This was where things got exciting again. Ash had left his father and mother on the platform and made his way to a compartment. Perhaps he'd been in a bit too much of a hurry, as he was still able to find an empty one in a good position to be able to see his parents still standing by. He'd expected that they'd be filling up too fast to be able to get a good spot, but it seemed that people were taking their time with things. Well, that worked for him. He slid into the seat, then leaned toward the window to wave at the two of them, getting fairly subdued waves back, only for a moment, as neither wanted to make a scene or anything.
He'd never really spent much time away from home, even if his parents were often busy and he found himself alone a lot of the time. It was different being alone at home and being alone so very far from everything familiar. But he was calm, sliding away from the window to try and peer out into the corridor to observe what he could without being too obvious about it.
Finding nothing too exciting happening out there, he decided to move the things he'd brought with him into a less obtrusive space, in case anyone else came to join him. He didn't want to take up all of the room, after all. Once that was done, he found himself again with nothing to do, so he just sat back, eyeing the dark-coloured owl he'd had to bring, starting a weird staring contest.