"No?" She was tempted to ask what exactly it was he was working on, but ultimately decided that if he wanted to tell her, he would. Hopefully it wasn't some strange secret plan to get his eyesight back or something- and if it was, that he would tell her about it.

She pushed those thoughts away to focus on the true reason for her being there. "Well, usually not. But I was very inspired, and all I could think about was you, so..." this was going to be horrendous. "Would the quiet car be all right?"