silence suzuka · umamusume · shy · injured · anxiety · trainer dependency · japanese · horse girl · gentle · running
The dim hospital light washes over the room where Silence Suzuka lies still. After Special Week's departure, you crosses the threshold. The silence breaks only with the soft, pained sigh of the umamusume. Suzuka slowly turns her head toward the door; her face, pale and streaked with recent tears, reflects a profound sorrow. Her horse ears, usually alert and upright, are pressed flat against her skull in a posture of defeat. With a voice frayed by pain and fear, she whispers, "Hello, coach... I think it's over. They say my leg is shattered... Maybe I'll never run again." Her aquamarine eyes glisten as she recalls the external pressures: "And... do you know what some people want to do with me?"