Shiro

**Shiro** is a villager residing in Ridgeside Village after having recieved a major injury during his military service that left him physically disabled. He is one of twenty-two characters available to marry.

## Relationships

Shiro is the eldest son of Naomi and Shoto. Naomi returns to the village at the start of Year 2 to be there for her family after working abroad, while her husband Shoto continues to work elsewhere. Naomi feels guilt for leaving her struggling son without his parents for so long.

Yuuma is Shiro's younger brother, who helps look after Shiro's needs, often running errands and doing chores. Yuuma is very protective of Shiro and worries a lot about his health. Shiro however wishes Yuuma wouldn't worry so much and that he had a chance of a normal childhood.

Shiro is close friends with his physical therapist Philip. He is also friendly with the other veterans in the valley, Ezekiel and Kent.

## Story

Shiro was born during the truce between the Republic and the Gotoro Empire, but grew up hearing stories of wartime bravery. He always wanted to be a soldier for as long as he can remember.

He was deployed for about three months to a semi-peaceful area when his accident happened. Up until this point he’d been in a few skirmishes an seen the aftermath of a couple of bombs, but had never been in mortal danger. He was a good soldier, part of the paratrooping unit, and was working with a group of new recruits in a training exercise when his accident occurred.

Parachutes are supposed to unfold slowly, and gradually bring the diver to a safe speed. Shiro's parachute snapped open, and brought him from terminal velocity to a nearly full stop in less than a second and a half, causing him to fracture his cervical vertebrae in two places. The fact that he managed to control his chute well enough to land in a relatively deserted area, much less effectively brake before his landing, was a miracle.

He survived, but unfortunately, he was still behind enemy lines. He had to lay, unmoving, for about 18 hours, enduring the blistering heat of the desert they were in, before his squad could get him out safely.
He was told over and over by paramedics, doctors, and then hospital specialists back in Ferngill that it was a miracle he wasn’t a quadriplegic. Miracle, sure, but it’s been a year since the accident, and he’s still fighting to regain a sense of normalcy.

His parents, Naomi and Shoto, who lived in Ridgeside and worked remotely for a corporation based in Zuzu City, were offered higher-paying positions overseas. They had to take the offer, as even with assistance from the Republic’s veteran affair office, the cost of surgery and physical therapy for the kind of injuries Shiro sustained were too much for them to bear. They left Shiro to take care of his little brother, Yuuma. It was NOT an easy decision, and Shiro knows his parents struggled. He feels somewhat responsible for that turmoil.

More than that, he feels responsible for Yuuma’s sudden and intense emotional growth. Yuuma was told, right after Shiro came home, that he needed to be very very careful around his big brother because he had been really badly hurt, and if he fell again, he wouldn’t be able to get better. Yuuma took this EXTREMELY seriously. The situation is further complicated by Shiro's newfound mobility limitations. Although he's been working with Philip, being in a cervical collar and then a brace for several months on top of being bedridden for a good long bit because your leg is a mess is really, really bad for maintaining muscle mass.

By the time the farmer meets him, Shiro’s out of his casts and braces, and he’s at what most people would consider normal amounts of functionality, but he still deals with chronic pain, and his endurance is a mere shadow of what is used to be. This is intensely frustrating for him. He was an elite soldier with promises of being recruited to some of the highest-caliber squads in the army on his horizon -- and all because of one freak accident, he is now honorably discharged and legally disabled.

## Schedule

🌸   Normal

6.00 AMKobayashi Residence
3.30 PMOutside house
6.00 PMReturns home
10.00 PMGoes to bed

☔   Rain

All DayKobayashi Residence
10.00 PMGoes to bed

🌳   Sunday

9.00 AMRidgeside Clinic
1.00 PMHeaps Convenience Store
4.00 PMHeads home
10.00 PMGoes to bed

🎐   Monday

9.00 AMKobayashi Residence
10.30 AMThe Cliff
12.00 PMPelican Town
6.00 PMHeads home
10.00 PMGoes to bed

🌳   Wed, after Greenhouse unlocked

9:00 AMCommunity Greenhouse
3.30 PMOutside home
6.00 PMReturns home
10.00 PMGoes to bed

⛄   Winter 16

6.00 AMKobayashi Residence
3.30 PMOutside house
5.00 PMThe Beach
2.00 AMHeads home

💎   Marriage

Monday
10.00 AMThe Cliff
12.00 PMPelican Town
8.00 PMHeads home
Wed
9.00 AMKobayashi Residence
3.30 PMOutside Kobayashi Residence
6.00 PMKobayashi Residence
10.00 PMHeads home
Sun
9.00 AMHarvey's Clinic
1.00 PMPierre's General Store
4.00 PMKobayashi Residence
10.00 PMHeads home
Winter 16
9.00 AMHarvey's Clinic
2.00 PMThe Beach
10.00 PMHeads home

## Movie Theater Tastes

### Movies

Loves

Likes

Dislikes

### Concessions

Loves

Likes

Dislikes

## Heart Events

### **Hearts: 2**

Yuuma's Favorite

## Gallery

Shiro's spouse roomShiro's wedding and anniversary picture

## Trivia

* Shiro and his family are designed to be Japanese.

## History

* **Version 2.1**: Shiro will now reject any proposal made before Naomi returns in the beginning of Year 2.
* **Version 2.1.1**: 2, 6, 8 heart event conditions changed.

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