He laughed, shaking his head. "Xiao Ki, you stared down a demon. In context of my world, that's both hilarious and unbelievable."

But it made him think, and thinking meant his tail lifted and the tip fell over to the right, then twitched over into an arcing fall to the left, lazy and following his thoughtful moment flop by flop.

"Who're you unofficially bonded with on train?"