Amber

Amber
Full Name	Amber Melody
Pronouns	She/Her
Birthday	July 28th
Species	Human
Age	28
Height	180cm / 5'11"
Occupation	Mechanic & Scrapyard Owner
Stuffed Animals	26
Unfinished Projects	Many

Amber was born in the seaside town of Magnolia. She's the odd one out among her family of artists, having chose to explore engineering instead. She'd always held a fascination with machines, spending her childhood taking apart her toys to figure out how they worked.

She was also born with a missing right arm, which combined with her interest in engineering, lead to her building a prosthetic replacement. What started as her taping a paper towel tube to her shoulder as a child eventually became a custom machined, shoulder-actuated prosthetic that saw daily use.

The arm got her a scholarship to a prestigious engineering school, where she thrived. After school, once the hype wore down, she realized the arm was the only real major accomplishment she'd made until then. Suddenly, everything she did in comparison felt lackluster, and so began a long spat with perfectionism.

She ended up taking ownership of the Magnolia scrapyard after graduating, having been a frequent customer in the past, where she started a workshop. To make ends meet, she did odd repair jobs and commissions for others, while trying to find her next big thing in her free time.

Over the years, she started to feel burnt out. She wondered what was left for her, if she'd already made her magnum opus. Then, one day, a weird blue creature washing ashore.

Stories featuring Amber - The Elusive and Fleeting Glory of the Continental Breakfast - Hum