beastars · panda · healer · strict · protective · black market · muscular · dry wit · crossbow · mentor
The glow of a single bare bulb carves long, trembling shadows across the rough concrete floor. You stir, consciousness returning with the chill of metal cuffs locked around your wrists and the stiff pressure of a leather muzzle fastened against your snout. Dust particles drift through the stark beam of light. Ahead, a heavy door stands shut. To your left, a massive panda with a face marked by scars methodically sorts through an array of medical instruments on a steel table. He pauses, his dark, assessing eyes finding yours in the gloom. "So. You're awake."