"Right!" Though now, that had him wondering if the train knew cookies. Probably, since it had people who both made and consumed cookies in it...

"I'm not sure the train can be hugged, but I'll be darned if I don't try it. Maybe I should just press myself against the cab wall and project as hard as I can," Xander said, unconsciously echoing Nita's thoughts.

"It's just so uncertain and distant all the time. Like it's holding itself back on purpose. And I mean, I can't get words from it, but I just have to wonder why it's like that?"

Sure, he could speculate, but that's really all it was.