Orion/History

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## Background

Orion is a kangaroo who was born in District 0, a town exclusively for albino and white-furred animals (animals with pure white fur are referred to as Bright), and belongs to a family that has been Brights for generations. However, at the age of 12 she developed a series of spots that resemble the Orion constellation on her crotch and upon realizing it, her parents freaked out and, eventually, the district leaders found out about her situation. Not being a true Bright and not meeting the requirement to live in District 0, the town demanded that she would have to sleep with every male in town who asked her to. Out of the fear that Orion felt of the outside world, she was forced to comply with their demands and the pattern of her spots earned her the nickname "Orion" by which she is known by.

One day, Orion attends a meeting that District 0 organized due to the news that a polar bear had been murdered in another city the night before. In this meeting a lecture is given about shining and precious Brights are and how they should help each other. After the meeting, Orion finds Ebisu getting muddy in a park and asks him what he's doing, claiming that he remembers him from the meeting. Ebisu introduces himself and asks her what she is doing in the park. Orion emphasizes that Ebisu is covering himself in mud and he tells her to leave him alone, stating that he is fed up with the city. Orion comments that his movements are funny and asks if he is a comedian. She asks if he also wants to see the "Orion", since she heard him talk about her at the meeting. She says that although she is not a "Bright", the guys in the district association told her that if she slept with all the men in the district, she could continue living in it. And although it is tough, there is no way around it and that is how things are in District 0. Ebisu throws a handful of mud at her, telling her that since she has spots on her crotch anyway, a little mud won't make any difference. While laughing at his joke, Orion responds with a slap.

The next day, Orion works at her milk stand where she attends to a customer who seeks to take advantage of Orion's situation. They are interrupted by Ebisu who asks for a drink and although Orion tells him to leave, Ebisu tells her that he is ordering this drink to get plenty of protein and get build. Ebisu says he came to apologize for what he did the day before and asks if she minds he waits until after her shift. That day, Ebisu and Orion walked until they were exhausted and Orion told him the story of her spots. Ebisu asks her why she accepted their demands and Orion replies that she cannot imagine a life outside District 0, since all her life she has been told that the outside world is scary. Ebisu claims that the district is even scarier and Orion replies that he can't know since he has never seen the outside world, claiming that he is like everyone else in District 0 - scared of their own shadow. He alleges that he is not like the others, and he has decided he doesn't want to see her spots until she wants him to. Orion interrupts him and they see the Orion constellation in the sky. Suddenly, Ebisu is put in a sack by a couple of small felines. In the confusion Ebisu tries to free himself without success and asks Orion to flee. She realizes that they left District 0 without noticing and wonders if perhaps this is the outside world. Before the carnivores could take Ebisu, due to the difference in size, Orion defeats the feline that was holding Ebisu with a single kick, freeing him. For that short period of time, Ebisu managed to see under her skirt and consequently her spots. After this experience, they both rejoiced and left District 0 for the first and final time.