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Electra and the components clearly have something going on, right? (In older versions)

What if engines and their components as a romantic group isn’t uncommon

Imagine

An engine. We’re gonna use Electra & Killerwatt for this because I love them

Electra finally has their new security truck

He’s been trained up, shut down, and shipped to them. Wrench is actively powering him on.

His eyes open- they’re big and curious, and the first thing he sees is Electra. They hold eye contact, literally bonding them

This imprinting has a purpose though.

The datastream. By allowing a component to imprint on the engine, the component learns everything they need to about said engine via shared data packets etc, but it also allows the component access to the data steam (or to form one if there isn’t one already)

The datastream is already a widely accepted headcanon I know - I like to think it’s a unique frequency that only imprinted components can access. The imprint prevent other data streams from overlapping and getting confused

It’s very easy to fall in love with someone who you’re connected with for basically your entire working life

Components semi-imprint on eachother too! It’s not done via direct eye contact, but a pre-established bond is shared between components via their bond with the engine. It’s no less binding though

There are also instances where no buyer shows interest in a component. In this case, the manufacturer activates the component and just lets them go on their own way. From then, imprinting on an engine is a choice.

Firstly, if Electra is separated from their components, their dominant personality, and instinct to lead has nowhere to be aimed. With nobody to command, they will eventually just shutdown, since they practically become useless, and their systems don’t know how to cope.

If Joule is separated, she becomes erratic and hyperactive. With nobody to calm her down or regulate her, she will burn through her fuel and crash, leading to a shutdown.

If Volta is left alone, he will become regimented and panicked. If he is with someone who isn’t part of Electra’s team, he will be harsh and snappy with them, trying to restore discipline around him until he eventually stresses himself to shutdown.

Purse’s self assurance becomes full blown egoism. He will refuse help from anyone, insistant he can do it on his own, and becomes generally unpleasant to be around. If not regrouped, he will remain solitary until he runs out of fuel, like Joule, and shuts down.

Wrench’s decision making will become inconsiderate. She will make any decision necessary, regardless of people’s feelings or thoughts to get back to her group. She is the only one who is likely to find them again, though that doesn’t mean she will.

Krupp goes from being alert, to hypervigilant. He will behave distant, paranoid, and is not above attacking people he perceives as a threat. Krupp is the most dangerous of the group to lose as he adopts a fire first, think later mentality. He is likely to shut down because of stress or power loss.

• Train-married (Coupled?) to Krupp

• Gay and cisgender male

• Nice for the most part. Will be very blunt if needs be.

• Not a fan of actual freight. They’re dirty

• Adoptive, doting and protective father to Kairo (Bochumwatt) and Killian (Wembleywatt)

• Works for Wembley Electra

• Lives in Wembley with Krupp

Moneygun

Purse and Krupp meet working for OLC Electra, where they almost instantly become inseparable.

After Electra’s whole ‘no comeback’ tantrum, he settles down with CB (and they have BV & RC who has Slick but I’ll get into that another time), and Purse and Krupp move on to find new jobs.

They mostly work freelance for a couple years, until one day Killian comes home with his partner and boss (Wembley Electra), and Purse grows rather fond of them. Purse decides to take up financing work for Electra, while Krupp carries on working freelance

Purse and Krupp live together in a small shed in the Wembley yard, near Killian, while Kairo moved to Bochum to work with one of Electra’s sibling engines.

Kairo & Killian

I think that a ‘security truck’ is a profession rather than a build. Sooo Kairo is Bochum Killerwatt, and he is an armaments truck, while Killian is Wembley Killerwatt, and he is a money truck :3

Kairo and Killian come from the same factory that ends up going bankrupt due to the lack of demand for armaments trucks/money trucks. They end up together in a small yard and form a brotherly bond due to Kairo’s armaments truck nature to protect, and Killian’s money truck nature to be protected, so they stick together.

Idk how train ages work, but Kairo is the equivalent of 16, while Killian is 12. Normally in the factory, the trucks are built and socialised to be able to perform their jobs properly, but this gets cut short due to the factory closing down. Kairo is alright due to his age, but Killian just kinda stares at people who talk to him and isn’t very vocal.

So, with Kairo near working age, and Killian being able to avoid trouble, Kairo decides to try looking for a job as the two of them wander between yards, trying to find somewhere that could still use an armaments truck.

Instead, he encounters another armaments truck! Surprise! It’s Krupp, and Krupp, as an armaments truck, recognises Kairo to be young, as well as knowing that armaments trucks are not in demand anymore. Of course, with his protective nature, he feels somewhat bad for Kairo (mainly because he’s a child) and pulls some strings to get him a little shed he can stay in until he’s secure, but when he sees Killian too, it’s pretty obvious what he has to do.

Anyway, Krupp gets home and is like ‘Purse I got you a present! It’s children.’ and Purse is more than happy - the lack of demand left him with very little to do.

With the support of Purse and Krupp, Kairo decides his best opportunity is as a security truck, since armaments trucks are best suited for the role. Killian becomes a little bit of a mama’s boy, although when he gets older, also decides to be a security truck too!