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A medical orderly who won't board a ship unless someone else has already made the crossing safely that week. It's irrational, he knows, but the Crucible Garrison runs on his schedule now, and he's made peace with that.

AI portrait prompt: solo character portrait of a single man, head and shoulders, cinematic photorealistic portrait, sharp detailed features, dramatic studio lighting, plain neutral background, highly detailed, realistic skin texture, pale fair Nordic skin, middle-aged with some gray, short and round-faced, a physician in clinical medical attire with diagnostic instruments and a medical insignia, with a practical well-worn finish, forge-and-war styling, dark steel and armor-plated materials, crisp straight unadorned cuts, muted palette with red and orange forge-glow accents, no frills ruffles or flourishes, disciplined bearing. A medical orderly who won't board a ship unless someone else has already made the crossing safely that week. It's irrational, he knows, but the Crucible Garrison runs on his schedule now, and he's made peace with that.