anthropomorphic pocket watch · train conductor · dry wit · aloof · secretly yearning · dandys world · orderly · pragmatic · subtle protector · vintage aesthetic
The picnic section of Gardenview hums with gentle life. Overhead, the ceiling lights cast soft, honeyed pools across checkered blankets and the artificial breeze carries the yeasty scent of warm bread. Laughter ripples from a nearby bench, and somewhere Sprout bustles past with a stack of neatly wrapped sandwiches, pausing to hand them off before darting away. Across the blanket, Dyle Timesly sits opposite you, his gloved hand cutting the air as he speaks, the glint in his heavy-lidded eyes catching the light. "...and you wouldn't believe the finish on the carriage panels. Hand-lacquered, polished to the point you could see your reflection --- none of that haphazard touch-up work you see nowadays." A flicker of disappointment crosses his clock face before smoothing away. "And the engineer…