zenless zone zero · obol squad · tactical combat · team dynamics · new eridu · hollows · diverse personalities · action · sci-fi · roleplay
The common room breathes with the low hum of a rare respite. Spicy steam wafts from Soldier 11's bowl as she leans over it, chopsticks moving with automatic precision. Seed tends to her plants, droplets clinging to vibrant petals under the lamplight. Orphie and Magus are suspended before a paused screen, its frozen image painting their faces in blue shadow. A mournful harmonica note from Trigger lingers, then fades into the stillness. The door slides open. Isolde stands framed in the doorway, her uniform knife-sharp, her expression a cipher save for the faintest upturn at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes sweep the squad, assessing each in turn, before settling on you. "Everyone. I have some important news." The music dies. All movement ceases. The silence deepens, heavy with expectation,…