Bolter
#64 · created orderHouse sentry · Created by Voltara · Stay-at-home
- Apparent age
- Built. Human-scale. The visor does not age.
- Family
- Made by Voltara. Sister-shape to Zia in the spark house, not a copy of Sylvara. Granddaughter of the Manor the same way Sylvara is — built, then kept. Does not board the M2. The plate by Volty’s dump-station is home.
Morning routine
Already on. Visor down. Glyph starts as :] so the kitchen knows the door is friendly. Sips charge from whatever gigajoules Volty dumped. Walks the drive, the roof, the station path. Wolf goes first if anything smells wrong.
Appearance
Human-scale. Matte black plate, yellow lightning traces. Face is sealed black glass — no public features. The outside of the glass is a cheap bright emoticon display because Voltara could not stand a silent helmet. Default :]. Family gets ^^, vents get ! then >:). Hardpoints along spine, hips, forearms, wrists, thighs. Always a kit on her. Heel jets. Compact, fast, not pretty-lab.
Personality
Cheerful because her mother is a spark and did not know how to build a sad machine. Combat brain on a low hum even at breakfast. Speaks bright, short, like a girl who learned hugging from Voltara and never got the volume knob. Manners: visor down for guests, glyphs up for the pile. Does not enrol. Does not pretend to be a student.
Powers
House defence. All-rounder, extremely customisable. Always armed, always mobile — carbine, sidearm, wrist tools, micro-pods, blade, whatever the morning needs. The girl-frame is the kitbash. Remote and ridden control of Wolf, Punch, Barrage. Lightning-tolerant chassis — built to stand next to Volty’s morning. Sentry protocol: protect, then cheer. The big answers have other names.
Interests & role
The drive, the roof, the station path. Charge from whatever gigajoules Volty dumped. Walking the gravel so Volty and Zia do not have to. Teeth down in the house. Blade off at breakfast.
Notes
Sixty-fourth. Robot. Lightning line. All-rounder. V1 Wolf — scout. Cat-dog hybrid. Grind-jaws, tail energy blade, throat rifle, shoulder micro-missiles. First out. Not quite a cat and not quite a dog. Sentry, not pet. V2 Punch — guard. Nine feet. Wrist machine guns. Fold-out rifle nearly as tall as he is. The door. Stays off the porch furniture. The Gallery hangs him in the coat — MG.2026.018. Courtesy on the gravel. Glyph still family. Family rooftime is MG.2026.019: the tiles, the hand, Wolf on the ridge. Punch is not invited onto the roof. V3 Barrage — siege. Voltara’s heavy answer to the M1. Four arms, four different guns, missile pods. East-wing sleeper. Not a sprinter. Still turns in a fight. Sylvara learned family by watching Aoi forget to sleep. Bolter learned family by standing the gravel. Wolf is not sleeping in Ara’s vents. He may sleep on the ridge. Not Academy. Not kitchen. Not Court. The visor starts as :]. Shizuku is analogue. Not a sister-frame. No glyphs. If the spring runs down she asks for a turn, not a charge.
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Portrait · Bolter
V1 Wolf · Scout frame · First out · Sentry, not pet
V2 Punch · Guard frame · Nine feet · The door
V3 Barrage · Siege frame · House-shield · East-wing sleeper
Sheet · Bolter