Snippet #2440166

"But I must admit that from what I'd been told, I was expecting more of an experienced crew. N-n-not to say you aren't experienced or anything! I was just..." Mr. Adam had Douglas, the little center of the attention at the moment, just until it Adam had gotten to that point. Doug's smile dropped instantly, and his eyebrows got a little furrowed. Experience? What's this fool know about experience? Look at how jittery he is.. Were the thoughts keeping Douglas from getting all roweled up. Douglas sat in his seat with a huff and puff, but he knew better than to get in a fight on the first day... Thanks to Adams continuous chattering, it was.

But what once was minimal furry boiling up inside, became a joyous humor, and Douglas just couldn't stop smiling. Who did this guy think he was, insulting nearly everyone on the carriage like that? It's the bee's knees now, Douglas thought to himself, hoping the other three passengers didn't catch his grinning. But again, his smile was stolen as another interruption came up. The carriage came to a sudden hold and Douglas had to hold onto his seat. "Wow, we're here already?" He question excitedly, grabbing his book bag and quickly following the other passengers out.

"Schön einfach schön.." Douglas mumbled to himself, German for "Beautiful, just beautiful.." Even though now, it seemed a bit more frightening than beautiful to him. Still, he marveled at it for a few seconds, imagining how long it would take to build such a thing. But soon enough, the mention of dinner sent him back in line to the dinning room. He eagerly but kindly tried to squeezing through and around people, wanting to get a first pick of seats. He sat down near an end of the table, two seats apart from the edge. He had a big smile on his face as he placed his book bag down by his feet, and patiently waited for everyone to sit down so the feast could begin.