#hb06

"it's actually so fucking romantic to work with a man who rarely smiles but seems to take great relish when torturing someone to turn to you and finally show a crescent of teeth as he threatens to loose you on him knowing the hedonistic joy you take in the taste of still trembling red meat" (droog and boxcars)

I think Boxcars has to practice his goon face in the mirror to look serious and scary, because he has such a good time with most things he does. He loves a good fight, he loves his work and his force of personality is magnetic, and it's more expected that he remain stoic and stone-faced but he's full of joy and genuine happiness, hes on warriormale shit, he's a huge ass guy who loves finding other big dudes to beat the shit out of.

He's the biggest ally in the intermission even if he doesn't know all the words he's got the spirit (he knows a lot of the words anyway). He'd stop fighting someone if they started having an asthma attack or panic episode and help them calm down and breathe before resuming the fight and ask ur pronouns before breaking your arm or something <3

Intense romantic and very bisexual, has a wide chivalric streak that Broad for example finds very charming- who wouldn't swoon a little over a huge guy delicately kissing your hand? (Dame doesn't. lol) He's probably the most stable of the Midnight Crew, he's got a strong moral principle (not saying it's always "good", but y'know) and he sticks to it pretty firmly, and defies orders he sees as violating them. As a big guy it's pretty hard to make Boxcars do something he doesn't want to do.

I'll also go over his horrorterror briefly: It's known as The Devouring Tusks, The Insatiable Boar, and The Patron of Empowerment. It's just how it sounds- A massive, consuming boar. I chose a boar partially due to their propensity for... eating people lol. It found Boxcars to be a kindred spirit who had previously discovered a fondness for carapacian, initially out of necessity in Exile- He needs a lot of food to keep himself up compared to his friends, and preferred to give them the game he could hunt down and take what was left or anyone who tried to kill him for the game on the way back as his own meal- very considerate of course, he loves his friends very much :]! And the boar sees him and sees that he understands, and they become patron and disciple. The Boar gives Boxcars the ability to draw the physical strength and life force out of his opponents through either physical contact and injury with focus, or automatically when consuming their body. By grabbing a person and digging his claws in he can kind of inhale the strength out through his jaws- this is the only way he's a match for Ace Dick once he's the STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD, in technicality- that title makes him almost automatically stronger than everyone else he encounters, until Boxcars extracts a slice of his strength, leveling the playing field and gaining an upper hand.

There's always more to say of course, but that's a big chunk to chew on right there!

In proximity I'll actually remark on Heedful Blandisher briefly. In my interpretation of mobswitch, Heedful is more of the outward face of the Meddlesome Company in terms of seeking sponsors and support. Scout is too notorious for his criticisms of businesses and appetite for dirt, and Deadeye is considered a bit stiff and awkward, and is usually the go-to for when illegal things need doing, specifically violence. If someone needs getting rid of, that's Deadeye, whether it's intimate and silent or a sniping, which he's skilled at. Blandisher is a good talker, he's charismatic and big and comfortable, and often finds himself comforting victims of various crimes they're investigating. He's a good hugger, very observant, and a bit of an armchair therapist. He also runs an advice show over radio in the late evenings, for various things but especially romance. Die listens a lot and calls in very regularly to give far too much information about himself and other cops whinging about how everyone bullies him and develops a big ol crush on Heedful haha