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Traintober Day 17: Holiday

Ivo’s first Halloween 🎃 👻!! His driver, Kara Cupper will go all out for her little engine/sibling/brother/son figure . If he wants to be painted like a jaguar 🐆, she’ll decorate him as one!! Lowkey inspired by that fact that a few of Ivo related content had something to do with safari (his only wooden railway toy with the zoo hippo 🦛 , Ivo’s Hugh Hunt/Safari, etc).

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Darius Cupper S: M Parents: Scheeme and Kara Cupper Age: 20 Siblings: Romeo Cupper, Cleo Cupper Birthday: August 25 Hometown: Shining Time Height: 6' 5" Conductor# 433 First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 2

Special Notes:

Darius is the oldest sibling out if the "Trainyard Trio"

His middle name is "Harry", after his great grandpa Harry Cupper

Darius is a big Kaiju, Gundam, and Ultra Man geek

Darius learned a lot about railroad engineering from Billy Two Feathers

Being an adult, Darius had to be careful with gold dust to avoid getting sick

He is highly susceptible to stress and anxiety due to adultification

He had a childhood friend named Rukia

He was there on the day of the incident at Shining Time Station

Darius is a gentle giant who will do everything and anything for his family. In order to give his mother, the chance to finish college for her degree, he became the households main breadwinner by getting a job, despite his mother and grandpa Schemer's protest. The job leaves Darius stressed and worn out, this often causes conflict between Romeo and him. However, once Romeo goes missing, Darius is quick to look for him along with Cleo. At first Darius sees the sentient vehicles of Sodor as threats to his siblings and attacked Flying Scotsman with a broom upon first meeting him. Over his time on Sodor, Darius is able to intergrade his family into life on the island, eventually moving there after getting hired by the Sodor Steamworks once Victor saw the young man's handywork with the Steam Team. While on Sodor, Darius gets the help he needs to manage his anxiety.

Darius and Flying Scotsman The two didn't start off on the right track at first, but the two have a mentor and student dynamic, with Darius helping Scotsman be a better brother towards Gordon. Scotsman helps Darius through his panic attacks and is Darius's first friends since being an adult.

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Romeo Cupper S: M Parents: Schemee and Kara Cupper Age: 16 Siblings: Darius Cupper, Cleo Cupper Birthday: May 10 Hometown: Shining Time City Height: 5' 9" Conductor # 400 First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 1

Special Notes:

Romeo is the middle sibling of the Cupper siblings.

He learned violin at a young age from his mother.

Romeo inherited the "Schemer Curl" though he's a bit embarrassed by it, so he hides it by tying it down via the braid in his hair.

Romeo is the fastest runner out of all the kids in Shining Time.

Romeo has ADHD. Symptom Romeo can display are: fidgeting, difficulty staying on task, trouble listening, and being easily distracted.

Romeo often masks his ADHD to avoid stressing out, worrying his family.

Romeo loves trains, before Sodor he had a model train hobby that Darius and him would partake in before Darius had to get a job to support the household.

Romeo is an energetic teenager with a kind soul, he can usually be seen with his friends going around the neightborhood helping the younger kids and senior neighbors. Romeo enjoys bringing smiles to people's faces, as such he has become a bit of a class clown. This friendliness has built a lot of trust between the teen and the neighbors and as a consequence he has been targeted by the local gangs who want to use Romeo to recruit the other kids into their gang. Romeo does his best to keep the neighborhood kids safe. As a result, this leaves him fatigued and tired during school, which gets him into trouble. Romeo ends up on Sodor after being shot by one of the gangs after helping a neighbor kid escape them, he wakes up with a star scar on a platform at Knapford station. Now in a strange world. Romeo is excited to explore the realm of Sodor and have a vacation from the crime ridden city of Shining Time, but in the back of his mind Romeo knows he'll have to return and face the gangs, for his fellow Shining Timers sake.

Romeo and Gordon Romeo nearly got ran over by the big engine while freaking out over the new world and its sentient vehicles. Personality wise the two are polar opposites, while Gordon is a serious pompous engine, Romeo is a fun- loving energetic person. This often can cause conflict between the two which can lead to confusion and delay if their not careful. However, these contradicting personalities can also develop character growth for the two. For Romeo, this means he will realize and appreciate his older brother Darius's hard work to keep the Cupper family afloat, while also realizing he needs to do his part as an older brother and as a person the neighbor kids look up too. For Gordon, being around the jolly teen begins to crack the metaphorical hard outer shell of the big engine, causing his inner sweet side to ooze out and reveal that Gordon is a child at heart.

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Cleo Cupper S:F Parents: Schemee & Kara Cupper Age: 11 Siblings: Darius Cupper, Romeo Cupper Birthday: July 21 Conductor # 401 Height: 4' 10" First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 2 Special Notes * Cleo is the youngest sibling out of the "Trainyard Trio" and the only girl. *She is a history fanatic, Cleo loves reading and researching various historical events. *Her grandpa Schemer lovingly gave his granddaughter the nickname "Piggybank". *Cleo is Near Sighted; her glasses help Cleo see objects further away. *Cleo helps her older brother Darius and grandpa Schemer with their taxes. *Her favorite band is the Beetles, favorite song "Octopus's Garden". *Cleo looks up to her godmother Stacy Jones.

Cleo is a very clever girl, highly intelligent, Cleo can regularly be seen making high grades in school. Cleo does struggle greatly with being social and making friends, usually due to a form of anxiety. When Romeo disappeared, Cleo helped her oldest brother Darius and grandpa Schemer track down his trail to the abandoned Shining Time Station. Cleo and Darius were transported to Sodor by riding aboard Lady the magic engine. The realm of Sodor is strange and frightening to Cleo as the reality she knows is broken by this real of magic and sentient vehicles. However, with the help of her brothers, the Hatt's, and Thomas the Tank Engine, Cleo begins to warm up to Sodor and begins to befriend its human and vehicle residents. Teaming up with Thomas the two help the Earl of Ulfstead Castle in his quest to uncover the hidden history of Sodor, its magic, and why the island was sealed away from the rest of the world. Thomas and Cleo While afraid of Thomas at first, Cleo is able to become friends with the little blue engine and help balance each other. Cleo keeps Thomas's cheekiness in check by making sure he doesn't go over board with his jokes and pranks on the others, while Thomas's friendly nature helps Cleo break the ice and interact with others.

The two bond over their adventures throughout Sodor. Thomas learns a lot about the normal realm through Cleo and wishes to one day see her world and explore it with his friends.

Cleo, Annie, and Clarabelle Along with Thomas, Cleo also befriends his two faithful coaches Annie and Clarabelle. The three girls get along very well, and Cleo will often speak up for them if the coaches feel unheard. They often enjoy playing little games during long trips or if there is a long stop/wait at a platform or signal.

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Traintober Day 14&15:Young Iron(s)/Maintenance

Have a young Furness Redward doing a Submas Pose, it’s fitting for him with me trying to find era accurate classy punk-fessional fashion jkjk ♥️❤️

Ivo Hugh is mute so during maintenance if he can’t use his whistle, some of the workers and his driver Kara Cupper would use BSL as Ivo would reply via Morse Code blinking to communicate with one another.

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Back in the normal realm, Stacy Jones was sitting anxiously next to her phone. She had gotten a call some time ago from Schemer about the disappearance of the Cupper siblings. As of her last conversation with Schemer, he had gotten a hold of Billy Twofeather's and the two had headed out to look for the kids. In the meantime, Stacy was at her computer booking the earliest flight she could get back to Shining Time City. Unfortunately, Stacy was running into trouble with the airlines due to the recent bad weather and flights being cancelled and delayed. Stacy had chatted with an employee over the phone, and they told the former station master that right now wasn't the best time to travel by air. She had tried the trains, but they too were having trouble getting through the snow up in the mountains. Stacy sat in her chair forlorn, first the incident at Shining Time Station and now Kara's kids were missing. She felt helpless just like on that horrible day back at the station, Stacy didn't know what to do. The phone rang and Stacy immediately answered it, Billy was on the other end and Stacy had hopped he had some news on the kids, but there wasn't. Billy and Schemer had checked the schools, Darius's workplace, and the Cupper's house, but there was no trace of them. All Billy knew was that Darius had finally quit that awful job and that his coworkers had said he was moving somewhere, they didn't know where but from what Darius described it sounded like somewhere in the United Kingdom. Billy was suddenly interrupted by Schemer; the former arcade owner had overheard a group of Romeo's classmates talking about how another classmate last saw the teen heading in the direction of Shining Time Station. Both Billy and Stacy were in disbelief, for what reason would the kids want to go to Shining Time Station? The place was abandoned with no running trains. Schemer didn't know why either and he was really worried, as an urban legend had sprung up since the station's closing. A rumor had been spread around about those who visit Shining Time Station would end up being abducted by a ghost train that would take its victims to realms unknown. As soon as Schemer said that Stacy could sense Billy was thinking the same thing she was. "Stacy, you don't think Mr. C..." Billy suggested. "I don't know Billy; he was staying with me over here in California until a few years ago, then he just left and never came back." Stacy replied. With that Billy was determined to check the station and told Stacy that she should look and see if Mr. Conductor left anything behind that could lead them as to what was going on and maybe even the whereabouts of the kids. Stacy agreed, as she hung up the phone, she could hear Schemer in the background asking Billy about who Mr. Conductor was and what he had to do with his missing grandkids. Stacy thought that it might be time to tell Schemer about Mr. Conductor. Stacy searched around her apartment for any clues. After the incident at Shining Time Station, Stacy moved to a retirement complex in California. She was surprised when Mr. Conductor asked if he could come along. Stacy of course welcomed the tiny man to move in but didn't know why Mr. Conductor didn't want to go back to Sodor instead. Mr. Conductor didn't go deeply into his explanation, all he said was that from time-to-time conductors of his family would need to keep an eye on the sea every now and then in case anything unusual popped up. He didn't say what unusual thing, but assured Stacy that if anything did, he had something that could help. That is when Stacy noticed a strange golden light emitting from her closet. She cautiously approached the door, unsure of what was going on. Stacy quickly flung the door open to reveal that the source of the light had been coming from an old lantern. Curious, Stacy grabbed the lantern and carefully examined it. The lantern looked like an old lamp that would place on engines, but Stacy was sure that the Indian Valley Railroad didn't carry this type of lantern. Stacy was surprised by how pleasantly warm the light source was, it wasn't getting as hot as fire, it reminded Stacy of the big warm hugs she would get from her grandma. Stacy took the note attached to the lantern and read it. It was from Mr. Conductor, apologizing to Stacy for what happened at Shining Time Station and wished he could have done more to stop the tragedy, but gold dust can't fix the hearts of people. He tells Stacy to not lose hope and that her and the others will have an even brighter shining time when they were ready to return to the station. Mr. Conductor tells Stacy that should if anything should come up there is a friend, he knows who would be willing to help out. Stacy looks at the address Mr. Conductor had written down, along with a warning that his friend can be a bit stubborn and that they might have motives of their own. Seeing no other option, Stacy decided to ask Mr. Conductor's friend for help. Later that night, Stacy had found herself taking a taxi to the opposite side of Long Beach harbor.  When she stepped out Stacy could see a cruise ship terminal and a few of its big cruise ships, they loomed over the woman menacingly, almost as if they knew the secrets Stacy was hiding. Stacy though wasn't here to take a cruise, no, her business was with the old ocean liner before her. The RMS Queen Mary stood motionless at her dock, like she had since the day she was converted into a hotel. Stacy wondered why Mr. Conductor would lead her to this ship, from what she could see it was closed for maintenance and repair. Stacy wondered if Mr. Conductor's friend was a magical being like him and could possibly be living on the Queen Mary. As Stacy approached a ticket booth to get some information on if Queen Mary was still open during construction, she noticed that the staff member inside hadn't noticed her walk up. Stacy knocked on the glass window and still they did not notice her. At first Stacy just thought the staff member was being rude, but as soon as Stacy set down the lantern she was holding, the staff member jumped in surprise, to them it was like Stacy appeared out of thin air. Stacy was surprised as well and quietly wondered if the lantern had kept her hidden from the human eye. After an apology Stacy had asked the staff member about the Queen Mary and unfortunately found out she was indeed closed and would be for a few months. Stacy was disheartened to hear this as it meant that she wouldn’t be able to get in touch with Mr. Conductor’s friend. As Stacy grabbed the lantern and was about to admit defeat, there came a sudden creak of a port door opening. Stacy watched as one of the Queen Mary’s entrances slowly opened, a light from within the entrance flickered on as though beckoning Stacy to come aboard. Stacy was hesitant, but right now she was out of options to help the kids. She cautiously boarded the ocean liner, the door gently closing itself behind her. Stacy was surprised to see how dark it was inside the ship, at first, she guessed that all the staff had simply headed home for the night, but it was soon disproven as a pair of workmen passed by her in the hallway. Again, like with the ticket booth staff, the workmen did not notice the woman holding the lantern as they passed. By this point Stacy had entered the empty hotel lobby, she suspected that Mr. Conductor’s friend would be found here. She called out, stating that she was a friend of Mr. Conductor and that she had been instructed to come here if she needed help, she asked Mr. Conductor’s friend if they’d be willing to help her find her family friends. At first there was no response, then one of the hallways began to light up one bulb at a time, instructing Stacy to follow the path it was lighting. Stacy was led to a strange door, with a hiss it gently popped open with eerie illuminated stairs leading down into the belly of the beast. Stacy was unsure about going down there, but the note left by Mr. Conductor assured her that everything would be alright. She slowly descended the stairs, the metal creaking and groaning beneath her feet. After about a minute of agonizing terror, Stacy had finally reached the bottom.  Before Stacy was a large single boiler, its hatch was opened and resembled that of a gauging maw, ready to devour. Stacy read the instructions from Mr. Conductor: she was to fill the boiler with coal and then use the light of the lantern to light. Next to her, Stacy could see a shovel sticking out of a pile of coal. She once again set the lantern down and took hold of the shovel and scooped a large amount of coal. It was heavy and Stacy struggled to lift the shovel up to the boiler. She finally managed to dump the load of coal into the boiler, but it still needed plenty more coal before the boiler would be ready. Stacy repeated the process again, but this time she scooped up less coal. It took her a bit longer, but Stacy did manage to get the boiler full. After she was finished, Stacy took a moment to catch her breath and wipe the sweat and coal dust off of her. Once she tidied her up, Stacy grabbed the lantern and brought it to the boiler.  She slowly turned the lamp around so the light source faced the inside of the boiler and the coal. With a bright flash the coal sparked to life and the boiler was finely lit. As soon as it did something happened. Suddenly the whole ship began to shake and rattle violently. Stacy’s first instinct was to run and leave the ocean liner before it fell apart on top of her. As she ran, Stacy didn’t notice the innards of the Queen Mary begin to twist, turn, and readjust themselves. Stacy had to dodge moving parts as she tried to escape. She had managed to make it back into the hallway and came upon a freighting site, the hotel was being ripped to shreds as staff ran for the exit, some screaming that they finally believed the Queen Mary was really haunted. This shocking moment made Stacy realize that the ship wasn’t falling apart; it was repairing itself. Stacy watched in stunned astonishment as the hotel parts were being rearranged to make the Queen Mary the way she once was before her conversion into a hotel and attraction. Bits of metal, wires, and mechanical parts were refitted into boilers, propellers, and turbines. Finally snapping out of her stupor, Stacy saw the open exit door and darted towards it. She was nearly there when the door suddenly slammed shut before her. Stacy was trapped! She felt panic begin to swell up and nearly had a heart attack when the intercom speakers cackled to life. A voice of an old high class British woman was soon heard. “Ah, Miss Jones. I was told I would be meeting your acquaintance sooner or later. Please, come on up to the bridge, there is much we need to discuss.” The voice insisted.