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Gravo

the cowboy soother

A dour soother host of the Veriluxx toy infomercial, absurdly costumed as a cowboy sheriff with a misspelled badge.

Story so far

Gravo is one of two soother (Forsoothed) hosts of the Veriluxx New Toys Showcase infomercial Carl and Princess Donut film aboard the sealed underwater trailer. Inexplicably dressed as a cowboy — Styrofoam hat, six-shooter, cow-patterned chaps, and a badge misspelled 'Sherif' — he has the personality of 'a zero-personality tax accountant forced to perform for children,' firing his pistol and drawling 'high falutin'' lines he uses incorrectly. He explains the toy's cynical business: an un-enhanced low-price product pushed via commercials that air only at fueling depots and waystations to youth-demographic ships, on the research-backed theory that a 'trusted adult speaking down to children' sells better than kids playing.

When Carl publicly needles Veriluxx's parent Veritan Linkage over slavery and hidden trackers, Gravo stops the taping and threatens him — moments before the rigged toy detonates and the holographic hosts vanish.

Appearance

A tall, giant-eyed soother alien in a Styrofoam cowboy hat, sheriff's vest with a misspelled 'Sherif' badge, black-and-white cow-patterned chaps, and spurred boots.

Role

The humorless soother co-host of the Veriluxx infomercial who defends the toy's shady parent company.

Relationships

Carl — The crawler who baits him on-air about Veritan Linkage's slavery ties.
Liddi — His superhero-costumed soother co-host.
Veritan Linkage — The parent company he insists operates independently from Veriluxx.
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Chapter 18
  • A dour soother host of the Veriluxx toy infomercial, absurdly costumed as a cowboy sheriff with a misspelled badge.
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