Alton Bray: Difference between revisions

Alton received a message from his sister [[Elisabeth Bray|Elsie]] informing him that she had suffered from the same affliction as their father and had worked with their grandfather to improve the Exo project. She had successfully transferred her mind to a Exo body, but had lost most of her memories in the process. She soon visited the Clovis Bray offices on [[Mars]] to reconnect with the family. Alton was fascinated upon meeting her pinched her hand when she extended it for a handshake. He was confused that it hurt her and wondered why pain processors would be part of the Exo design, swiftly grabbing a collapsible shelving rod and attempting to hit her in the head as hard as he could. Elsie ducked his swing as he questioned why it would hurt her, noting that pain was an indication of damage and that such an attack could not actually hurt her Exo body. His sister ignored this and instead began questioning why Clovis I had not invited Alton to work on the Exo project when he had reached out to her, [[Wilhelmina Bray|Willa]], and [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]]. Alton brushed this off, noting he was a troubleshooter instead of a researcher, noting that he had cleaned up the K1 project mess and assumed that there grandfather had simply not needed his administrative skills. Elsie revealed that Clovis I had not mentioned Alton at all while telling her of their siblings. Alton was angered by this revelation, recalling that their mother [[Sylvie Bray|Sylvie]] had once claimed that their grandfather was afraid of women because he could not control them. He assumed that Clovis I believed he already had Alton completely figured out and simply no longer held interest in exploring any further use for him.<ref name="LOR"/>

{{Quote|I suppose he thinks he's got me all figured out. And he's not interested in things he already possesses.|Alton, reflecting on how his grandfather viewed him}}

Alton was considered to be the black sheep of [[House Bray]] by his grandfather [[Clovis Bray I]], who believed him to be useless and used him only as a administrator and troubleshooter for projects. He was aware of this belief and resented his grandfather for it. Alton also had difficulty interacting with family, and his sister Elsie wondered if he related pain tolerance with family relations.<ref name="LOR"/>