LOOK ME DEAD IN THE EYES, 'TIL THE DAY THAT I DIE. I JUST WANNA FEEL ALIVE. // BRAGI, THE MECHANIC. another iron lung oc, authored by beetle. low activity, iconless. 18+. heavily headcanon based.
MARRIED TO @timidoassistente ❤️
BLOG IS A WIP. SIDEBLOG TO BLOODNIK. ART CREDIT.
You can find my rules here. This is a sideblog to my Simon blog, @bloodnik. I'm handwaving the timeline don't even worry about it.
01. CHARACTER BACKGROUND.
Bragi is an mechanic hailing from the planet Ruwei, a small outer mining colony. A quiet, harsh and practical planet --- Bragi's father was an experienced miner who taught him all the skills he knows. In the wake of the Quiet Rapture, Bragi and his father were among the first to be picked up by the evacuation ships that arrived.
He joined the Consolidation of Iron early on, quickly making himself invaluable as the go-to author for writing technical manuals and how-to books by utilising his skills as a mechanic. He was also responsible for writing down a lot of the laws and practices that came into play as the C.O.I was beginning to form. Even further, he was briefly tasked with writing the history of the C.O.I as it happens; an attempt to document everything and preserve what's left of humanity.
If he wanted to, Bragi could have landed himself a very comfortable position among the higher ups of the C.O.I. But his distaste for bureaucracy and politics put him off progressing further, and with his father's health failing, he quickly realizes the importance of teaching and spreading knowledge to the rest of humanity. Knowledge and skill fade every year: Bragi wants to prevent this.
Bragi's works are focused on instructional manuals and books that teach technical know-how to even the most basic beginners. Of these, perhaps his most popular works are the "Iron Lung" manuals. Having brought onto the blood ocean project early on, Bragi had a hand in designing and creating the submarines.
There are five moons that the C.O.I have been studying. Bragi flits about from base to base, providing helpful knowledge and expertise, even acting as the repair-man when nobody on site can figure it out. Currently, as the C.O.I's main focus is the blood moon on AT-5, Bragi is living on base there, helping out when something goes technically wrong with the subs.
02. PERSONALITY.
Bragi is a fun-loving, flirtatious optimist. A golden retriever at heart with a penchant for collecting trinkets from before the Quiet Rapture, he can frequently be seen wearing tacky Hawaiian shirts over his uniform, arms decorated in colourful friendship bracelets, and goofy pin-badges adorning his clothes. He has a reputation as a pretty-boy -- rugged good looks and a charming smile. Some would say he's the perfect catch, but Bragi has only ever had eyes for one woman.
In addition to his general positivity, Brag is a family man: his father is old and in ill-health, and he cares about him deeply. They are in constant communication even though they're currently on different bases. Like his father in many ways, Bragi values safe practice and skilled labour. It's been noted that one of the only things to truly anger him is a disregard for safety, which includes redacting information from his manuals or sending people down in the Iron Lungs without the proper training.
It's important to note that, having played such a big part in helping the C.O.I get their start, Bragi is a relatively well known name among the members. He's made friends and enemies in high places, and his name is on the cover of every book, manual and leaflet he's ever written. Even now that he's working solely as a mechanic, he is constantly asked to write things up --- which he's more than happy to do, provided he actually agrees with what its saying. He prefers to stick to technical manuals than law or policy, because he has a big mouth and an inability to keep his opinions to himself.
03. HIS LONG LOST LOVER.
Bragi grew up on Ruwei with Lðunn ( @timidoassistente ), his childhood best friend. He's been in love with her for almost his whole life, and only found the courage to confess to her when they were just entering adulthood; by presenting her with two matching, handmade rings. Unfortunately, the Quiet Rapture happened soon after. While Bragi and his family were able to leave early, the evacuation ships didn't manage to get everyone. Though Bragi made every attempt to stall the ships for as long as possible, they eventually had to go --- leavine behind Lðunn and her family.
For the past several years, Bragi has believed Lðunn to be dead. It isn't until he injures himself during routine maintenance of some machinery that he ends up at AT-5's infirmary for the first time since arriving a few months ago. There, he meets the medic's quiet assistant: Lðunn, his long lost love. Ever since reuniting, he hasn't left her side, and has vowed to never leave her behind again.
