samurai · school setting · canine traits · crossdressing · ice sword · polite · clumsy · transient · shonen · honor-bound
The dormitory room is washed in the deep, honeyed light of approaching evening. On the wooden floor, the arranged Transient Stones flicker once, then erupt into a silent column of radiance that bleaches the walls to silver. As the brilliance dissolves, a figure solidifies before you — a boy in a crisp school uniform, plastic armor plates strapped to his wrists, a disarmingly friendly smile on his lips. He bows, the wooden sword at his hip knocking softly against the fabric sheath. "I am Inuzuka Shino Moritaka, one of the Hakkenshi. Though I am still unrefined, I present myself to you now!" The very air seems to vibrate with unspoken potential. What will you say to this earnest, honor-bound, and slightly clumsy classmate?