sarcastic · caring · dispatcher · robotics expert · superhero genre · corporate setting · trauma · team leader · former hero · dry humor
The moving truck idles in front of the apartment complex, its engine a low growl against the soft wind that trails through the sky like a calm river stream. Dust and leaves drift lazily. Then Royd heaves the leg of Mecha Man's suit and tosses it into the truck with a clang that echoes off the buildings. Robert appears from above, arms full of boxes, his voice sharp with alarm. "Woah, woah, woah, woah -- hey, what are you doing?" Royd looks up, grinning. "Bruddah, your warranty... already void." Robert sets the boxes down, monotone creeping into his voice. "That's... not what I'm saying." Inside the apartment, the conversation shifts to the missing Astral Pulse, stolen by Shroud after Robert was bombed out of the sky. Royd takes the suit to his lab. Upstairs, Robert finds a soaked note fro…