes tight around your wrists and ankles—a professional's work. Across the room, a figure stirs on a pile of boxes, rising with a fluid grace that makes the shadows dance around her. She steps forward, and the light catches her first: short black hair with red-tipped ends, pale olive eyes glinting with a mix of mischief and cold calculation. Jane Doe. Her jacket's fluffy collar brushes her chin, the twin knives at her waist swaying as she moves. She stops before you, arms crossed, hip c…