A young girl sat with her hands folded in her lap and her short legs swinging gently back and forth as the train chugged on. She smiled as she blinked the sunlight out of her eyes and tried to get a good view of the scenery racing by. This was an exciting new chapter in her life. Moving out on her own was something she'd looked forward to, but even as she watched the world around her change, she felt a bundle of nerves growing in her chest. What would this new and strange place be like? What kind of interesting creatures would she meet when she arrived?

Her internal monologue halted when a blue and white cat approached her and spoke up.

"Oh! Um, it's about 3:30 in the afternoon, I believe." She gave a friendly smile before remembering she should probably give him her name. "My name is Lacey. It's very nice to meet you, Rover!"