Rodge McCaffrey
Rodge McCaffrey | |
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Titles | Callsign: Rigmarole |
Aliases | Rig |
Skills | Ship repair |
Profession | Engineer, DDF pilots (formerly) |
Groups | Engineering Corps |
Homeworld | Detritus |
Universe | Cytoverse |
Rodge McCaffrey (Rig, callsign: Rigmarole[1]) is a childhood friend of Spensa who is accepted into DDF Flight School with her. He drops out after one day, realizing that it is not for him. Rig pursues the Engineering Corps, where he can repair ships instead of fly them. Rig repairs M-Bot with parts given to him from the Engineering Corp and parts that Spensa collects.
Appearance and Personality
Rig is described as lanky and has red hair. He is often self-conscious, but through the designs he receives so much praise for at the Engineering Corps, he becomes much more confident. Rig is very smart.
History
Rig has known Spensa for a very long time. They studied for their Flight School entrance exam together and Rig received a perfect score. However, after one day of flight school, he drops out; realizing that it has only ever been Spensa's dream. Rig receives multiple offers for jobs, and when Spensa shows him M-Bot, he accepts a job with the Engineering Corps to acquire the parts and knowledge he will need to fix M-Bot.
Relationships
“You will not tell her I said those things. She probably doesn’t even remember who I am....Does she? ”
—Rodge talking to Spensa after admitting he likes FM[2]
Rodge has a crush on FM and thinks she is smart, cute, and has nice eyes.[3] Spensa, while playing matchmaker, asks FM about her dating preferences to see whether she would be interested in someone like Rodge, although her attempts to find out information do not go very far.[4]