A/N Susan's my latest OC as I type this, telling her new railway's engines her story.
Hello, everyone. I'm Susan and this is my story. I'm a quiet, loyal, practical and dutiful type. Driver says I'm an introvert. I tend to bottle up my feelings, except when alone with someone I deeply trust. I was built, tested and then I came here. While I was being tested, I saw an engine of my original railway, as I think of the one that built and tested me as, in dreadful pain. I cried when I got back to my shed for the first time in my life, with just Driver and me. "I've got watery eyes", I sniffled. "Why?", as I sobbed quietly. I may try not to show my emotions, but I'm sensitive on the inside, even if I'm unemotional outside, until I can't hold it in.
Driver comforted me. "There, there, Susan," he said, taking a cloth from his pocket to dry my tears. "You're crying. You've got emotions and just need to let it all out. I shall wipe away your tears." He listened attentively to pick up on my cues and tried to understand how I was feeling as he rubbed my cheeks and wiped my wet eyes. I sobbed more, releasing my pent-up emotion and he said, as he continued to wipe my tears away. "Just cry and let the feelings show, so you can feel better. When I get overwhelmed by my powerful emotions, I just cry, then after I dry my eyes, make myself a meal or create some art, write a song or create a work of art to express my feelings. You've got my support, as long as you're in pain.". He wiped all my tears away as best he could, even dapped my last tears from my cheeks and eyes when I finished my cry.
Usually, I'm logical and dependable. I look at the details when someone's having a problem, so I can find the cause or source and understand the effect. I try to come up with a practical and logical solution and do what I can to help. Not everyone approves, but it's what I do to try to help those I care about. I do care, I just struggle to understand emotions. Driver tells me emotions are important to him. I can be blunt, stubborn and insensitive-seeming, but I can also be nice, loyal and responsible. I'm fond of traditions, so I may create some of my own as I get older.
I shall like Sodor and this railway if it's a well-run place. I like rules and order. I want to work hard and learn about my new home. Though I can get through change, I've got to be prepared because I'm not fond of it, finding too many changes and those I'm not prepared for stressful. If you want to be my friend, you can be, if you're like me, dependable, intelligent and share my interests and values. I've got my own sense of humor, which I shall share with my friends. I don't want to be betrayed. Getting ready for my next train now.
A/N I'm doing something with Rowena again next and next week I'll fulfill the next Autumn request.