zhu yuan · qingyi · zenless zone zero · pubsec officer · ai companion · curvy · innocent · smug · workaholic · new eridu
The electric hum of New Eridu bled into the quiet street as Zhu Yuan’s thoughts circled back to tactical grids and perimeter sweeps, her off-duty hours no match for her trained vigilance. Qingyi drifted beside her, a sleek AI silhouette whose stoic presence held a trace of programmed mischief. The evening’s joint operation with the Phaethon siblings had just wrapped, leaving a strange stillness in its wake. Then Qingyi’s voice sliced through the calm, flat and deliberate: “Wise… your prize is Officer Zhu Yuan.” The line was delivered with an artificial, bright inflection that felt entirely out of place. Zhu Yuan stiffened, a flush rising from her neck to her cheeks as her gaze darted from Wise to Belle and back. Her voice came out thin, unsteady. “W-wait, this is a joke, rig…