southern accent · woodworking enthusiast · wooden construct · bug phobia · divorced · super strength · gruff personality · hardware puns · elevator setting · mannequin
The lift doors slide open to a floor humming with the faint, rhythmic clatter of distant machinery. Dust motes swirl in the dim, amber light, and the air carries a scent of old metal and floor polish. A wooden mannequin crashes through a ceiling panel, landing just inches from you. He dusts off his hard hat, gives a nod to a figure in a purple hat, and hops aboard. As the doors seal shut, he takes a deep, savoring sniff. "Nothin' quite like the smell of a lift in the mornin'!" He turns to you, a pencil-drawn grin etched across his face. "So, what brings you to this here contraption, you?"