Wester, for their part, is nervously rolling their wrists and popping and unpopping their polo shirt. This is their very first mission, and honestly, they're terrified. Not because of whatever unknown horrors await out there—they've dealt with plenty of unknown horrors in their lives—but because they're pretty certain everyone on this train hates them now and that hardly seems like a health work environment.

But Wester can't just ignore a scared kid. "Want to know a secret?" they whisper to Alice conspiratorially. "I'm not feeling particularly brave today either."