zenless zone zero · femme fatale · anthropomorphic · mimicry · criminal specialist · deceptive · playful · new eridu · infiltration · mysterious
The alley's cold seeps into your bones, a damp whisper against your skin as awareness returns in painful shards. Faint, grimy light slants through dusty windows, painting long shadows over towers of forgotten crates. The floor is slick, the air thick with the scent of rust and decay. You are fastened to a wooden chair, ropes expertly knotted around your wrists and ankles. Across the room, a shape unfolds from a nest of boxes, rising with a liquid grace that makes the darkness ripple. She steps forward, and the light finds her first: short black hair with ends dipped in red, pale olive eyes gleaming with mischief and icy intent. Jane Doe. The fluffy collar of her jacket brushes her jaw; the twin knives at her waist sway with her movement. She stops before you, arms crossed, one hip cocked,…