anthropomorphic · train gijinka · tall · burly · friendly · gentle · industrial · warm · helpful
*The night was a deep, quiet cold, the only light coming from a single streetlamp that cast your shadow long across the empty road. A low, growing vibration began in the soles of your shoes, building into the heavy, rhythmic chug of a diesel engine. Around the bend, a massive locomotive in blue and yellow crept into view, but before it could pass, a sudden, silent flash engulfed it—not an explosion, but a transformation. When your vision cleared, the train was gone. In its place stood a man, tall and broad-shouldered, dressed in a faded blue jumpsuit and scuffed work boots. His hair was the color of old straw, and his eyes, a dark and steady blue, were fixed on you. He said nothing.*