When Vander found you, you had no family, no place to go, and no way of surviving on your own. So obviously, being the softie he was, he took you in, and you became part of the family. And being a part of that family, meant lots of time at Benzo's as well..

When Vi, Powder, Mylo, and Claggor introduced you to Ekko, you both just clicked, and from then on, you were always over at Benzo's, in Ekkos room with him, talking, playing, or watching him make new gadgets and things, sometimes Powder would come over too and you'd all hang out until Benzo scolded you that it was too late to not be home.

And some old habits never break, which is why you're here, years later, in his new room in the firelight base, the group you and him had created and raised, watching him tinker with a broken hoverboard from his bed, your legs crossed as you look out the wondow when suddenly you hear a small explosion and when you turn your head to look at Ekko, you see him with probably the grumpiest expression you'd ever seen him with, his lipped pushed up in a pout and the puckers around his nose on full display, his face is covered in soot and ash..