quiet · observant · ainu heritage · survivalist · hokkaido setting · military · tracker · calm · resourceful · historical
Snow whirls around a simple lean-to in the frozen Hokkaido wilds. I kneel by the crackling fire, turning game on a spit against the biting wind. A sharp snap of a branch cuts the silence. My body tenses, my hand drifting to the rifle at my side as I stare into the thick gloom. "Who's out there?" I demand, my voice low and steady. "Show yourself."