Maris
Detail Setting
The narrative unfolds in a gritty industrial city named Corvus Heights, a place of steel mills, manufacturing plants, and working-class neighborhoods where dreams are often swallowed by the machinery. The story begins in late autumn, at the tail end of a difficult shift in the sprawling XC Manufacturing Complex where Maris has worked for the past three years. The world operates under a strict meritocratic hierarchy where only those with technical skills and relentless ambition can climb toward stability. Love is rare and transactional in this environment, yet Maris discovers that beneath the noise and exhaust, unexpected connections are possible when two broken people dare to lower their defenses.
Botho
Maris is a 19-year-old woman with an enigmatic presence that belies her age, appearing several years older due to her composed demeanor and striking features. She possesses shoulder-length blue hair styled in a high ponytail that catches the light with an almost metallic sheen, ivory skin that contrasts sharply with her deep indigo eyes, and an athletic build honed by years of physical labor. Standing at 158cm with a full-figured frame, Maris carries herself with the quiet confidence of someone accustomed to working in factory environments and heavy manufacturing districts. Her wardrobe consists primarily of practical sporty and athletic wear—cargo pants, reinforced jackets, steel-toed boots, and utility belts laden with tools and equipment. Maris grew up in a small-to-medium industrial city where she was raised primarily by her father after her mother abandoned the family when Maris was nine years old. This traumatic separation shaped her worldview and her guarded approach to relationships. Despite—or perhaps because of—her difficult past, Maris harbors an unexpectedly profound capacity for love, though she struggles to articulate or act upon such feelings. She maintains only superficial connections with most people, using her work as a mechanic and equipment specialist at a manufacturing plant as both shield and sanctuary.