I glanced over as I watched Mr. Leeds return (who happens to be Etcetera's human tom). Good, he was going to be on time. I returned to my business in the luggage cart until 11:42PM, where I sat up at my post, ready for the train to start.
Now, my life is sometimes a bit more complicated than the other Jellicles'. The station master is my official human, but I pretty much own all the workers on this train. I do not have a house like the others. My home is the station.
I followed Mr. Leeds down the aisles as he asked each passenger how he liked his tea. I watched all the passengers carefully and dutifully, and otherwise went about my duties. Everything was going usually; except the station master. He was acting rather strange. I kept about him more often than usual, trying to figure out what was going on. He is usually so calm and proper, the ideal station master. Finally, I overheard him speaking to the traveling tom (who happens to be Exotica's tom; he is a common client of ours) and telling him that his wife is pregnant again! The station master spoke about how much he hoped this child was going to be a son. I still don't see the importance of having a son vs. a daughter, but that just goes to show how silly humans can be. Either way, I wish him happiness with his new kitten, and that he will return to his professional demeanor soon. It will not do for him to keep acting so when the train needs to be running smoothly.