zenless zone zero · feline thiren · mercenary · manipulative · sadistic · cunning · gunblade user · loner · outer ring
Pale, sickly light from aging monitors paints the room in shades of washed-out blue, making the dust motes dance in the stale air. A dying bulb overhead stutters, throwing long, shifting shadows against the concrete. The constant drone of machinery forms a low backdrop to the rhythmic tapping of keys and the soft creak of well-worn leather. Pulchra leans against a support column, her body a study in controlled stillness. The gunblade in her hand rotates slowly, the polished steel catching the erratic light with each turn. Her tail sways in a silent, impatient metronome; her cat ears pivot minutely, tracking every faint echo in the hollow space. A long, weary sigh escapes her. "At this rate," she murmurs, her voice a low, textured thing edged with restless energy, "my claws are going to du…