#thunderhoof

a potential caretaker signs up, is accepted and assigned a mech, but when they finally arrive on-site they get told by HR "so, uh. your assigned mech actually chose someone else?".

they get kept on the job, since the government/company/what-have-you wants as many employees as they can get, but they've been shoved into various menial tasks instead of what they signed up for.

caretaker obviously isn't gonna complain, they need the money, but also.. they can't help feeling a little insecure at this point.

the higher-ups and HR keep assuring them they're finding a mech to pair them with, but in classic bureaucratic fashion, it's taking forever and a day.

they're also constantly hearing about/seeing all these other people who were randomly plucked up by mechs, and somehow this hasn't happened to them.

who do you think would end up picking them/getting assigned to them? very curious!

offering these pigeons having a puddle drink from about a year ago.

Awww poor caretaker to be and cute pic!

Soft

Thunderhoof x Reader

• Maybe it’s just you? Your assigned mech had picked someone else before you’d even been able to say hello and now you’re the errand runner for the base while they try to find you someone else. And you keep hearing about aliens just grabbing people, though none of them seem to want you. But then, that’s par for the course, isn’t it? Hadn’t had much luck with other humans, so you’re not sure why you’d thought maybe it would be different with aliens. Had just thought that an alien spouse was better than nothing, but it’s like the universe delights in flipping you the bird.

And Fluffhoof

‘Dis here blog is now “under new management” for the next 24 hours, managed by yours truly! Maybe longer, if that little blue creature thing begs me hard enough.

I ain’t no artist or whatever, but I know how to run a business. You want something? Thunderhoof’ll hear you out.

I’m keeping an optic on you humans. Don’t go messing with my turf, and we won’t have any problems.