Hello! Since my last update, Banjo and Kazooie have debuted in Smash and so there are new people in the fandom. Welcome, guys!
This might already seem obvious, but I don't plan on continuing this fanfiction...because I've already finished it, just in a different format! As I prefer making art and comics to longform writing, I've created a fanzine (small art book) with the same name, "Gills and Gearwork". It contains my headcanons about Clanker and co., as well as the conclusion to this story.
If you are interested, it can be found on my Gumroad SuperflatPsyche.
Thank you for understanding! I'm very grateful for the nice comments I've received.