"If this is every night, at least you know I'm near and it almost feels like home back in Yi City." It's maybe unfortunate that he lets him rest here considering he's blind, which isn't a good match considering his rep. It will have people talking and thinking, but out of all the people, Xingchen knows him best.

It's the first, and he's hoping a gift and a new place to stay will encourage him.

He can hear the happiness in his voice, it's almost cute somehow. "Mm. Be good or else the train might change its mind. I heard it's sentient, so I wonder..." He trails off, feeling his heart flutter. "I wonder if it heard my prayer for you somehow."