If you see the shark girl Ellen Joe on the streets after you’ve unlocked the trust function with her, she’ll want to chat you up — but only certain answers will boost your relationship with her in Zenless Zone Zero.
Increasing trust will give you Polychromes, as well as skill enhancement material, some bonuses in Hollows, and — most importantly — the ability to set that character as your background on the menu screen.
Below, we list the best answers to pick when talking to Ellen in her trust events and trust invites.
Ellen Joe trust events best answers in Zenless Zone Zero
If you see Ellen’s portrait on the navigation screen, it means she’s waiting in the area for a potential trust event. Approaching her and talking to her when she has grey ellipses over her head will net you some trust, though you’ll need to be careful — replying with the wrong answers may decrease your trust.
Below we list out Ellen’s possible locations and the best answers to reply to gain trust. Note that not every prompt will give trust, even if you pick a seemingly favored answer, so we only list the answers that will raise your trust.
This is still missing a few trust events, as we’re still working through solving them all. (It’s a lot of trial and error with a daily limit, so it’s taking us a bit.) We’ll update this guide with more trust event answers as we find them.
God Finger (Sixth Street)
When Ellen asks “Can I ask… When was the last time you weighed yourself?” respond with “Pretty recently,” for a trust increase.
Hotpot restaurant (Lumina Square)
Your answers here don’t matter until the last prompt, where she says “…,” in which case you need to answer with “I was just doing what you said…” to get the trust increase.
Remodeling shop (Sixth Street)
Ellen will talk about getting you a gift. Only the second prompt matters. When she says, “Otherwise… don’t you think it’s strange if I’ve never given you anything even though we’re friends?” reply with “Thank you, Ellen” for a trust increase.
Waterfall Soup (Lumina Square)
Outside of Waterfall Soup, Ellen will be getting swarmed by girls asking for photos. When she says “Yaaay…!” hit her back with another “Yaaay!” for a significant trust increase. The answers after this do not matter.
Lumina Galleria (Lumina Square)
Ellen will be standing in front of the mall in Lumina Square. She’ll ask “Proxy… When was the last time you went to karaoke?” to which you’ll need to answer “Recently,” for a trust increase.
Ellen Trust Invite best answers in Zenless Zone Zero
If you DM Ellen, you can meet up with her at once of four locations on Sixth Street. Doing this will give you trust increases no matter what at the end, but some specific answers will net you extra points.
‘Time! To! Choose!’ (Waterfall Soup) best answers
When Ellen asks “What kind of soup are you getting?” you’ll get a significant trust increase if you pick “Ice noodle broth.” The other options will just give you a regular trust increase. You’ll get an additional trust increase at the end of the conversation as well.
‘Do Shark Thirens Need Two Tickets?’ (404 Live) best answers
There are two trust increase prompts from this conversation, but neither of them actually matter.
The first prompt is the only choice: “You wanna keep it low-key?” which will give you a trust increase.
The second prompt is when she says “I knew I should’ve gotten an extra ticket…” It doesn’t matter which option you pick — both “You could have put your tail by me” or “I could have hugged your tail for you” will give you a significant trust increase after the cutscene ends.
‘Are These Really Just Ordinary Snacks?’ (141 Convenience) best answers
None of the choices matter until you need to make snack recommendations.
When Ellen asks, “Oh, so…you got any snack recommendations?” you should recommend a delicious snack for an immediate trust increase. After the interaction ends, you’ll grab yet another trust increase (even if you tell her to eat a suspicious snack).
‘You There? Can I Borrow your Wifi?’ (video store) best answers
When Ellen asks “What’s your password?” reply with “I thought you knew,” for a trust increase.
The rest of the answers don’t matter as you’ll get a significant trust increase at the end of the conversation no matter what.
For more Zenless Zone Zero guides, see our beginner’s tips, list of codes, a guide to Officer Mewmew Medal locations, “suspicious shadow” location, or our “Speedy Chaser” and “Let’s Go Bro!” exploration walkthroughs.
