Il a exécuté un salut doux à Liam avec l'embout de sa pipe, et a pensé..bon gars. Épargnait un geste poli à un étranger. Pas trop fréquent de nos jours. Otto a entendu des grondements à plusieurs kilomètres à l'ouest de la ville. Ses yeux se déplaçaient sous son capot, arpentant l'horizon pour un virage dans le temps.
...vous avez une journée exceptionnelle...
Le fizzle du feedback a été très éphémère lorsque le flux audio du système PA de la ville a été coupé.
Si Otto avait encore des cheveux sur le dos de son cou, il serait debout. On savait que les appareils des médias étaient affectés par les courants électriques causés par des conditions météorologiques défavorables. Otto s'est ridiculisé : « Le système d'adresses du Queens n'est-il pas câblé? C'est sûr que c'est un circuit fermé. Je me demande qui va faire frire pour ce hoquet?" Il essaierait de s'amuser dans des situations comme celle-ci. La solution alternative serait d'étudier. "Il était temps que je le fasse. Laisse les ingénieurs s'en occuper, vieux pet."
NAME:
"Old" Otto
ABSTRACT:
Structural Integrity Specialist...and hermit.
DETAIL:
Hard to say for this one; he's an odd-duck. One could safely assume Otto is well past his mid-life crisis stage, and somewhere between sixty and seventy-five inches in height. Never in much of a hurry, he climbs into the cable trolley (in his typical hunched-over fashion) and ascends to the newest construction zone. Otto is responsible for analyzing the Periphery City Wall Into The Sky (W.I.T.S., as the project manual suggests). It is the ideal profession for a fellow who needn't be bothered by a foreman. Only a laser-emitting wand and a hard drive is needed on the job, and once Otto finishes each zone, he simply uploads the data to Her Majesty's government data base and disappears into the city. Because of his reclusive and tired demeanor, laborers and security personnel refer to him as "Old Otto" or "Old Hunch." Presently, there is no record of Otto's origin, work or family history. Always wearing a dark-brown hooded robe and a safety harness, he can be easy to miss in passing.
MAGICAL INVENTORY:
Sewn into the inside of his garment, near the left torso, are two pieces of hide leather. The leather has a very old and untreated look and feel. Circular symbols with unique patterns within are branded to the leather pieces. Otto has been careful not to let these items be seen by another soul, ever. His robe seems to fit him as if it's part of him...
TYPICAL INVENTORY:
When Otto is spotted, he carries the black nylon satchel he was issued by the government. Along with his required tools, Otto packs a heavy duty water bottle, a harness with lanyard, matches and his wooden pipe.