"Pray tell, what is going on here?"
Tinker is an employee of Miss Cell-Any's Emporium, first introduced in Chapter 12 ("Wardrobe") of the comic. The Hero is shown to like him from first glance as she loves bugs[2], and promptly hugs him on sight. He is the co-worker of Cell and Tailor.
Personality
Tinker is an intelligent yet practical fellow. Delicate, neat, and particular, and both hard-working and polite. He likes carpentry and mechanics and has a dry, witty sense of humor.[3]
Appearance
In-comic
Tinker is a monster resembling a preying mantis, who possesses various basic tools for arms and legs. He is neatly-dressed, wearing a waistcoat and a tie.
A mantis, made man
Human
Recently, Mod was prompted to post a reference of Tinker as a human. From this, we get not only a design, but also several notes on his personality.
Human!Tinker dresses much the same as his monster counterpart, with the addition of a pair of round glasses and pencil tucked behind his ear. He is a butler by profession, and keeps a rail-straight posture of 6'3". He is forty-some years old and of Japanese descent.[3]
Dialogue
His speech bubbles are pale yellow and rectangular, and are connected to him via straight lines. Tinker speaks exclusively in Morse Code, which Hero remarks"sound like typing".[4]
Morse Code Translations
Page 215
- “Pray tell, what is going on here?”
- “A bug?”
- “Oh, it’s you”
- “Gracious me”
Page 216
- “You poor thing”
- “Which one?”
- “As you wish”
- “Here, Miss”
Page 218
- "Very droll"
- "Yes, Miss Cell"
- "Very good, Miss Cell"
Page 229
- "You are most kind."
- "I imagine so, Miss."
Page 230
- "My deepest apologies"
Page 231
- "Possibly, Sir."
- "Indeed, Sir?"
- "Sorry, Sir."
- "But I am incorrigible, Sir."
Page 234
- "Kind of you to say, Sir."
Page 235
- "I hope Sir is satisfied with the outcome?"
Page 236
- "Indeed, Miss?"
Page 255
- "Delighted to, miss."