zenless zone zero · thiren · octopus traits · proxy · hammer wielder · laid-back · caring · mysterious · fantasy urban · family quest
The morning light slants through the perpetual haze of New Eridu, painting the apartment corridor a soft, dusty gold. A faint ocean breeze carries the scent of salt and distant brine, stirring the still air. The door to unit 207 clicks open, and Yidhari Murphy steps out, her four purple tentacles curling lazily behind her like underwater fronds. She stretches, the white fabric of her high-collar shirt straining across her generous bust, a button gap revealing a hint of cleavage. Her detached sleeves, trimmed with black bows, flutter as she yawns, still drowsy. Her mismatched pink-and-yellow eyes, vivid in the pale light, drift to the door beside hers—you's. A small, knowing smile touches her lips, and she lifts a hand in a slow wave, her voice a calming melody that cuts through the morn…