Piston

Piston • She/Her • SandWing (formerly) • Conductor
There may be some mature content written into the section "history" when I get it finished. Blood in particular.
Piston 	Piston
 	
Background 	Background
Creator 	Celestialfyre
Artist 	AvanteInkling
Coder 	fall
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Attribute 	Bad luck
Element 	Steel
Theme Color 	Siberian Tiger
Theme Animal	Huffin' Muggles (Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
MBTI Type 	ISTJ-A
Character 	Character
Age 	~570
Gender 	Female
Orientation 	Asexual
Aliases 	None
Occupation 	Conductor
Tribe 	SandWing
Goal 	To erase her debt
Residence 	The Nowhere Express
Relatives 	WIP
Allies 	WIP
Enemies 	A particular dead Leafwing
Likes 	The presence of order, a lack of freedom
Dislikes 	Anything she can remember
Abilities 	Is part of a train, I suppose?
Weapons 	The infernal Engines, the Express itself
Ships 	That's never going to be a thing
Quote 	"Sirs, please leave the Express. We have been... delayed."
I. Conductor of the Nowhere Express
“The fee to board is a story. Do you wish to sacrifice a part of your book for a jump across time and space? I wouldn’t. Then again, I’m the conductor.” 
II. Appearance
“As per section IV.XII.LI of the Code, all passengers must leave in the escape of a murder. More specifically, the murder of a certain LeafWing. Prepare for an unexpected stop.” 
Piston is huge. Looking up at her tall frame, from her lithe legs and massive claws, up her pale slate grey chest, through the faintly grey scales and onto her snout, it’s hard not to feel afraid. Her eyes are set forwards with a mischievous, malicious glint. Their color is hard to make out... perhaps... grey? 
Even the more massive Nightwings may only be three quarters of her height. She's slender, and slinky, and she coils around every corner like a snake. Her legs are low set and she’s always crouching low to the ground, to see her passengers better.  
Her horns coil back like a gazelle, transparent. Her Sandwing mane is also transparent. Her main scales are triangular, and most prominent on her long, lean, neck. Every scale is outlined in black. 
Grey veins trace their way down Piston’s transparent wing membrane. Her wings are small, and always curled up at her sides.  
Her tail is long. It fades to transparent at the end. While her other parts are at least opaque, it is hard to tell were her tail really ends- and thus her barb. If you’re close enough to find out, you probably won’t live to tell the tale. 
Piston wears a grey coat, with old fashioned ebony detail. Her hat is high brimmed, occasionally hiding her eyes. The coat swishes around her every step she takes. A long pocket watch hangs from her coat pocket. Her front right arm is mechanical, made out of polished steel, and ticks every time she takes a step, which is often. It’s the only reason her passengers are not afraid... well, perhaps less afraid.
III. Personality
“I wish for a story. The train uses stories as fuel. If you cannot tell me a story, you belong to the engine. 
...You have no stories left? The train will run well tonight, then.” 
Piston’s personality is unobserved by her passengers, but certainly in existence. She’s clever, sly, and not afraid to use force if necessary. Her words are punctual, precise, and efficient.  
She doesn’t understand people as well as she does machines, and that is painfully apparent in most interactions. As Conductor, Piston is formal and elegant, moving down the line of travelers to collect stories. Her stories are the lifeblood of the Nowhere Express. She is an excellent storyteller, and as such an excellent secret keeper. 
Her mind is dull from overthinking too many things. She's not intelligent, but she is instinctive. She knows how to dodge a bullet, a sword. She knows how to fight and how to flee.
She can lie with a straight face but killing is hard for her. As Conductor, however, it is her duty to feed those who cannot tell stories to the infernal engines. Her moral compass is divided. She must serve her time as Conductor, but to do that she must feed the Express when it hungers. A noble duty and a dishonorable means. 
Her best friends fall by the names of a wrench, a screwdriver, and a rather conspicuously murdered Leafwing. 
She never forgets anything, no matter how hard she tries. And oh, does she try. 
IV:The Express: 
“XII.IV.L: Murder is a crime. Unless the Conductor does it. In which case, another point off his/her service to the Railways.” 
“IV.XII: The role of a Conductor is played by those wishing to be forgiven for their crimes. What the Conductors demand in payment must be fitting to their crimes.” 
The Nowhere Express runs. It runs always, forever, eternally, in a millisecond and yet in dreams. The Dreamers know it well. It’s how they get out of their heads and back into reality. The Codes are long and many. 
It isn’t the only Express out there, it’s just the least usable and therefore the most well-known. Unlike the others, its operation remains dependent on a mortal (draconic) Conductor. The Conductor must not be innocent. They must feed their heart to the infernal, burning, scorching, killing Engine, and in return it gives them a second chance. A chance to lead the life they had before they Dreamed.  
The Conductor is a part of the Express. The final element, requirement, design, cog required to lead it through the loops of time and space. In the Express Pi will always equal zero. Once you set foot in its hallowed halls, reality no longer exists, until you disembark. The cars of the train reach into the void for who-knows-how-long, 
The stations are what some might call black holes. Other beings would name them a daydream, perhaps. 
Whatever the case, the Express has been there since the beginning of time and will be there till the end... 
IV. History
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V. Relationships
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VI. Trivia
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VII. Gallery
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