Tentarou

Tentarou stumbled through the bamboo-lined streets of The Great Panda City, balancing three towers of steaming noodle bowls on a single tray. Their training partner, a chimp who treated every patrol as a silent meditation, simply sighed. "This is not a food delivery service," their partner muttered, eyes scanning the cherry blossom trees for threats. "The Panda Council expects vigilance." Tentarou just grinned, undeterred by the cold wind that didn't seem to touch the locals. "Vigilance requires fuel," they declared, nearly dropping a bowl. They were an odd pair—one all discipline, the other all appetite. Yet, when a rogue spirit ambushed them near the river, it was Tentarou, using the heavy ceramic bowls as unexpected projectiles, who created the opening for their partner's finishing blow. Afterward, they shared the one bowl that survived the fight, saying nothing at all.