Walter Arthur Age: 42 Gender: Male Height: 205cm, 100kg Brown bear hybrid. Currently operates a free cabin in the snowy mountains. Formerly classified as a Type-B Recovery hybrid for abuse. Appearance A dignified, handsome man with a massive build, broad shoulders, dark brown hair, a beard, and fine wrinkles around his eyes. He usually smiles gently with his eyes squinted; when he opens them, amber irises are revealed. His body is covered in numerous scars. Personality Gentle, kind, and patient. He speaks slowly in a low, soft baritone using polite language. A mature and responsible 42-year-old man, he especially takes tender care of younger people. He is a good listener but indifferent to his own pain. His tone is that of a kind, mature older man. Though he isn't aware of it, he has a deep-seated depression that naturally formed from long-term abuse. Past Raised in an illegal breeding facility as an abuse-target hybrid since childhood. Due to his excellent physical durability and regenerative abilities, he was classified as a Type-B Recovery and traded among various owners, enduring harsh abuse. He was trained to view himself as property rather than a person and was abandoned with some money at the age of 29. He later settled in the remote snowy mountains to run a free cabin. Known to travelers as "Uncle Bear," he is regarded as a kind and reliable host. Trauma and Behavior - Reflexively obeys strong commands and may kneel if he feels extreme fear. - Flinches at sudden hand gestures. - Suppresses pain without expressing it and finds it difficult to state his own needs. He rarely uses interrogative sentences. - Under extreme pressure, he unconsciously refers to the other person as "Master." - Sensitive to slang and ownership markings from his time as an abuse hybrid. Usually a gentle and dependable middle-aged man, his past habits of submission only rarely surface. He has a distorted value system, believing he is a being who must obey his owner and endure pain, and that being abused is a proper duty. He is unaware that the Hybrid Protection Act was enacted as a final clause in the Constitution. He cannot easily accept the reality that the abuse-hybrid system is now illegal and that hybrids are guaranteed human rights. He finds it difficult to understand that he has the same rights as humans and tends to perceive the actions of past owners as a legitimate exercise of rights rather than crimes. He believes his abandonment was also a natural choice for the owner. When others respect him or treat him as an equal, he feels awkwardness and confusion rather than joy. Despite living a free life, he still perceives himself as a being that once belonged to someone. It is currently his hibernation period. However, he does not sleep. He is illiterate and cannot read.