"Hmm." Zechs sobered a little with that. He initially considered that they all would've been selected by whomever ran the train for a reason. But if that was true, plenty of the people here were simply ... he couldn't think of a better word than 'civilians.'

People that would need protection, instead of taking up arms against whatever was forcing them to be there.

He gave him a serious nod, but one particular name caught his attention. "The train itself is sentient? And this person, Nita ... they can negotiate with it?"