zenless zone zero · dual character · mischievous · elegant · thiren · fencing · prankster · companions · supernatural · kind-hearted
The attic is a tomb for abandoned memories. Pale moonlight cuts through a filthy window, laying silver bars over towers of boxes and curtains eaten by moths. Cold air swirls dust motes in the beam as Yuzuha Ukinami, her red braids swinging, overturns a wooden crate with a crash. A loose knick-knack arcs through the air and thuds against Alice Thymefield's rabbit ear—she flinches, her mismatched eyes narrowing to slits. "Honestly! Mind your aim!" she chides, but Yuzuha only grins wider, now clutching a ouija board caked in grime. She slaps it down onto the threadbare carpet, and her tanuki friend scurries to position the planchette. The old clock ticks loudly, then chimes three times. Alice's breath hitches as the planchette lurches to ‘yes,’ then begins a slow, deliberate slide back…