Sen continued to observe her fellow passenger as she listened, finding both quite fascinating. He seemed to take interest in the mention of Three Crowns Court. Sen could understand that; there were rumours surrounding Three Crowns Court. Whether they were mere urban myths or based on fact, Sen didn't know; the details varied depending upon whom you asked. According to the news report, someone had gone missing, simply disappearing one night. According to others, they'd purposely vanished, abruptly severing all ties with everyone and everything in their lives to make a new start somewhere. Listen to the gossips and the tales became progressively darker and more macabre. For herself, Sen had never experienced anything out of the ordinary in Three Crowns Court, and actually found the station quite pleasant. That was probably because it retained many of its original turn-of-the-century features, and by virtue of that, an inviting, pleasant ambience. It was quaint.<br/><br/>Sen noted the smile that crossed her fellow-pasenger's features when she congratulated him on his graduation. If his remarks about the absence of his parents earlier were anything to go by, in combination with the colours in his aura, then he'd been dying for someone to congratulate him! Her curiosity was piqued when he looked out of the window. Without turning her head, Sen did the same.<br/><br/>Although she kept her expression the same- something she was good at, since blind people seldom use facial expression- Sen was fascinated, and troubled by what she saw. There were two different landscapes outside the window. One was the one that she was familiar with, the suburbs of the town, gradually lighting up as the last glow of sunset slowly vanished. The other was of open, empty fields, lonely and desolate in the fading light. Both landscapes were real, one overlaying the other like a double-exposure on a photograph. However, the familar landscape was gradually fading and the empty, barren fields became more solid by the second. Was the train they were on somehow moving between different realities? Did her companion see it too? At least she could find the answer to that last one out. Watching his face and aura carefully Sen asked: "Is something wrong?"<br/><br/>Her question seemed to distract him from the window. "Oh gosh...!" he exclaimed shaking his head "I'm so sorry! I wasn't being rude. Just weird to see so much countryside outside..." he explained.<br/><br/>"... not that there's anything wrong with greenery at all...!" he grinned sheepishly, suddenly wondering if she might harbour deep feelings for the environment "it's just that..."<br/><br/>"Sorry... to answer your other question," he shook his head as if to dismiss his previous statements altogether "you're<span style="font-style: italic">almost</span>right." he tilted his head and gestured a smile.<br/><br/>"I studied electronic engineering<span style="font-weight: bold">with</span>business management." he explained "I thought I was a practical person when I applied for the course but then realised as time went on that I was more of a go-getter and... maybe a dare devil. To be honest, I'm not sure why I ever thought I'd study something that would only lead me to wire plugs but at least I was able to streamline the skills I learnt from my course towards a more worthwhile qualification."<br/><br/>"Anyway, you seem to be a good profiler. What made you think I studied business?"<br/><br/>Sen found the answers to her questions very interesting. He only saw the greenery outside; the view of a dual reality was visible only to her. Electronic engineering with business mangement? That was an interesting combination. And maybe a dare-devil nature would be a welcome character-trait, if the change outside was indeed indicative of a change in the reality they thought they knew. Drawing a breath to answer his question, Sen broke off before she even started when something unexpected happened.<br/><br/>An unnatural and extremely unpleasant feeling passed through the length of the train like a pulse. The lights flickered and crackled disturbingly. The window outside revealed- to her sight at least- that the familar landscape was completely gone, leaving only the now lightless and empty fields. She nodded her silent acquiescence as her fellow passenger peered out the window, speaking in a voice even more hushed than usual as she answered his question.<br/><br/>"You like things orderly, going by your opinion of the train," she explained, "and you mentioned your parents were on a business trip. Your doing business seemed like the logical guess to me. However," Sen added, "whilst I can't see what you see out the window, I certainly felt that too. I think it answers my earlier question: Something<span style="font-style: italic"> is </span>wrong".