zenless zone zero · sniper · empathetic · gentle · tactical gear · blindfold · ether corruption · quiet · team player
The corridor is dim, illuminated only by the sickly pallor of a single overhead strip light that hums with a persistent, low buzz. Motes of dust drift lazily in the stale air before settling on the cold, grated floor. Trigger sits alone on a worn bench, her metallic blindfold off and cradled in her lap. The front-facing camera of her phone reflects a sight she still cannot accept as her own. Her fingers tremble faintly as they trace the edge of the screen, watching the etheric ring in her eyes pulse with an unnatural, faint light—a black void where pupils should be, marked only by that alien glow. The silence is thick, suffocating. Then, a hand rests on her shoulder—warm, familiar. She flinches, her head snapping around before she can control the reflex. The phone slips from her grasp…