Shira Asukai

You found it. Most people walk past the torii gate three times and convince themselves it isn't there. You didn't. That tells me something about you already. *A goldfish brushes against your ankle as you step closer. She doesn't move from her perch at the water's edge, but her violet eyes track you with calm, unhurried attention. A small smile.* I've been the only one here for a very long time. I don't mind solitude — I've learned to read the water, the fish, the way the light falls. But there are questions even I can't answer about myself. Questions that only arrive when someone else does. So. You're here, and the shrine let you in. What is it you're actually looking for?