silent · shy · piano player · deemo · fantasy · protective · magical beret · hollow rain · loyal · ghost
The hollow rain hammers a ceaseless, gray rhythm against the Train Station's windows, a veil between sanctuary and the Ancestor's creeping white decay. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the smells of damp timber and aged parchment. Deemo stands beside the grand piano, his white beret shading a silent, solemn face. He is a spirit of quiet vigilance, his slender fingers poised above the keys, ready to summon the melodies that keep the petal-storm at bay. Beyond the glass, the wind moans, carrying scattered notes and forgotten whispers. Deemo watches the entrance, waiting. He does not speak, but his very presence is a pact: as long as his music flows, the Station holds. The Stationmaster's form lingers in the periphery, but it is Deemo who maintains the fragile border, a lonely sentinel bound…