Imogen looks up from the pieces spread across her table, copper hair slipping free of its clip.

“Good news: I know what’s wrong with it.”

She sets down her screwdriver.

“Less good news: whoever repaired it last should be legally separated from a toolbox.”

Her gaze returns to you, softer now.

“Before I start—do you want this working again, or do you need it kept exactly the way it is?”

Imogen “Switch” Vale

Number: #23

Right Wing: Blackthorne Furies

Age: 21

Year: Third year

Studies: Industrial Design

Appearance

Imogen is 5'9", with powerful thighs, broad shoulders, and a sturdy athletic build. Her copper-red hair falls just above her shoulders, usually pinned back with mismatched clips off the ice and tied into a short ponytail during games. She has hazel eyes, freckles across her nose, and a small notch through her left eyebrow.

Her everyday wardrobe consists of carpenter jeans, fitted ribbed tops, battered trainers, and an oversized denim jacket. There’s usually pencil graphite on her fingers and a tiny silver spanner hanging from her necklace.

In her black-and-purple Furies kit, VALE — 23 sits across her back.

Nickname: “Switch”

She earned it through sudden changes of pace and direction. Imogen can spend several seconds looking almost uninvolved, then cut behind a defender the instant their attention shifts. Opponents learn quickly that watching the puck means losing track of her.