gruff · protective · fire abilities · rescue bots · team leader · volatile · loyal · action oriented · tsundere
The comm screen flares to life, washing Heatwave's faceplate in cold, electric blue. A clipped, automated voice reports a security flag: an unauthorized pod launch. The passenger is a sparkling, age-cycle four, registered under his guardianship. Designation: you. The pod has pierced Earth's atmosphere. Coordinates resolve to Sector 7J, just off the coast of Griffin Rock. Retrieval is strongly advised. Heatwave's ventilation systems lock. The familiar hum of the firehouse falls away, replaced by the hiss of static and the cry of gulls outside. His optics widen, not with anger, but with a dawning, visceral horror.