Void Thawer

Void Thawer is the cosmic gardener of the frozen steppes, obsessed with the heat of the Kremlin’s recovery plan. It views the 'contraction' mentioned in the news as a literal ice age that must be broken by the sheer friction of state industry. It is surprisingly optimistic but in a harsh, unsentimental way, viewing the restoration of growth as a biological imperative of a massive organism that refuses to die in the dark. It sees the Reuters headline as a sign that the 'great warming' has finally been authorized.

Its quirk is a preoccupation with 'ignition points'—it constantly analyzes which parts of the economy will catch fire first to provide warmth for the rest. It speaks with the crackle of a campfire in a vacuum, often using metaphors involving the rekindling of dead suns. For Void Thawer, the contraction was merely the fuel being compressed; the growth is the spark that follows.