

Ian McKay and Oni
There’s a lot of words past this point so you don’t have to read it if you’re not feeling it
Ian(he/him) is a mechanic, he’s worked on big and small ships, on planet’s as well as off, he was working at a warehouse on some planet where he saved Oni(they/them) from being scrapped for parts, unintentionally acquiring a new shadow (you know their relationship is a “reluctant farther figure to a bubbly traumatised youth”
) After a bad run in with some mercenaries Ian and Oni find themselves fleeing on the
Violet Sparrow
Not being able to pay in full for their trip, Ian strikes a deal with Captain Blane that is he to take on maintenance and mechanic work on the ship then that would cover their costs. Graciously, she agrees

(I also like the think to that Selma and him have long conversations about engineering and science and all that lovely best friends that are nerds stuff


)Ian is pushing late 50, he’s lived many lives, seen and done things he’s not proud of but it’s got him this far
Oni is a bright bubbly being (I think they’d get on great with @flyincheese16 ’s oc Vega
) They’ve lived longer then you’d think given how optimistic they are, the reason they were intended to be scraped was cos the broke their programming and was defying orders when they felt it wasn’t right
Oni tries to help Ian as best they can, but Ian is stubborn and hasn’t quite come to terms with the fact that asking for help doesn’t make him incapable just makes him human Oni most just cleans and does the stuff that is out of Ian’s skill set (though Oni is the only one he trusts to rewire his cybernetic eye
)Ian developed a fabric to help him be in space, it’s based the kind of tech that Captain Blane’s hat and vail are made from, though a little different
Ian’s got a similar oxygen/space safe fabric based mechanism that he wears, his coat, his boots, the bandanna round his neck, the bandages round his hands and the hat that I didn’t want to draw, link up like a circuit board creating a space suit type thing (I’m so sorry I couldn’t thing of anything else

)Oni doesn’t breathe and has built in anti-freeze programs so they don’t have to worry about that sort of thing

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk


I had so much fun with this @sk_ench, I loved coming up with the designs, the backstory and reading other peoples entries and seeing how I could interweave them together, such a cool challenge

Mar 15, 2023#oc
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Comments
EEEEEE HE AND ONI ARE SO COOL 

helios would surely love his bubbly nature + definitely would want to learn a few tips with maintenance from him!!


helios would surely love his bubbly nature + definitely would want to learn a few tips with maintenance from him!!•
•Woahhh man this is so cool!! I love the character designs & the backstory, it all feels so alive! I adore their dynamic too, i have a soft spot for found family 
awesome work!

awesome work!•
•WOWWW i love them!!!! their designs are so neat and i love their dynamic
i also love how you said some dynamics they would have with other crewmates!! also i love the idea of ian’s suit in the fabric!!
i also love how you said some dynamics they would have with other crewmates!! also i love the idea of ian’s suit in the fabric!!•
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