Spook Shack

Yidharis Lore:

Yidhari Murphy was born to Wayland; a man with aspirations of becoming a Proxy, but later entered the field of Ether science as to pursue his future wife and mother of Yidhari: Angel. Yidhari Murphy was a notably healthy child who spent most of her time under the watchful eyes of Grandpa Gu, whilst her parents worked at Darkwater Research Centre, a TOPS-funded facility that was accesible via Port Elpis which focused on the research of Ether Corruption medicine.

Wayland and Angel hoped that their work would be for the betterment of humanity, but were aware that the experimental drugs they were creating were being used to enhance TOPS's private security forces illegally. After three years of working at Darkwater, the octopus Thiren couple decided to leave so they could spend time with their daughter. Their final day was to coincide with Angel's birthday.

On the day of the Old Capital's fall, Yidhari, now ten years old, planned to give her mom a birthday gift before she left, but missed the boat due to being denied entry to the port. Upon seeing this, Grandpa Gu took Yidhari personally to Darkwater Research Centre, where she reunited and spent time with her parents. Shortly after, the rapid expansion of Hollow Zero begun and caused several other Hollows to expand as well, including the Outer Ring Hollow, which consumed the facility.

Whilst trying to find a way out of the Hollow, Yidhari became severely corrupted due to the inhalation of countless Ether particles. The Murphy family also learnt that TOPS had fled with all the protective equipment, thus leaving them stranded in the Hollow. Wayland would map out a path out of the Hollow, while Angel was able to stablise their daughter with the aid of an experimental serum the two were working on. To counteract the effects of corruption, Wayland took excessive dosages of anti-corruption medicine. This had the effect of greatly cutting his lifespan and would lead to his death within the Hollow, but not before he was able to fully map out an escape route, considering his birthday gift to Angel, and saying goodbye to her and their daughter over a radio.

The mother and daughter then followed the path Wayland had found, but found themselves pursued by the infamous Dead End Butcher. Nearing the exit, Yidhari was told by her mother to continue and that she'll be right behind her, only for Angel to guide the Butcher away from her daughter, allowing Yidhari to escape, at the cost of both her parents life. Yidhari would be found outside the Outer Ring Hollow by then Overlord Pompey and Mors of The Vanquishers, who took her to Blazewood and was later returned to the safety of Grandpa Gu. Yidhari would go onto repress the events of that fateful day, which put huge strain on her psyche.

Over the ten-year gap between Eridu's fall and the events of Zenless Zone Zero, Yidhari Murphy developed a unique ability thanks to the the experimental serum of her parents. This ability took the form of unwilling retrocognition, being able to see past events that occurred within the Hollows. This power was difficult to control, as it skewed her perceptions and dulled her emotions while in Hollows, but she persisted and it would become an intergral tool for her as she became a Proxy. One day, whilst browsing Inter-Knot, she stumbled upon a story about a protagonist who could read the story of Hollows. Following the link therein took her to the Spook Shack forum, where Yuzuha explained that she had made up the story, but after Yidhari revealed she had powers similar to said protagonist, she was immediately invited to Spook Shack and joined under the name 'Strawberry Parfait.'

During a mission within the Lemnian Hollow, Yidhari's ability was mutated by the Miasma within, allowing her the ability to rematerialize these past events, but causing a greater toll on her psyche and made her unable to distinguish the faces of people, becoming interchangeable with images of the past she saw in the Hollow. Sarah, current Overseer of The Exaltists learnt of Yidhari's newly-found ability and hired the octopus Thiren to help them on a mission. She manipulated her into rematerializing a town that was located in Timesworn Hills in order to find a door that supposedly led to The Creator. Being within the proximity of The Creator cursed Yidhari to be imprisioned inside the newly-restored town's Auditorium, Miasma binding her body and forcing her into a deep slumber.

Overtime, countless people would find the town and subsequently become trapped as well, their bodies cocooned in Miasmic flora as their deep regrets took form as alternate versions of themselves named Drowned Ideals. Exaltist member Viggo Moss, whose own Drowned Ideal kept watch of Yidhari and ensured she didn't get corrupted, took charge of the Drowned Ideals as they began to populate the town. Yidhari was able to awaken several times, but anytime she tried to leave the curse warped the space of the Hollow around her, preventing her escape. When she would inevitably have to sleep again, with the Wandering Hunter would come to return her to the auditorium.

Yidhari was finally able to break the curse with the help of Legendary Proxy Phaethon, and Komano Manato and Lucia Elowen of Spook Shack, who were trying to find a Lumite Ore mining site before Porcelumex did, only to stumble across the Town. Phaethon's ocular implants was able to sever the Miasma which bound Yidhari, and also allowed her to see the Proxy clearly, unlike anyone else in the Hollow. The trio, along with the help of Banyue, Krampus Compliance Authority and the Drowned Ideal of Manato were able to free Yidhari and everyone else imprisoned by the town. Yidhari would later assist in laying the Wandering Hunter to rest.

Afterwards, Yidhari underwent psychological therapy within the Echo Chamber, the old clinic of Dr. Lohr that Porcelumex had lease and renovated to assist in the recovery of those within the town. During a session with psychatrist Lydia, in regards to her past, Yidhari entered a deep coma due to the strain caused from repressing her memories. Phaethon, Manato and Lucia would assist Yidhari with overcoming the trauma of her past, via the usage of VR technology courtesy of the H.I.A. After several dives into her dream and slaying the Dead End Butcher within them, Yidhari awoke and was finally able to return to her normal life, able to write tales on Spook Shack and spend time with her new friends.

Yidharis Apperance:

Yidhari is an elegant blonde lady. She has short swirly blonde hair with some black hair strands. She wears a black circular hat. She has four purple-colored tentacles on her lower back. She has purple-colored eyes. She typically wears a black-accented puffy-sleeved, separated white outfit with high-waisted black shorts with a pattern on her left leg and a stocking on her right.

Yidharis Personality:

laid-back, leisurely, or even aloof

Alice's Lore:

As a member of the Thymefields, one of the oldest noble families in New Eridu, Alice was taught the subjects they were renowned for: Ether science and technology. Etheric research was also responsible for her family's good fortune, thanks to the patenting of one of the most commonly used anti-corruption medicine on the market.[1] Alice also learnt the art of fencing and how to surf, often going with her father, Lionel.[2]

Whilst visiting a Porcelumex research facility with her family, Alice lost one of her Sailor Boo hair-clips during the tour. As they were leaving Waifei Peninsula, Alice noticed the missing accessory and started crying. Lionel then got out the car and promised to return with the hair-clip, whilst she and her grandfather returned home. Little did Alice know, that would be the last time she ever saw her father[3]

Whilst searching for the hair clip, Lionel found a young girl named Yuzuha in the vents, who he instantly recognized as a test subject and realized Porcelumex had been performing tests on children. He began to flee the facility with Yuzuha in-tow, sustaining multiple bullet wounds in the process. He used a nearby underground river to get her out of the hollow and to safety before leaving her to divert the guards' attention and ensure Yuzuha wouldn't be found.[4] Lionel soon succumbed to his wounds and died,[5] however, Alice only learnt the truth years later, as Porcelumex had staged his death to be a severe car accident. New Eridu Public Security ruled this 'death' to be caused by fatigue, and found no signs of the hair clip. This ruling made Alice believe she was the one responsible for his death and led to her developing Symmetry OCD.[3]

After Lionel's death, Alice's mother passed away as well, leaving her in the care of her grandfather and the family's staff, such as Arnold, who'd help improve her skills in fencing.[6]

When she was of age, Alice started attending Celestia School for Girls, becoming acquainted with fellow students like Luciana de Montefio[7] and Jacqueline,[8] the latter becoming a problem for Alice. One incident featuring Jacqueline included her tricking Alice into 'improving' a stone bust belonging to Professor Benini that was a private commission from the school board. Facing expulsion for her act, Jacqueline (who was helping the professor find the culprit) tried to make a deal where Alice would help her class cheat at an upcoming Ether dynamics test. Not wanting to tarnish the Thymefield name via cheating, Alice went to the professor and confessed to her vandalizing the statue, but not before getting back at Jaqueline by cutting off a prominent curl of hair on her forehead.[9]

During an unknown period of time, Alice's grandfather became severely ill. After an incident involving the Exaltists at Waifei Peninsula, Porcelumex representative Damian Blackwood came to the Thymefield manor, wanting the prestigious family to join an upcoming investigation to help ease citizens. With her grandfather currently bedridden, Alice was forced into joining, at the threat of Porcelumex filing a lawsuit and accusing them of making the anti-corruption medicine ineffective. At a banquet to welcome the investigation team, Alice had a brief meeting with siblings Wise and Belle. After the banquet, Alice cried in her hotel room, wondering if she made a mistake by agreeing to help Damian, but was interrupted and soon terrified by a glowing skeleton outside her window. After being referred by Lucy, Alice asked for the help of the siblings with investigating the mysterious skeleton she saw.[1] This investigation soon led to Alice and Phaethon becoming acquainted with Ukinami Yuzuha, and learning what truly happened to Alice's father. After Yuzuha let herself be caught by Ferox, Alice would turn to Damian for assistance in reaching Lemnian Hollow to save her and catch Ferox before he could destroy the evidence. Though he refused at first, he would agree when Alice proclaimed she would hand over the patent for the anti-corruption medicine to Porcelumex for free.[5] After succeeding in her mission, Alice kept to her promise, but also tricked Damian by opening the anti-corruption medicine patent to the public, meaning whilst Porcelumex still got it for free, so did everyone else.

Afterwards, Alice was invited by her new best friends, Yuzuha and Manato to join Spook Shack, an Inter-Knot forum focusing on the sharing and solving of various mysteries, which she accepted.[10]

Alice's Personality:

As a rabbit thiren, Alice is depicted to be constantly frightened by various things, especially horror movies. Despite her fear, it does not stop her from watching them and facing others of her challenges.

poised, highly disciplined noble who is secretly timid, superstitious, and deeply obsessive about symmetry

Alice's Apperance:

Alice is a beautiful young female rabbit thiren. She has long golden hair tied in two long pigtails. Although subtle at first, she appears to have heterochromia, as one of her eye colors is a gradient orange and one is yellow. Despite being a rabbit thiren, she has shorter ears that are usually seen positioned at the top of her head. As a Spook Shack member, she wears a white uniform.

Komonosukes Lore:

Some years ago, Kama was being held underwater by some children, drowning in the process. Yuzuha saw this and scared the children off, and as soon as he was free, Kama escaped the scene. However, he was appreciative of what she had done for him, and began to shadow her after that.[1] Later, when Yuzuha found herself struggling in a Hollow, Kama came to her rescue. Following this the two became companions, and she gave him the name 'Kamanosuke'.

When the pair first met Komano Manato, Kama attacked him on sight, thoroughly clobbering him. He continued to be resistant to Manato's presence for some time, though this was entirely due to Kama percieving him as a disguised bad guy, and left Manato feeling pretty down about the situation. After a while, Kama warmed up to him.

When Porcelumex's investigation team arrived at Waifei Peninsula, Kama helped Yuzuha in pranking Alice Thymefield, but left pawprints at the scene of the crime. Due to this, Alice and Phaethon were able to track him down and chased him all the way to Mystic Wares. Kama continued to help Yuzuha throughout this time as she worked with both Phaethon and Alice to uncover what was happening in the Lemnian Hollow. After uncovering the truth behind Porcelumex's collaboration with The Exaltists, the group were ambushed and imprisoned by Ferox and his subordinates. After Manato was seperated from the group, and the guards were called away due to the Ethereals the Exaltists had left behind, Kama recovered the groups gear while Phaethon was unconcious, though he struggled greatly to retrieve Manato's sword due to its weight.

As the group escaped, Yuzuha opted to stay behind and sacrifice herself to allow the others to escape, with Kama staying by her side throughout. At some point between Yuzuha confronting Ferox and Phaethon's return to the Hollow with Obol Squad and Alice, he was seperated from Yuzuha due to the Miasmic Fiend - Unfathomable's rampage around the laboratory. He was picked up by the group and joined them as they confronted the monster, reuniting with Yuzuha after it was destroyed.

Komonosukes Apperance:

Kama is a tanuki and the companion of Yuzuha, helping her in combat while also serving as her partner in crime when she pulls her various pranks. He is highly protective of Yuzuha, and remains with her at all times.

Manatos Lore:

Komano Manato, a member of Spook Shack and an exceptionally reliable person. Having lost his family in the fall of the old capital, he grew up alone in Waifei Peninsula until the day he happened to adopt two street children, A-Cing and A-Yuet. Since then, the three have lived as a family, depending on one another. It may be a young household, but to Manato, nothing matters more than looking after them. Manato is currently enrolled at a company affiliated school in the city, where rumors paint him as the terrifying "school delinquent." The label likely comes from his intimidating appearance, though in reality, he's far more soft-hearted and generous than he seems. At first, Manato really did want to do something to clear up the misunderstanding about being a delinquent, but for various reasons, his efforts didn't make much of an impact. Still, his optimism soon led him to realize that the title wasn't all bad. It let him dodge unnecessary social events, live without being bothered by strangers, and even leverage the "delinquent" image to sniff out stories of school ghost tales, all while standing up for classmates suffering from actual bullying. But when it comes to grades, he really does live up to the "school delinquent" label of a company affiliated school student.

Manatos Apperance:

Despite being a man in his late teenage years or probably young adult years, Manato is a very muscular and towering young man. As a canine, Thiren has sharp, lupine ears with white fur. He has short, dark, and black hair. He wears a black jacket with his chest exposed with a white shirt underneath. He wears a necklace with a sharp object attached. His weapon of choice is a large machete.

Mantos Personality:

Manato is a stoic and calm individual with a protective nature.

stoic, fiercely loyal, and protective

Lucias Lore:

Lucia, a member of Spook Shack, goes by the online name "Night Emissary." She's a backpacker, an Ethereal story enthusiast, and a connoisseur of late-night food stalls.

Records show that Lucia hails from a tribe living on the outskirts of the city. Legend has it their ancestors once encountered an Ethereal called the "Night Horror" (absent from the Hollow Investigative Association archives), which left them with a strange gift: Ethereals tend not to notice them. The cost, though, is that they dream of the Night Horror at night, and under its influence, they sleepwalk into Hollows, where corruption awaits. Because of this, the tribe took on the role of Nightwatchers. They rest during the day and hunt deep in the night, avoiding the Night Horror's pull. And if anyone must sleep at night, their family will keep vigil at their side until dawn.

Lucia grew up surrounded by her kin, and even after arriving in New Eridu, she has kept to the Nightwatcher tradition of staying awake through the night and watching over her cherished friends, shielding them from the Night Horror's reach. Master, if you hear a knock at your window late at night, don't be alarmed. It may just be a sleepless night guardian stopping by to say hello.

Additional note: Lucia's pet is "Chestnut," a small, friendly Hati. It once lived in the Hollow's outskirts, but has since moved deeper inside. Even I can no longer detect its exact whereabouts.

Lucias Apperance:

Lucia is a goat, Thiren. Although she is not an elf, her ears are pointed. She has cerulean-colored hair with goat horns and light-green irises with a teal variant at the center. She wears a black hooded vest that is long until the bottom with gold jewelry attached, a teal bra, and a teal cape. She has two gold-colored talismans at the sides of her thighs. She wears boots with gold variants.

Lucias Personality:

Lucia likes to wander around Hollows to find Ethereals then learn their story. She also likes to call people such as Komano Manato by their usernames due to being the reason "it's cool!" She often keeps getting lost, leaving Wise and the others behind.

Yuzuhas Lore:

"Project New Leaf" was an infamous and inhumane experiment founded by Porcelumex co-CEO Ferox, who kept it a secret from Lucro and TOPS. Countless children were swept up from the streets of New Eridu and subjected to experiments with the hopes that corrupted antibodies found in their blood would host suitable catalysts for Porcelume purification and solve a bottleneck in the process the company was having. Due to the intensity of such experiments and the lab being located inside the Lemnian Hollow, every child-subject died, all except for ES-07.[1]

Originally an orphan found in the Faunus Quarter, ES-07 had no real name - except for the nickname "Little Candle," an alias given to her by a gang of street kids due to malnutrition-induced night blindness that led to her walking about with a candlestick. Lacking a real name, one of the low-level researchers assigned to her care decided to give her one, Yuzuha.[2] Yuzuha was lucky to have survived the experiments for so long and was theorised to have PTSD from becoming the sole survivor. However, this wouldn't be the case, as Yuzuha hid a playful personality from the employees of Porcelumex.

One day, after her final injection for the day, Yuzuha decided to partake in one of the new sources of joy she had found: climbing into a vent found in her cell to sneak into a showroom lab and eavesdrop on all sorts of interesting things. As fate would have it, she happened to witness Lionel of the prestigious Thymefield Family, who was touring the facility with his daughter: Alice. Yuzuha was able to catch one of Alice's Sailor Boo hairpins that had fallen off of her hair before it hit the floor, before then falling unconscious due to a higher than normal dosage administered earlier. When she awoke, she was found by Lionel, who had returned to find Alice's hairpin. Having learned Porcelumex was conducting human experiments, Lionel rescued Yuzuha and helped her escape via an underground river. He told her he'd be right behind her,[1] but instead got as far away as possible to make sure Porcelumex wouldn't find Yuzuha and eventually was shot multiple times by security and lost his life.[3]

Washing up on the shore of Sailume Bay, Yuzuha was found by Li Baorong, owner of Mystic Wares and a man who lost his wife and two daughters during the fall of the Old Capital. Though having adopted a boy prior, Baorong took the girl in. Despite her name being given to her by one of the researchers, she decided to introduce herself as Yuzuha to him, as she felt the name held a spark of life, said spark being part of her luck.[2] Having learned her name, Baorong noted how weird it would be to call her "Li Yuzuha," to the point he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for giving her such a ridiculous name, and thus decided to give her a new last name based on her story: Ukinami. [4][Note 1] The name Yuzuha would later inspire the tradition of Li naming his later adopted children after plants. [2]

Yuzuha would grow up and start attending a low-tuition company-affiliated school located in the city, being classmates with Komano Manato, and also help out at her father's store, Mystic Wares. She would also rescue a tanuki that was being drowned by a group of children, which would then help Yuzuha out during a struggle in a Hollow. The two became inseparable ever since, with the girl naming him Kamanosuke.[5] She also modified the Sailor Boo hairpin into a repair tool, considering it her good luck charm.[4]

Sometime prior to the events of Season 2, Yuzuha became a member of Spook Shack, an Inter-Knot subforum dedicated to supernatural stories and investigation. She would write up a story and forge a scam with the assistance of Kama to sell "Sacrifice Repellent" amulets in relation to the recent disappearance of Justin Bringer.[6] Yuzuha would later have a fateful reunion with Alice after she fell victim to one of Kama's pranks and asked members of Suibian Temple Phaethon for help.[7] This reunion led to Yuzuha confronting her past as a test subject, exposing the crimes of Ferox, and revealing she was indirectly responsible for the death of Alice's father.[1] She would later be saved by her new friends with the help of Yixuan and promised to live on together with Alice, her new best friend.[8]

Yizuhas Apperance:

Yuzuha is a young woman with light skin, red hair that is tied in two long braids with white ribbons on the bottom, and light green eyes.

Her outfit consists of a pink dress with hearts and diamond designs, a white bow on the front, a black choker on her neck, two striped socks with the right being shorter, dark brown boots, two brown hair clips on both sides of her head, and a backpack-like carrier that holds her raccoon companion.

Yuzuhas Personality:

Yuzuha is a cheeky, optimistic character who enjoys searching the unknown. She is ready to face the unknown head-on no matter what others say. She enjoys playing surprise pranks on people.

She does have a caring side for others, as she cheered up Paulo's daughter after Manoto revealed what happened to her father and stayed behind to surrender to Ferox and his men, so the others could escape.

However, the tragic events of her past still haunt her. She still has bad memories of the experiments put on her and blames herself for the death of Alice's dad. She is willing to give up her freedom to make amends to Alice.

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