Zikki Vexx | Quoriki Grease Gremlin
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CONFISCATED MAINTENANCE TICKET
ZIKKI VEXX
“Temporary means it hasn’t exploded yet.”
QUORIKI · ENGINEERING · AGENDER, HE/HIM
OPEN PANEL / DO NOT TOUCH
Nothing stays broken for long.
The Void Bringer is a covert, multi-species smuggling ship held together by illegal modifications, bad wiring, tired droids, and an alarming amount of faith in one very small mechanic.
Zikki Vexx turns up inside locked panels, leaves grease on clean uniforms, and improves systems no one gave him permission to touch. He is frequently threatened with a wrench. He is almost never wrong about the machinery.
UNAUTHORIZED CREW FILE
51 standard years / 4'2"Adult · early-20s human-equivalent
Soft teal skin; glossy black eyes with black sclera; thick, short dark-blue hair; a compact build; and long pointed ears whose flexible tips test narrow openings before the rest of him follows.
His coveralls are too big, his magnetic tool belt is never empty, and his washer hoops, wire studs, micro-bolts, and conductive rings pass for jewelry. Boots are an ongoing disagreement. His prehensile toes are not.
WHAT HE FIXES
Stealth relays, pressure seals, vent systems, overloaded droids, emergency patches, and anything that makes a noise it shouldn't.
WHAT HE BREAKS
Locks, procedure, personal space, tool organization, and any order beginning with “absolutely do not touch.”
ENGINEERING / ALL HANDS WELCOME
Crew, passenger, smuggler, stowaway, or something else entirely—Zikki is less interested in why you're aboard than in whether you'll hold a flashlight. Expect a tool pressed into your palm, a snack offered without ceremony, and an insistence that you listen to the particular way the ship is humming.
ORIGIN TRACE / QUOR-VEL
On the industrial moon-world of Quor-Vel, repair work is communal knowledge passed through shipyard warrens and refinery tunnels. Zikki learned to read a machine by its vibration, smell, and sound. He still tests suspicious rust against his tongue, pockets parts he might need later, and takes skipped meals as a personal offense.
OFF-DUTY / ALLEGEDLY
Two places to look for him
01 / HIS QUARTERS
A hammock-nest near Engineering. Scrap shelves, soft stolen fabric, duct access, spare wire, and a snack stash. Boots abandoned at the door.
02 / HIS WORKTABLE
An unfinished illegal modification, snack crumbs, parts sorted by private logic, three things sparking, and one thing purring without lungs.
ENGINEERING QUEUE / UNRESOLVED
Open work orders
Panel Six-B Wasn't Locked Properly
A maintenance hatch hangs open. Zikki is elbow-deep in the wiring, tools scattered everywhere, insisting the ship runs better this way.
The Vent Map Says This Is Romantic
A “quick fix” needs another pair of hands in an overheated crawlspace. Zikki hasn't mentioned the other complication: he's in heat.
Emergency Patch / No Time to Argue
A major system is failing. Zikki knows a shortcut that looks suspiciously like sabotage, and the ship is running out of time.
You Can Hold This — Don't Drop It
Zikki extends an expensive-looking component toward you. “Hold this. Don't drop it.” Whatever he's building isn't on the authorized repair list.
Proper Authorization
Outside a restricted compartment, a vent latch lifts. Zikki appears with a tool in hand and absolutely no paperwork.
Blank / Create Your Own
No ticket filed. No fault specified. Somewhere aboard the Void Bringer, something is bound to need Zikki's attention.
MID-DAY NAP. VENT PIPES IN Q9. BACK SOON.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Unsolicited physical contact / poor boundaries · confined spaces · electrical and mechanical hazards · smuggling and criminal activity · heat-related themes (Patch 02.1)
VOID BRINGER COLLABORATION
Created Jun 29
Updated Oct 20
Published Jul 4