The green of the trees began to blur into a streak of soft looking color as an old-fashioned looking brown and white steam engine pulled away from its most recent stop, gaining speed as it continued on to the next destination with the most recent passengers having finally boarded. The rhythmic sound of the wheels clicking over the railroad tracks as the train threaded its way through the countryside was strangely soothing, coupled with the gentle swaying of the cars, it was enough to have anyone falling asleep in one of the comfortable padded bench seats lined up in pairs facing one another next to a window along each wall. Warm late afternoon sunlight flooded the interior of the train, adding to the comfortable atmosphere, and more than one occupant had indeed fallen into a gentle snore where they sat.

A curious looking cat, One of the recent additions since the last stop, his fur a velvety dark blue with white contrasting across his face in a mask, roamed around the floor space of the second car, looking for somewhere to sit down, red irised eyes flickering over the chattering animals clumped up together and crowding the various benches. With a soft sigh of disappointment that there was no room for himself to join them, he adjusted a small Black bag higher onto his shoulder and proceeded to trail over to the connecting doors to the first car, pushing them open to peer around curiously, Hoping he wouldn't have to make his way to the last car to find a seat, and immediately stiffened with surprise. Sitting alone a few benches in was something he had never seen: a human. Well, he had seen pictures of them, had heard that they lived in cities together somewhere farther inland, but he had never come face-to-face with one. He had heard that they were a rare species, Only a handful left in the world, but he wasn't entirely sure how accurate that information was. Nevertheless, he wasn't going to give up the opportunity to talk with something he had only heard stories about. So naturally his curiosity increased. Quickly thinking of something to say that would break the ice, he confidently approached the stranger, stopping a few feet away.

"Hey there!" He started out, eyes bright with his excitement. "My name is rover. Can I bother you for the time?" He asked cheerfully, grinning in a way that made his whiskers twitch pleasantly.

Carla had sworn she hadn't fallen asleep but, in all truthfulness, she was lying to herself in thinking so. The gentle sway of the train car among the continuous clicking of the wheels had lead to Carla dosing off on more then one occasion. The padded seat only assisted on drifting her off to her subconscious state at times, although she did not seem to sleep for long each time. The gentle late afternoon sun offered warmth and comfort, flooding through the windows of the train. She knew that she had obtained more then a few intrigued, curious and shocked stares. Many of the creatures on the train tried to hide it yet a handful seemed to be silently inspecting from their seats, quite possibly analysing her every move. In all fairness, however, she approached the situation of the unknown in the same manner trying to remain as discreet as possible.

Quickly awaking from one of her many naps throughout the train ride Carla runs a hand through her curly black hair which she could tell had become a knotted mess, as it often did on long trips like these, in an attempt to smooth out the mess it had become. She expels a sigh, blinking a few times and stretching slightly in her seat. She gave a yawn before straightening herself in her seat. Her pale hazel eyes inspected the car, there were definitely some new additions since she closed her eyes only a few minutes ago, however, she still sat alone. Not that she minded too much, as much as she enjoyed company she valued time alone just as much. That was when one person, or whatever you called the race they all were, spoke up. Carla turned to the speaker, a dark blue cat, whom was only a few feet behind the bench she was sitting on. In a moment of routine she looked down at her black leather watch with a white clock face before coming to the fact that the time was most likely not the same as it was in New Jersey.

"Sorry," she says softly returning his grin with a small one of hers, "My watch isn't set to the time here yet,"

Rover look simply delighted that the girl had responded to him, though it appeared that the human had just woken up not too long before he had shown up to inquire after the time. Blinking a few times and deciding it might be better to not mention any grogginess , the cat quickly cast his gaze at the watch the girl glanced down at hopefully. But when she finally responded that she hadn't yet changed the time, he didn't seem to be very disappointed. On the contrary, it only seemed to make him happier. His curiosity was burning at this point after all. Where could she be coming from that required a difference in time?

"why, it's the thought that counts. I think it is almost time to replace my watch, it keeps slowing down on me. I simply noticed that you had a watch yourself and thought to check if my time was off again." It wasn't entirely the truth, but he had noticed her watch... How could he pass up such a golden opportunity? And with that he quite deliberately stepped forward and took the seat across from her, Settling back into the cushion and giving his long tail A twitch. "I hope you don't mind if I sit here. I promise I won't fall asleep on your shoulder and start drooling on you or anything..." He chuckled, not about to tell this girl that he had once done just that. Reaching out, he offered a paw in greeting. "It's nice to meet you. What might your name be?" He added with another grin.

Finding it slightly odd that the cat found pleasure in her lack of knowledge of the time, yet trying to hide that surprise. Carla nodded apologetically at Rover's words "Sorry, I guess I'll have to reset mine soon, it's not like I'm going back home," she muses to herself quietly. At being asked if he could acquire the seat in front of her she smiles, chuckling slightly, and gave a nod. "Of course," she replies, "Some company would be nice after all," She gently grips the feline's hand, "Carla," She replies, "And you said your name was Rover... if I'm correct that is, it's a pleasure to meet you also,"

Not awaiting his reply the young adult looks out of the window to the beautiful rolling hills and lush green meadows, sights that were not as common in New Jersey, or at least the parts she'd seen. "It's beautiful here," She says turning back to Rover, "Is your village as beautiful as this?" she asks softly, her pale hazel eyes looking deep into the red ones of the cat accompanied with a soft smile, "It was never as beautiful as this where I'm from, I mean it's beautiful but it's all buildings and rushing people and authentic lights other than the stars,"

Though she didn't really give him time to respond to anything that she had said, Carla had given him plenty to think about. Watching her thoughtfully as the young woman absorbed The beautiful scenery rushing past outside, Rover silently wondered once again where it was that she was coming from and why she would never be returning. It would, of course, be quite rude to pry into her personal affairs, something he prided himself in not doing, so instead kept his thoughts to himself and simply wondered.

After a moment in which he squinted into the sunlight, enjoying the increase in the number of trees in this area, the cat finally turned his yellow and red eyes back onto Carla just as she turned to look at him, commenting on the beauty of the landscape and asking him about his own Village. He blinked, tilting his head thoughtfully. "I haven't been home in a long time, I love traveling too much to stay put for too long." He admitted, his tail giving a twitch. "But yes, it is beautiful. Everyone there loves to plant flowers and sit on benches by the fountain." His eyes brightened with curiosity. "I'm sure where you are headed is beautiful as well. Do you know where it is that you are heading? Anywhere I might know?" He asked, interested in pursuing travel topics. Being a lover of traveling, Rover rather enjoyed talking to anyone about journeys. And by the sound of it, Carla was on quite an interesting trip.