"I do wonder, as you say, why the train chose those features, or even if it did choose? Maybe this is a feature of all sentient beings, that we experience an instantaneous transport through time and space as a disconnect. I suppose we'll never know what the train thinks unless it decides to start communicating with us. Or unless there's digital documentation somewhere that you have access to or can get hold of." Such as by hacking.

The waves on this side of the surf are gentle and the wind is mild, and it's a sunny day. The boat rolls with the waves and Curufin is enjoying this conversation in a sailing craft.