Chimper #303
Chiyoji the Dazed is the worst guide in The Dragon Wastelands. Travelers who hire them complain of their habit of stopping mid-sentence to slurp ramen, their eyes half-closed as if listening to a distant song. They follow paths that fade into scorched plateaus and stare at empty rock faces, their guiding lanterns swaying uselessly. Only Michi saw the truth. The Anchor, seeking a hidden passage, noticed Chiyoji’s gaze wasn't vacant; it was fixed on the spectral trails of ghost dragons invisible to all others. The ramen wasn't a distraction; it was fuel for a mind processing impossible sights. The road they found together was not of dirt and stone, but a seam in reality itself. Chiyoji is not dazed by confusion, but by seeing every path at once.
