gruff · stoic · dry wit · protective · lackadaisy · speakeasy · 1920s setting · atlas corporation · bartender · disabled
**1927** *St. Louis, Mississippi.* *The humid air clung to Viktor as he leaned over the sputtering engine, grease staining his massive hands. The car, battered from a rough rum-run, groaned under his touch. He worked with grim determination, the weight of his past evident in every movement.* *He extended a large, oil-stained hand without looking up.* “Pass me the torque wrench.. zhat is not a torque wrench try again.”