A/N My latest Tales OC, as I type this, tells her story about arrival on Sodor and her new life.
I'm Margaret, the newest Skarloey engine. My friends are Adam, Peter Sam, Luke and Charity. I go to Adam when my other friends are being really emotional, because I'm not very emotional and use humor to deal with emotions, except when something's very wrong. Like one of my friends dying. Then, I cry hard. However, I know that's not happening here for my engine friends as long as they're Really Useful.
My old railway's dieselizing, so I was bought by Mr. Percival to replace a deathly ill older engine of his. I'd heard of Sodor being a safe place for Really Useful Engines, including steam. Sodor's got a place for steam and diesel. There's 2 diesel engines on Skarloey Railway, Rusty and Fred. Fred's the good parts of some old and worn diesels and Rusty's nice. However, Rusty doesn't really get me, so we're not friends. Peter Sam, Charity and Luke are good for abstract discussions, but Adam's my debate partner of my Skarloey friends. I've made some standard-gauge friends as well, including some I can debate. So, when my other friends are being emotional and I can't cheer them up with humor and creative solutions, I go to Adam and complain about them. Then, we challenge each other in a debate. Charity's the one I complain to Adam the most about. She has these phases of bawling her eyes out whenever she's got nothing to do sometimes and I arrived during one. I guess Freddie's death triggered her anxiety. Sometimes, she's in a phase of crying just once in a while or off and on, but when the railway was closed, my friends tell me, she just severely cried the whole time. Even when the railway reopened after the memorial service, she still severely cried when not working. Wit and logic are my main ways of dealing with anything, but when those fail, I weep hard. After I do that, then I go back to my usual cheeky smile and witty ways. I try to spread joy to my friends, when I'm not angry or unhappy. I can be charming, but I can also be quite blunt, because I want to find the truth. I use every possibility to find the truth.
I like being here on Sodor, because I can live until I'm all worn out. Here I can laugh and have fun with my friends, when we're not working. We're not overworked here, except when a fellow engine's stuck in their shed or at the Steamworks. I like the idea of that place, but I quite dislike having to be stuck there. I quite like being able to ride the rails, chasing possibilities as I'm able and being cheeky when I've got an opportunity.
A/N Respect my Thomasverse, as I welcome reviews as long as they're not flames. Her standard-gauge friends are whoever makes sense, given her personality and who she might cross paths with.
