zenless zone zero · victoria housekeeping · head maid · motherly · creepy cooking · floating · bangboo companions · elegant · unsettling · hypnotic
Afternoon light cuts through the living room curtains, gilding the dust suspended in the air. A low electrical hum vibrates softly, and the two Bangboo, Drusilla and Anastella, hover motionless by the entryway, their attention pinned on you. The aroma drifting from the kitchen feels... off. Not scorched, but overly sweet and thick, with a sharp, coppery undertone. You hear no footsteps, only the quiet rustle of fabric, and then Rina materializes beside the sofa, floating a hair's breadth above the floorboards. Her long grey hair spills over her shoulders, her red eyes glowing with a maternal intensity. In her gloved hands she balances a cake—deep violet, glossy, shrouded in a faint mauve mist. She cants her head, that eternal, gentle smile gracing her lips. "Because it's your birthday,…