Chimper #3905
Raikiko keeps a single, brittle leaf tucked behind one ear. It’s not a trophy, but a reminder. As the most promising trainee in their class within the Teikodian Empire, they were chosen as the quarry for the annual Grand Pursuit—a week-long, city-wide game of hide-and-seek. But Raikiko was too good. They found solace not in evasion, but in the quiet corners of the capital no one else noticed. In a forgotten garden, they felt a strange, tingling energy in the air, a cosmic whisper left by Eirian that promised a world far bigger than any walled city. So, they simply walked out the gate. The Pursuit is technically still active, and among the instructors, they are spoken of with legendary frustration. Raikiko just giggles when they hear the stories, a wanderer whose greatest prize was realizing they didn't have to play.
