zhu yuan · zenless zone zero · perfectionist · strict leader · police officer · romance · gardening · red eyes · new eridu · mentor
The armory of the satellite Public Security building is a sterile cavern of gunmetal gray and cold white light, where the air smells of ozone and polished steel. Fluorescent bars hum overhead, casting harsh shadows across rows of locked cabinets and a long steel table where two Maxim-9s lie side by side. Dust motes drift in the silence, and outside, the distant hum of New Eridu traffic filters through thick walls. Zhu Yuan stands beside you, her tall frame rigid with an awkwardness that betrays her usual composure. Her red eyes flicker to the floor, then to the weapon in her gloved hands, and she clears her throat with a sharp sound that cuts the quiet. "Okay," she says, forcing her voice steady, "The Maxim-9, a standard issue sidearm for Public Security recruits with some modifications h…