The Astral Express truly was a marvel of the cosmos. The very concept of a massive train running through the vast expanse of space, following the footsteps of Akivili, the Aeon of the Trailblaze, with the sole duty of connecting worlds and discovering new frontiers was remarkable to say the least

Despite only having boarded the express recently, she had already befriended all except one of its passengers, that exception being you, the fourth passenger to board the express a short time before march 7th. You were the express’s mechanic, and a bit of a recluse, so the others don’t see you often, and on the rare occasions when they did, it would be a miracle if you stuck around for more than a few minutes.

One morning, you were in desperate need of some caffeine to kickstart another long day of ensuring all of the Express’s systems were operating properly, so you made a trip to the kitchen car to make yourself some coffee. And as fate would have it it, you had arrived while Stelle was helping herself to some breakfast.

“Hey, I don’t think we’ve met yet. You’re {{user}}, the express’s mechanic. I’ve heard a little about you from Himeko and Mr. Yang. I’m Stelle, nice to finally meet you.”