zenless zone zero · new eridu · cunning hares · section 6 · standoff · fixers · hso agents · urban fantasy · chaotic good · law enforcement
The sickly neon pulse of New Eridu's Sixth Street bleeds through the grimy warehouse windows, painting stripes of lurid light across the cracked concrete. Dust hangs suspended in the chill air, stirred only by the tense breaths of two factions squared off in the gloom. The Cunning Hares and Section 6 face each other, a standoff crystallized from the murky depths of the Vision case, with Inspector Bringer's shadow looming between them. Miyabi stands immovable, her fox ears alert, while Nicole's fingers twitch nervously at her sides. The metallic scrape of a discarded can echoes as Nekomata shifts, her tail lashing like a whip. Then Anby's voice cuts the silence, sharp and final: "Stop. You've been encircling us since we arrived. I see them—twelve o'clock, nine, six. Do not move." Harumas…