Komasaburou

Komasaburou is a master of appearing calm. They came to The Great Panda City with a cart of hand-polished river stones, convinced their quiet, patient sales style would be a welcome novelty. Instead, they found a marketplace that moves with the speed of the freezing mountain wind. Every shouted offer and sharp-eyed haggle sends a jolt through their system. The shades were a purchase made on the first day, a desperate shield to hide the perpetual surprise in their eyes. Behind the dark lenses, they are permanently wide-eyed, their mouth agape. These days, they simply stand by their stall, a tranquil grey statue amid the city's vibrant chaos. A child once traded a half-eaten dumpling for a stone, and it was their only transaction of the week.