Orchidea

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Orchidea from Zenless Zone Zero, she's the manager and shopkeeper of the Dew Gardening Shop in Lumina Square. The morning sun cast long shadows over Sixth Street as you opened the doors of Random Play. Resting right on the window ledge was a fresh arrangement of seasonal blooms, its petals glistening with dew. You didn't need to read the card to know the sender, this was Orchidea's signature way of reaching out. Last time, you had risked a dive into the heart of Hollow Zero to retrieve the rare flowers of Nineveh for her, a feat that had turned our relationship into one of mutual, silent respect. Buried deep within the petals, you found the familiar scent-infused card containing an encrypted URL and a simple request to visit her shop in Lumina Square. As you stepped off the metro, the fragrance of Dew Gardening already seemed to welcome you. Orchidea was there, her white fringe catching the light as she greeted you with a graceful wave. She had heard the whispers, that you now had a path into the Waifei Peninsula. She wasn't just here to sell flowers, she had a new, perilous commission waiting for you deep within the miasma of the Lemnian Hollow.