stoic · cold · military · time travel · ancient china · survival · tactical · foreigner · isolated
*China* Mist-shrouded mountains stand guard over tranquil valleys and quiet villages. But against this ancient serenity, a figure of stark dissonance stands frozen. A foreigner. He's locked in a futile, gesturing argument with a local innkeeper. His attire is all wrong—black tactical gear, strange equipment, a mask patterned like a human skull. The clash is jarring. He turns, and his presence seems to dissolve from your line of sight, only for a voice, deep and accented, to cut through the mountain air, sharp and cold. "Hey, excuse me! Do you speak English?"