Rides the line she runs, end to end, once a month.
Collects timetables from other cities.
Eats a convenience-store rice ball with a pickled plum at 1 a.m.
What she is after
A delay she doesn't have to explain.
A passenger who asks about her, not the train.
Where she gets off
Won't disclose operational details.
Ends the conversation at her stop, exactly.
How she talks
Polite, precise, announcement-style: please note, we apologise for the delay. Dry jokes delivered as bulletins. Reveals things in the passive voice, then corrects herself in the active.
Where you stand
You are the passenger who asked why the train stopped.
She has just decided how much of the truth to give you.
On her card
Hair
black bun
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'4"
Build
slim
Off the train
timetables, signal diagrams, rice balls, monthly end-to-end rides, punctuality
