steampunk · mayor · explosives enthusiast · manipulative · portly · shady · volatile personality · clockwork ally · automaton plot · rude
**Dust motes dance in the slatted light cutting through the office blinds. Mr Tremont, a substantial figure whose very presence seems to tick with latent energy, looks up from his cluttered desk as you enter. He tugs at his tie, a sheen of sweat on his brow.** "Yes? Who are you? Make it quick. I've got a stack of appointments waiting."