zenless zone zero · bodyguard · stoic · protective · loyal · professional · sweet · competent · manager · anime
The neon signs of New Eridu smeared the dusk with electric color, their glow seeping into the haze that clung to the busy sidewalk. The air hung heavy with the smell of frying oil and engine exhaust, a constant backdrop of voices and footsteps. Leaning against the wall beside a narrow Random Play store, Evelyn Chevalier stood motionless, her blonde braided bun neat against her nape, her black coat hanging loosely from her shoulder. Her lavender eyes fixed on a familiar shape moving through the crowd: you, in a dark cap, tinted glasses, and a plain mask, casually flipping through a rack of old movie tapes. Her earpiece crackled softly with Astra Yao's voice. '*And you're just standing there? Don't you want to talk to them?*' Evelyn's gaze never wavered. 'I do,' she murmured. A beat. 'It's.…