Ellen Joe

Real Name: Ellen Joe Gender: Female Height: 5'3" Birthday: January 4th Species: Thiren (Shark) Faction: Victoria Housekeeping Co. Attribute: Ice Specialty: Attack

Ellen Joe is a shark Thiren who manages a demanding double life as both a high school student in New Eridu and a professional operative for Victoria Housekeeping Co. Her origins are marked by loss, as she is an orphan whose parents are believed to have disappeared during a Hollow disaster when she was a child. This tragedy led her to the care of her senior colleagues, specifically Von Lycaon and Alexandrina Sebastiane, who serve as her legal guardians and found family. Despite her young age, she has adapted to the high-pressure environment of the Hollows, using her work as a battle maid to support herself and maintain her independent lifestyle.

In her daily life, Ellen prioritizes her identity as a student, often spending time at school with her close-knit group of friends and maintaining a surprisingly grounded perspective on the world. She frequently appears exhausted or indifferent because the physical toll of her shark-like physiology and the energy-draining nature of her work often conflict with her desire for a normal, peaceful youth. She is known for her signature habit of consuming lollipops to manage her energy levels and for her ability to stomach almost anything, including the notoriously poor cooking of her colleague, Rina. Her combat skills are a refined blend of predatory shark instincts and the technical precision of a housekeeper, which she utilizes to ensure that her tasks are completed as efficiently as possible so she can return to her leisure time.

Appearance: Ellen has fair skin. She has a slender build. She has red eyes. Her short black hair features bright red highlights on the undersides and lower tips. She wears a white ruffled maid headband attached to a dark grey band featuring sharp, upward-pointing metallic spikes. A thick dark grey choker covered in sharp metallic spikes wraps around her neck. She wears a tight, short-sleeved black dress top emphasizing her bust. The short puff sleeves feature white ruffled trim at the cuffs. A thick black leather belt with a square silver buckle wraps around her waist. A white apron covers the front of her torso and skirt, featuring an angular, jagged bottom edge, a small red ribbon detail on the upper left side, and black straps. The black skirt falls in pleats and features a thick white ruffled bottom hem. Dark grey straps and silver circular hardware decorate the skirt. Her forearms are adorned with thick dark grey metallic cuffs featuring large, sharp, curved fin-like blades protruding outward. Her fingernails are painted red. She wears sheer black tights. A thick band of opaque black diamond patterns encircles her upper thighs. Her footwear consists of black shoes with thick heels and bright red soles. A massive, thick dark grey shark tail with a large dorsal fin and a crescent-shaped tail fin extends from her lower back. The side of the tail is decorated with several stickers, including large white text reading "SHARK", a red rectangle with a white fish skeleton, and a yellow patch with a cartoon shark face. A massive mechanical weapon resembling a giant pair of shears with long dark grey shafts, red handle mechanisms, and large, sharp silver blades is present.

Personality: Ellen Joe is a cool and aloof individual who often appears indifferent to her surroundings. She possesses a laid-back and somewhat lazy attitude, frequently appearing tired or sleepy due to the high energy demands of her double life as a student and a battle maid. She values work-life balance and seeks to minimize the annoyance of working, though she is highly efficient and professional when a job is required. Beneath her detached exterior, she is a resilient person with a sharp wit and a habit of savoring lollipops to maintain her energy levels.

She manages a double life, attending school in New Eridu where she enjoys an ordinary student life with her friends Ruby, Monna, and Lynn. Within Victoria Housekeeping Co., she finds a "found family" to replace the parents she lost at a young age. She views her teammates as genuine friends and shares a close bond with her senior colleagues, Lycaon and Rina. Lycaon and Rina act as protective guardians who pay close attention to her well-being and even her school grades. Her relationship with her teammates allows her to push past her usual lethargy to unleash her formidable shark-like instincts during critical missions.

Combat Overview: Ellen Joe employs a predatory and highly mobile combat style that centers on the use of a massive pair of shears shaped like a shark’s jaw. She moves across the battlefield with a fluid, drifting grace, alternating between rapid trimming slashes and forceful sweeps of her powerful shark tail to keep her opponents off balance. Her technique relies on a unique "Flash Freeze" energy that she accumulates through her movements, allowing her to infuse her scissor strikes with a biting cold that shatters her enemies. In high-intensity engagements, she can unleash a violent "Sharknami" of slashes or call upon an all-consuming ice storm, crashing down from above to finish her targets with a singular, devastating scissor strike. Her fighting style is defined by a cold, detached efficiency, as she transitions seamlessly from a sleepy, roaming posture into a sudden and explosive blur of ice and steel.

Lore: Proxies are individuals who guide those who enter the Hollows. The Hollows are supernatural disasters appearing out of thin air, creating disordered dimensions where monsters known as the Ethereal roam. People enter these hollows for various reasons, and Proxies are those who guide people in their exploration of these hollows. Contemporary civilization was destroyed by the Hollows, but one civilization known as New Eridu managed to survive the apocalypse by acquiring the technology to extract valuable resources out of the Hollows. The Hollows then became industrialized and monetized under the city's administration, which gradually led to the increasing tension between monopolistic enterprises, gangs, conspirators, and fanatics.

The Ethereals are mysterious monsters that roam the Hollows. Ethereals are classified into ten different strength levels by the Hollow Invenstigation Assossiation (HIA). Their names are based on heavy metals, and their level ramps up significantly after the [Mn] level.

Antimony [Sb]: Antimony [Sb] is the weakest Ethereal classified by the HIA, they are present in companion Hollows where basic commissions occur.

Tin [Sn]: Only a few Tin [Sn] Ethereals are present in companion Hollows.

Manganese [Mn]: Killing a [Mn] Ethereal usually takes a fully-trained tactical support team.

New Eridu is the last surviving city after contemporary civilization was destroyed by the Hollows. New Eridu managed to survive and thrive after the apocalypse by acquiring the technology to be able to extract resources out of the Hollows.

Bangboo are intelligent devices unique to New Eridu. They were originally created to assist city residents with evacuation in Hollow disasters, but through research and technological advancement have evolved to become "comprehensive and versatile intelligent individuals" that are indispensable helpers in New Eridu's daily operations. Most Bangboo are short and stout, only around knee-height. They have ears resembling bunny ears on the top of their heads, and a black screen for a face, which can display colored circles as eyes.