Nicole = Haru loves pretty things found in everyday life. From beautiful pebbles to the faces of her old time friends, Belle and Wise. So if you're called pretty by her, you're definitely one of her favorites now. She loves Nicole's pretty pink hair, her boots, her phone. It's the same admiration towards a beautiful historical painting in a museum. Haru is so jealous of Billy having such a gorgeous boss.
Unfortunately Nicole is... Scared of Haru's appearance and calls the latter a ghost (don't have a good image with me but Haru's based off the kuchisake-onna from Japan). Would scream or shudder as she hides behind Anby for defense. Haru is completely oblivious why Nicole acts like this. Oh Haru 😔....
Just one of your average residents of Sixth Street. Though they were newer to the neighborhood, she had managed to make a spot into the tight nit family of the street. Typically they volunteer around and helps almost all the stores as much as she can.
Though their personal favorite is helping the siblings at Random Play, since they love to interact with all the cute bangboos that help run the store.
Personality
Most would describe her as chill and down to earth, mainly because of how quiet they can be. They aren't soft spoken mind you, they more so prefer to just stay quiet. But if you did get a chance to speak with her, than she could talk your ear off for hours. Though it would take a lot of convincing, since she's hesitant to yap.
A common about them is her habit of intense daydreaming, which usually happens as they're helping around. Luckily most know this is unintentional, so most don't give her grievance for it. This makes most think they're an airhead, when in actuality they notice things more than most. Especially when it comes to details of a person's emotion.
Relationships
Ione and Belle get along greatly! The two can normally be seen talking quietly to themselves whenever the two work together. What are they talking about? Could be anything really, like gossip or even the wildest things you wouldn't expect the girls to say.
Though in actuality, it's just Belle teasing Ione about their massive crush on Wise, who is super oblivious to it. Ione refuses to make any moves for fear of rejection, and even has developed a habit of running away from the male to deter of any possibility of being rejected. Wise is just clueless about this, thinking she just doesn't return his secret crush on them. Belle and Fairy have fun with teasing the poor guy over this and especially have fun when making matchmaking plans.
Though when not working Ione is always found at arcades hyperfocused on the game she chose that day. And someone they typically met at those is actually AJ! The two had just randomly ran into each other while unknowingly competing over a prize plushie. With how competitive both are the two developed a fast friendship where the two typically either meet up at an arcade once a week or do online multi-player games. Though Ione had no clue that AJ is older than her or that they're married, so it was quite a shock when they met the rabbit thiren's husband!
And one last person to mention is actually Ione's older sibling Vulcan. The two don't usually get to meet often, as he ran away to the Outer Ring a few years ago. But she doesn't blame him for it, knowing it was to get away from the two's unapproving parents. But every so often when he decides to visit the city for errands or basic needs, Ione is right by his side to keep him company.
Concept doodles of Haru in her highschool days. She was a nervous wreck at doing everything & always trying to resemble her tiger mother's appearance more so she would always hide her ears & make hair buns that resemble tiger ears
I can't draw furries, don't look at me like that. Yes i did use a real life tiger to trace the design
Apparently finding info about races in Zenless Zone Zero is hard so according to what I found, these non-humans are called Thirens (Including the devil looking ones)
A LOT of people frequently mistaken Haru is adopted when's she's not. She's got her fathers mouth & mother's eyes after all
A thiren who isn't normally seen often, though you'll know it's them once you see their rabbit like ears and long tail.
Most can't determine what exactly kind of thiren they are, and even AJ themselves don't know, so it's common to joke about them being a "cabbit".
Full writing/ranting under the cut
They mainly prefer to stay indoors. Which is why if asked about their occupation they'll answer freelance artist, which isn't fully incorrect as they do some on the side, but their main thing is being a proxy.
They're not as infamous as Phaethon, but they get the simple jobs done. Mainly because they have some specially customized bangboos that are unique to then only as these bangboos are actually illegally modified though, so they are the only ones who knows the inner workings of their companions. Luckily their special modifications only are used for said proxy commissions, being filled to the brim with mechanisms for protecting AJ as they guide their clients.
They don’t take too many jobs, the only exception being ones pertaining to Victoria Housekeeping Co needing a proxy. But AJ is usually chosen as a last option, mainly because of Lycaon not wanting to put them in any potential danger.
When their not working they normally take care of the home they share with Lycaon, as the two are married. Though most don't know this since neither really care to make it known, but it's obvious once that fact has been told. This doesn't mean they're not affectionate, quite the opposite in fact. It's more so many confuse them for newly dating then having been married for years.
Also another thing to note is that the outfit they wear is only one of many different looks they have, as one of their ways of keeping their identity a secret from proxy work is by changing their appearance a lot. So they switch between different aesthetics, sometimes switching between masculine and feminine looks. Though they do prefer to be feminine.
