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Having navigated half the length of the train looking for an empty compartment to reserve for her group of friends - namely Cat, Mo, and Tobes - Soph had gotten held up talking to Jasmine along the way, but she was back to searching. Though... enough time had passed that she wasn't sure that her friends hadn't gotten on the train already. They probably had, actually, and though Sophie was passing empty compartments that she could call dibs on, she figured it was best to reach the end of the train and just make sure they hadn't slipped in without her knowing.
It turned out one had.
"You're leaving us all forever," she began upon sliding open the compartment door, "and here you are by yourself." Wasn't that weird? And uncharacteristic for a social butterfly like Mo? Soph gave him a hard, calculating look, then turned her gaze to his belongings before joining him on the floor, leaning against him and resting her head on his shoulder. "Are you sad?" That was the only reason she could think of for why he'd want any sort of alone time.
It wasn't surprising at all when Sophie was the first person who found him. She had Mo radar most of the time, and today, on the very last day, she'd be especially keen. He didn't look up right away at her entry, although the corner of his mouth curled into a smile and he made room for her beside him.
"I'm not dying, Soph. I'm just graduating. It isn't nearly the same thing." He didn't have an answer for why he was by himself. He wasn't sulking about not being in the prefect compartment, but he'd needed a little space before being inundated with people. Mo held out a bowtie to Sophie; it was one of his favorites, although it had gotten a bit tight now that he had a grown-up sized neck. "D'you want this? Maybe not? I'm... not sad. I mean, I guess I
am, but I'm okay."