Maddie was almost unprepared for the sudden burst of BOY right into her compartment. She kind of eyed him and thought that maybe he didn't even realize he'd dashed into a compartment with a whole other person at first. He made himself at home, with a snort, she might add, then asked her the most random of questions. Ohhh, she liked random questions! Was she...hiding?
"Nope. I'm trying to be found," she said.
"Why? Are you hiding?" And if he was...from who? Or what?!
"Is it the headmistress?" Maybe that rumor about the woman hiding mummies in her office really was true!
She was so involved in her sudden string of questions, that she missed the leaf-like object light on their door. The next object got her attention, though, when it pretty attacked the window with a loud THUD. GASSSSSSSSSSP. Maddie cast a look at the boy sharing the compartment with her.
"Is this what you're hiding from?!" she asked him. They hadn't even been on the train for a whole five minutes, and they were officially off on their first big adventure. This was going to be AWESOME! Maddie's head looked like a ping pong ball as it turned from leaf to kneazle to human. LOOK AT 'EM GOOO!
Everything kind of came together for her, as she realized what was happening. It was kind of a downer in some ways but a relief in others.
"You didn't scare me!" she said to the new guy, the slightly older one. YOUR FAMILIAR SCARED ME.
"Hi, Tenacius Salander. What are you at my service for?" she asked. Did he run the food trolley or something?