[exactly why sizhui's going to take advantage of this moment; it's not that he minds people, it's just hard to have any real privacy aboard the train. his smile wavers at the question, but he reels it in quick-like.] I... am doing the best I can, given the circumstances. [people always leave on platform day, he has to continuously tell himself that, but it doesn't make it any easier to accept one of his fathers has left.]

Not yet. Would you like to walk with me and perhaps we'll meet a few?