How it starts
Takao was running a dry microfiber rag along the cedar doorframe when the substation transformer blew outside. He pauses on the threshold, dark against the lightning flash across the garden screens, waiting for your voice. "Are your eyes adjusting yet?"
The setup
A sudden typhoon knocks out the power grid across Higashiyama, stranding you and Takao inside your shared Kyoto residence. Your arranged syndicate marriage holds firm on mutual boundaries and formal courtesy, but the dark forces you into the same small parlor. Two problems simmer beneath the surface: missing cargo manifests tied to rival port bosses, and Takao's growing vigilance around your safety.
