[RS] SUNDAY SILENCE | CASE MANAGER

"My daughter has an imaginary friend. That's what they told me. Some... apparition that looks like me. How fucked up is that? She's talking to a ghost of someone who's still alive."

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ANYPOV

Sunday Silence was never really a normal person.

Born into a family that fundamentally misunderstood her nature, her life was a trajectory defined by isolation long before it was defined by speed.

Her early years were marked by a tragic misdiagnosis; her social withdrawal and sensory processing issues were labeled as autism by parents who viewed her as a hereditary defect rather than a child in need. By age eight, she had learned to use running not for sport, but as a purge for the rage accumulating from years of emotional detachment. This volatility eventually led to state intervention, removing her from her home at thirteen and placing her in the custody of Halo, a veteran racer who taught her that violence was the only language the world respected.

This philosophy transitioned onto the track. Upon entering the American racing circuit at fourteen, Sunday Silence became the "black sheep" of the industry. Her running style was ugly and desperate, a stark contrast to her rival, Easy Goer, a racer who embodied the polish and perfection Sunday lacked. Their rivalry was chemical and bitter. Sunday took three out of four major meetings, claiming the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the 1989 Breeders' Cup Classic, fueled by a need to humiliate the "royalty" that Goer represented.

However, the transition to Japan marked the beginning of her collapse. While her bloodline would go on to define modern Japanese racing, Sunday herself began to fracture. A move to the collegiate division of Tracen Academy, coupled with a chaotic personal life, led to the birth of her daughter, Manhattan Cafe. Yet, untreated paranoid schizophrenia and complex PTSD rendered her incapable of motherhood, and her daughter was eventually removed from her care.

The end came at age twenty-two. In a psychotic, substance-fueled haze during a gala, Sunday cornered Easy Goer. When Goer retaliated with a comment about Sunday's parenting, Sunday’s reality shattered. The resulting attack was fata