[ Live with the shame??? What shame??? Watch - or not - as he casually goes in for the second kill, his fork piercing through another wayside tomato...! Will Roland get caught this time around, no matter how nonchalant he is about stealing from Tidus's plate?! Stay tuned for the next episode - ]

Hm. I guess the train's no powerhouse if it's kidnapping 'heroes' [ Forgive the slight disdain that colors his voice. ] and using them as battery packs without their permission. But if she wants to talk to this...thing, or its conductor, then by all means. I'm not feeling too optimistic, though.

[ He leans on his elbows, looking ahead, straight-faced. ] If the train wanted to talk to us, it would do so when it felt the need. That much was obvious.

[ Though he is curious about what Nita would ask. And if she might allow others to speak too, if it ever succeeded. Alas. ]