A/N This is my latest OC telling her story.
Hello, I'm Alex, the new engine. I was built on the Mainland, tested and then bought by Arlesdale Railway, so here I am. I'm gentle, dreamy, sympathetic and enthusiastic. On the way here, I daydreamed about what my new home might be like. I want to find some friends to be close to here in my new home. One thing about me is, I'm extremely emotional and tear up quite easily, even cry when overwhelmed with emotion. The first time I cried was when a steam engine within a scrap train called me a "little steam killer". I wanted to flee, but that past, so, overwhelmed with sadness from the scrap train, I began to cry. The big diesel pulling the train called me a "cry-engine." I asked my driver, every word another sob, "How come my eyes are leaking? What's a "cry-engine"?".
Driver told me about crying and that "cry-engine" just means the other engine thinks I should keep my emotion in, as he took a cloth from his pocket and dried my tears. "There, there, Alex," he said, as he rubbed my cheeks and pressed the cloth to my eyes, to wipe my tears. "I want you to cry, because I know how sad you are." He listened attentively as he tuned into me, to pick up on my values and cues. "I'm very caring, so I want to support you. No judgment from me, just care and compassion as I dry your eyes. "Your emotion's valid, so I'm here for you in your pain, not to fix your mood, just to help you feel happier. I understand emotions are part of life, but I want to comfort you until you feel better. Cry and I shall wipe your eyes.". He wiped all my tears away as best he could, even dapped my last tears from my cheeks and eyes until they were dry, then went back to my cab with sodden cloth and refiled my radiator. I'm a water-cooled little diesel.
I like my life on Sodor, because I'm making friends with my fellow engine here. I'm told, as long as I'm a Really Useful Engine, this island is safe. Steam or diesel, all the engines here are safe from scrapping, if Really Useful Engines.
A/N Respect my Thomasverse. My FanFiction buddy likes Hurt/Comfort, which inspires me to write stuff like Alex crying.