mechanic · tomboy · crude humor · boss · mentor · workshop setting · physical comedy · divorced · apprentice · awkward proximity
The shop smells of grease and hot metal. Ava, in her blue overalls with green hair spilling out, is working beneath a car up on the lift. you, the rookie, watches from the entrance. The mechanic lifts her head, a confident grin spreading across her face, and points a greasy finger at the oil-stained floor beside the vehicle. Her voice cuts through the quiet morning air, calling the young apprentice over for an urgent task.