"That's very kind of you."

Just as foretold, the train is now rumbling into human earshot, and then into view. It comes to a hissing stop at the station and the whistle toots once to signal that they should board. Erik keeps up the conversation as he steps over the threshold, so he won't hesitate.

"I suppose if we may both be soaking in the same pool, it does make sense to get a little friendlier. Oh, but that's not a proposition unless you'd like it to be. I'm the town whore, you see, but I'm not working at the moment."