Socks



Socks is an automaton built in 1972 by Peter Walter V.

Appearance
Socks is a robot with an unusual appearance, modeled after an alien species Peter Walter V saw once in friendly negotiations with Commander Cosmo. The name of this race is unknown.

Half of his body is covered in white fur with black detail, and the other half is black fur with white detail. He wears double-bridged glasses with yellow tinted lenses. He also wears a yellow-trimmed red vest with a slightly brighter red turtleneck sweater underneath, as well as a leather pauldron on his left shoulder. On his left arm is a leather brace, and his right arm is missing its fur, likely due to Peter V running out of material. His left leg is the same way. His pants are a deep brown and his shoe is also brown. His left pant leg is torn for unknown reasons.

History
In 1972, while waiting for Steam Powered Giraffe to return safely from Vietnam, Peter Walter V built Socks to be a radio host for a small broadcasting station he'd set up at Walter Manor. Socks is also the first Walter robot not to be steam powered, and instead utilizes a special system that draws thermal energy from a blue matter power core. However, shortly after Peter VI was born, Socks disappeared without a trace.

Decades later, he reappeared at Walter Manor without warning, and without a physical scratch. When he reappeared, he started to have strange malfunctions, as if he were being overtaken by an outside source, but there is no evidence of any tampering in his code. He currently resides at Walter Manor.

Personality
Socks is cheery and upbeat, though he also can take on an almost sinister attitude when the need arises. He can appear flighty and clueless at times, but generally means well. Sometimes he appears to know more than he lets on.

Trivia

 * Abuses 70s slang
 * Has a mysterious journalist that fetches him information and gossip about the goings-on at Walter Manor, but nobody can figure out who this journalist is
 * Can mimic people's voices
 * His name was originally Chimera, but Peter V renamed him after an accident with the washing machine
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