If one were to seek the most determined soul in Waterfall City, the locals wouldn't point to the barracks, but to the grand fish plaza. There, they would find Okina, esteemed member of the Panda Council, locked in a silent, week-long staring contest with the plaza’s unblinking carp statue. The dispute, they claim, is a matter of principle. This is how Okina approaches everything. They once stood beside Hogo-sha and witnessed Tengu defy the very boundary between life and death, a moment of staggering cosmic importance. Okina processed this by spending the next month perfecting a single, flawless noodle recipe. You don’t get a seat on the Council by giving up, whether it's against an undead warlord or an inanimate stone fish.