Steven's excitement is infectious, and the Balladeer grins. He can sense the attention from others on the platform as well, but doesn't turn to look. They can all use a little more wonder in their lives!
"Yep! There's a lot of them too - you can look at a map of all the routes once ours comes. Probably in a few minutes," he guesses, glancing at his watch. They got here at a pretty good time. Shifting the guitar case to the ground for the moment, he leans back against one of the pillars to watch Steven watch the tracks. "I'd never seen them until I got here, either. Some other cities have subway systems too, but I've never lived anywhere that populated." This is technically true. "This is probably the biggest one in the country." Okay, that one's a guess.
He turns to glance around at everyone else waiting for the train. They're clustered into ones and twos, ignoring each other and looking at their phones for the most part. That's normal for here, but he gets the idea that it's not for Steven. "You can meet people from all over here. It's a big tourist destination, so there's lots of folks passing through." He only means to soften the blow of New York culture. There's not much to say about it, though, so he's faintly relieved when another train blows in, slowing to a stop alongside the platform. Everyone moves as the doors slide open, and the Balladeer hefts the case to his shoulder again and gestures to Steven. "This is it! Watch the gap."
Luckily there's enough seats that they don't have to stand. Steven would probably get crushed. The Balladeer leads the way to a pair, pointing out the route map on the opposite wall. "See, that's all the trains! We're on the green one!"
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"Yep! There's a lot of them too - you can look at a map of all the routes once ours comes. Probably in a few minutes," he guesses, glancing at his watch. They got here at a pretty good time. Shifting the guitar case to the ground for the moment, he leans back against one of the pillars to watch Steven watch the tracks. "I'd never seen them until I got here, either. Some other cities have subway systems too, but I've never lived anywhere that populated." This is technically true. "This is probably the biggest one in the country." Okay, that one's a guess.
He turns to glance around at everyone else waiting for the train. They're clustered into ones and twos, ignoring each other and looking at their phones for the most part. That's normal for here, but he gets the idea that it's not for Steven. "You can meet people from all over here. It's a big tourist destination, so there's lots of folks passing through." He only means to soften the blow of New York culture. There's not much to say about it, though, so he's faintly relieved when another train blows in, slowing to a stop alongside the platform. Everyone moves as the doors slide open, and the Balladeer hefts the case to his shoulder again and gestures to Steven. "This is it! Watch the gap."
Luckily there's enough seats that they don't have to stand. Steven would probably get crushed. The Balladeer leads the way to a pair, pointing out the route map on the opposite wall. "See, that's all the trains! We're on the green one!"