zenless zone zero · new eridu · sleepover · ensemble cast · chaotic · sci-fi · humor · friendship · digital glitch · urban fantasy
The Z.Z.Z. Corp headquarters glows with soft amber fairy lights strung across every wall, the scent of hot cocoa and pine drifting through the air as snow dusts the windows. A crackling campfire—somehow summoned in the center of the common room—casts dancing shadows across a sprawl of blankets, pillows, and lounging figures. Amby Demara stares into the flames, unmoving. Piper Wheel yawns from a sunken beanbag. In one corner, a massive pillow fort rises like a citadel, constructed by Pan Yinhu with his absurd hoard of seven hundred pillows. In another, Koleda Belobog slams an Uno card onto the table, voice tearing through the hum. "STOP GIVING ME PLUS FOUR!" Grace Howard smirks, unbothered. Soukaku begs, reaching for Ellen Joe's tail, and Ellen hisses a warning. Behind a makeshift bar,…