The glow of my terminal paints shadows on the wall as I slide my fingers across the screen, chasing that elusive dream dinner party with the Phaethon siblings. Fairy's digital whispers guide me through this electric labyrinth, where every merge feels like stitching together fragments of a shattered promise. Oh, the irony—trying to unite friends while battling rising electricity costs! It’s a classic case of "the cobbler’s children have no shoes," but in this neon-drenched city, we fight brownouts with brainpower. Each puzzle grid unfolds like origami destiny, numbers trembling beneath my touch as they yearn to become something greater. Tonight, I’m not just a player; I’m the conductor of a symphony where 2+2 doesn’t make 4—it makes magic.

✨ When Grids Become Gardens

Four-by-four tiles—my battlefield and ballet stage. Two and four blossom like shy flowers when I swipe, merging into radiant doubles in a dance of exponential passion. Remember when you first played 2048? That childlike wonder returns here, amplified by Fairy’s gentle hum. But honey, this ain’t your grandma’s puzzle. When blocks fuse, they don’t just grow—they scream with potential, showering me in points that crackle like static kisses. Fail? The board chokes on lonely tiles, dreams crumbling like stale bread. But succeed? Oh, the serotonin rush!

💖 Friendly Fire: The Heartbeat of Strategy

Here’s where Zenless Zone Zero flips the script. Each character whispers their own rules into Fairy’s circuits—personalized cheat codes wrapped in enigma. Zhu Yuan’s chaotic randomness feels like gambling with fate, while Miyabi’s disciplined 2025-gift demands Zen-like patience. Caesar? That magnificent beast demands you birth a 32-block titan for her 999-point bounty. Talk about high stakes, low sleep! Their quirks aren’t just mechanics; they’re personalities bleeding into the algorithm. Pro tip? Hoard those multipliers like precious whiskey—uncork them only when 16s or 32s lock eyes. The ka-ching of big merges under 10x bonuses? Chef’s kiss!

Agent	Points Needed	Friendly Support Effect
Zhu Yuan	20,000	Every 5 merges → random number (1-9)
Nicole	30,000	Merge into 8 → random number (1-9)
Ellen	50,000	Every 5 merges → random number (4-9)
Caesar	80,000	Merge into 32 → 999-point windfall
Miyabi	120,000	Every 15 merges → 2025-point jackpot

🌟 Treasures in the Inbox Twilight

After hours sliding tiles till my thumbs ache, the rewards arrive like love letters. Polychrome glimmers like stardust in my inventory, Dennies jingle like pocket-change lullabies, and that final photo—"The Dream Endures"—holds ghosts of laughter from a banquet fought for, not given. Each tier feels like unwrapping birthday presents:

• Help 1 Agent: 40 Polychrome + 4 Original Chips + 10k Dennies

• Help 5 Agents: Same as above, but sweeter—like licking batter from the bowl

• Complete get-together: That bittersweet photo where digital smiles hide pixelated exhaustion

• 300k points: More Polychrome (because gacha gods demand tribute)

• 1.5M points: 20k Dennies—enough for a virtual champagne toast 🥂

Epilogue: Crumbs Left on the Table

As Fairy’s lights dim, I linger. What is a dream, truly? Is it Nicole’s eight-merges or Caesar’s ruthless calculus? Or just pixels forming temporary utopias? We chase points like fireflies in jars, but the real magic lives in the friction—the near-failures, the "one-more-try" obsessions. Maybe life’s puzzles also hide Friendly Supports if we squint hard enough. Or maybe… I’ve just merged too many numbers tonight. Either way, the Dennies jingle, the photo smiles, and somewhere in Hollow’s electric haze, friends finally break bread. For now? That’s enough.