Originally Posted by Antarctica!

Kiri had barely started reading when the compartment door was slid open again. A little annoyed at the interruption (she'd barely finished two paragraphs), Kiri lowered her book and looked at the newcomer, who turned out to be a small girl with reddish hair and a lot of freckles, a bag in her hand. She was smiling, and Kiri put her book aside and straightened up. Her pygmy puff, suddenly dislodged from it's comfortable position on her stomach, squeaked in protest, but Kiri grabbed it before it could fall to the ground. The little creature was trembling indignantly, and Kiri stroked it with her thumb to calm it down.

"Umm sit with me? Sure", Kiri said with a nod, and pointed at the empty seats. "I'm Kiri." She stuffed her book into her bag as the girl sat down. "You don't have a problem with pygmy puffs, do you? I've met some people who don't like them."