
(Art of Mil by
HonovyArt)
Mil Hadlee was a professional fighter on the upper tiers of the city of Glasmor, and he was performing well until certain events scuppered his career early. Betrayed and lost he fell hard and ended up in The Roots, far below the upper tiers and jobless.
Eventually getting himself a position as an apprentice to a mechanic, he now makes a tidy living servicing vehicles and supplying charging points and biofuel. Having inherited the garage from his teacher, he now lives on site alone. With his only employee being his secretary Chelsea.
Considerably younger than him, his paternal instincts kicked in, but didn't stop him reciprocating the younger woman's more romantic interest in him.
He's been around the block a bit, and can lean towards cynicism, but tends to be open minded and accepting.
Like most people on the upper tiers of Glasmor, Mil grew up where growing and tending plants was normal, while being in The Roots has slowed down his garden, he's lucky enough to have a roof top he can cultivate. A place of peace and thought, the garden is the heart of his and Chelsea's budding relationship. He grows rescues and urban strays, having never had much luck with vegetables in The Roots. It's a cluttered place, but quiet and restful.
His home is similar, squeezed into the upper floors of the garage, his kitchen and the break-room are one and the same, his bedroom barely large enough for his sofa bed. But his untidy personal life belies a careful attitude towards his work and considerate approach to the things that interest him.
In his twenties he chose to give up his daughter, as a lone parent he was barely scraping by, and decided she could have a better chance in the homes of the upper tier than with him, always one step away from ending up on the streets. It was shortly after this that he got his apprenticeship. He's never quite been sure if he made the right choice. If giving her up helped get him the position, or if he should have kept her just a while longer, as the job gave him the means to support them both.
While he doesn't regret the choice, he does choose to divert that energy he might have otherwise put into his daughter, into supporting the women in his life, though this can make him paternalistic and frustrating for them at times.
His entirely different approach to fatherhood however is exactly what Chelsea needs, and a young woman finally breaking out from her oppressive home life and not intending to reproduce that life with a different father figure, is exactly what he needs.