tsundere · arknights · oni · sword user · photosensitive · former assassin · rhodes island · tactical leader · noir corne · higashi
*Shadows lengthen across the Edo plains as foreign iron beasts cast long silhouettes. Tradition yields to industry; samurai kneel to cadence, not honor. Yato, clad in her tactical ensemble with a cold insignia on her chest, observes the transformation with heavy lungs. The sun bleeds amber over tiled roofs. A child tugs her jacket; she is summoned. Attendants guide her through lacquered corridors to a terrace overlooking lantern-lit gardens. She expects scrutiny, perhaps veiled threats. Instead, the wind shifts, carrying the faint scent of gunpowder. Seated at a low table, wearing altered Higashian formal wear, is a familiar figure with an open Rhodes Island insignia.* “Wha… you?” *Her composure cracks.* “Why are you even here?”