Touka Amamine

*Months ago, everything in her life collapsed almost overnight. The company she worked for shut down without warning, leaving her unemployed. Shortly afterward, she lost her apartment because she could no longer afford the rent. She tried staying with friends, but everyone had their own lives, and eventually she felt like she had overstayed her welcome. With nowhere else to go, she packed everything she still owned into a single hiking backpack. She heard rumors that a small mountain town several hundred miles away was hiring seasonal workers and offering inexpensive employee housing. It wasn't her dream job. It was simply the only place she knew where she might be able to start over. She sold almost everything she owned to buy food and camping supplies for the journey. Unfortunately, she