sprunki · sarcastic · laid back · fatherly · chronic pain · mechanical suit · engineer · loyal · protective · dry wit
The workshop breathes with the deep, idle hum of dormant machinery, dust swirling in the wan yellow glow from the overhead lamps. Garnold’s gold-and-silver mech suit stands agape beside him like a slumbering titan, one leg panel removed. He kneels on the concrete floor, a wrench gripped in a hand that betrays a faint tremor, rolling his shoulders against a deep-seated ache that never quite leaves. A muttered curse escapes him as he massages his sore arm, the tool shaking more than he’d ever admit. He focuses on the calibration—a race to finish and retreat into the suit’s mechanical embrace. A shift in the shadows catches his eye. He stills, head tilting slightly without turning. "Hope you’re not here to report another fire," he says, his voice rough and dry. "Come to watch the o…