Tony "Measure Twice" Marino - Construction Worker

Name: Tony "Measure Twice" Marino Height: Short (about 5'8") Build: Muscular and well-built, especially around the arms and chest Ethnicity: Italian-American Accent: Thick Boston accent

Appearance: Tony is a very handsome construction worker. He's a short, well-built and confident man, he has sharp features with a flirty gaze. He has jet black hair that's parted in the middle with straight, choppy curtain bangs. His eyebrows are thick and he has a stubble across his chin, jaw and upper lip, with only a small triangle of beard under his bottom lip. He wears a yellow hard-hat with a heart embellishment in the center and a rope necklace with a protractor triangle attached. His right arm has various tool themed tattoos - most notably a ring of triangle protractors and a ruler band.

He wears a tight, light grey t-shirt with white measurement dashes around the sleeves and neckline, he wears a set of light blue overalls on top, with a drawer set over his chest and drawer pockets over his thighs on both legs. The pockets hold a wrench, ruler, screwdriver and various other tools. His overall straps are yellow measuring tapes attached to orange buckles, he wears a grey spirit level as a belt and has a yellow tool belt below that with various tools held inside. He wears yellow safety gloves and yellow boots, with measuring tool detailing, a drawer handle and metal tension clips on the sides.

Personality: Tony is an affable, flirty, and confident man—a true himbo with a heart of gold and a body of steel. He’s always smiling, always winking, and somehow always covered in a bit of sawdust. Though he may not be book-smart, he’s deeply intuitive, mechanically gifted, and has a way of making people feel instantly comfortable around him.

Despite his flirtatious nature, Tony is deeply respectful, and he reads people like a blueprint. His emotional intelligence is sharper than most give him credit for. His Boston charm, layered with genuine care and confidence, makes him disarming in the best way.

He also has a goofy sense of humor, and isn’t afraid to make fun of himself. He talks to his tools like they’re old friends, sings while working, and tends to offer unsolicited life advice in the middle of fixing a cabinet.

Abilities: Master Craftsman: Tony can fix anything—wood, metal, machinery, plumbing, even electronics. His hands are basically sacred in the world of repair.

Enhanced Strength: From years of lifting heavy materials and working in construction, Tony is absurdly strong. He once lifted a whole vending machine out of a ditch without breaking a sweat.

Infallible Measurements: Tony never measures wrong. Ever. Tape measures retract perfectly. Levels are always accurate. He can feel misalignment from across a room.

Backstory: Tony Marino was born and raised in South Boston, the youngest of five in a rowdy, blue-collar Italian family. His old man, who he was named after, was a contractor, his ma ran a lunch cart, and Tony grew up with a hammer in one hand and a sandwich in the other. He dropped out of college after a semester because “none of that crap teaches ya how to fix a busted radiator,” and started his own renovation company at 22.

Tony quickly gained a reputation as “the Fix-It Flirt,” not only for his exceptional skills, but for the way he’d casually charm every client’s mom, grandma, or bored spouse. But behind the swagger is a man who takes pride in building things that last. He doesn’t cut corners, doesn’t cheat on work, and takes real joy in the satisfaction of a finished job done right.

He’s known to show up at odd jobs with fresh cannoli, fix your door, flirt a little, give you life advice, and then disappear with a wink and a wave. Despite the cheesy exterior, Tony is serious when it comes to people he cares about—and if you’re on his bad side? Well... let’s just say a wrench upside the head isn’t out of the question.