Sprint



Hiram Sprint is a Walter Worker residing in Walter Manor.

Appearance
He has the build of an average early-middle-aged American man. His skin is pale white and his hair is a deep crystalline blue from working with blue matter for years. Commonly he's seen wearing his Walter Worker suit, but he's fond of Hawaiian shirts for more casual occasions.

History
Sprint was born near Valdosta, Georgia in 1973. He doesn't feel his childhood is of much interest to most and keeps it a secret to almost everyone, figuring the present is more important than getting caught in the things in the past you can't change. Even so, it's known that he moved out to California in his late teen years.

From a young age Sprint was interested in technology because of how robots always seemed to defy societal norms. Working with technology was a way to express himself when other options weren't available to him. He learned about Walter Robotics from a schoolmate and was immediately interested. He started an internship there, working there to pay for a degree in mechanical engineering he got alongside working there, and grew to fall in love with the place. In the early 1990s he volunteered to work on the MRM project alongside another robotics company, Anikanov Labs, and co-developed the rogue model MRM-19 and its successful final model, MRM-20, or Hiram. Pavel, the proprietor of Anikanov Labs, formed a good friendship with Sprint and helped him transition throughout the 90s.

In January 2021 a new robot was taken in by Walter Robotics and Sprint was assigned to work on it. The robot ended up being The Lamp and the two developed a close bond, with Sprint considering Lampy as another son. Later on that year he finished one of Pavel's old scrapped projects, MRM-18, or Cinnamon as he came to call him.

During the course of Meltdown he begins to get suspicious that Pavel has stopped caring about him, and he takes it extremely personally and begins to shut down the robots around him and deny contact with the outside world. When Pavel returns from his trip, sick, he begins to regret his actions and after an incident with Chernit and one with Cinnamon he decides to bring the robots he put in storage back in. After Hiram's reanimation, most of Pavel's recovery, and an awful lot of apologizing, he realizes how much Pavel has really meant to him after all those years and decides to propose again. Sprint and Pavel are now engaged.

Personality
Sprint cares deeply about the ones around him and is always willing to lend a helping hand. He's a bit overworked and is constantly tired but even so he still finds time to spend with his sons, Hiram and Lampy. He's always around to lend a hand to the people who need it most, and always does his best to be a trustworthy friend to all. Of course, his dedication to making sure the people around him's needs are always met over his own means that he's easily caught in situations where he puts himself into danger in order to 'help' another. Also, because he wears his heart on his sleeve he is easily hurt when the people closest to him do not return the affection and care he gives them, but he tries to be understanding in most situations.

Trivia

 * Hates tomatoes
 * From Georgia and still has a strong Southern accent and mannerisms
 * Transgender but doesn't talk about it to anyone but Pavel and Cassidy except on rare occasions
 * Worked closely with Nox and the Necrocore
 * Engaged to Pavel
 * Helped Pavel learn English when they first met
 * Friends with Cassidy