It was no comfort, though Cherry didn't really expect much comfort to come of it. She hugged her elbows more tightly as Soldat spoke. This was perhaps the unhappiest Cherry'd ever felt.

Her ears quirked at the reference - again - to the train as a she. There's a momentary silence between the two of them before Cherry eventually looks up to Soldat and speaks again.

"You keep calling the train a she. Does the train talk?" Was it like Alexander or Omega? That thought was a bit scary.