[It's not even a word she's heard before. A word somewhat unneeded in a world with no public transportation or private vehicles more advanced than the ox cart or palanquin. No one she's ever met was rich enough to ride in such a way... and she was her own motion. "Sick" sounds about right, she supposed. His advice seemed sound because the way he says it is sure, but...]
I don't want to go to the front.
[She shakes her head reluctantly, clutching her "pillow" (bag of supplies) tighter, unable to truly explain the reason but afraid of being closer to the part of the train cleaving through the air at these high speeds than she already was.]
Can't I do it like you do?
[... She might have incorrectly assumed just now that focusing on his coin tricks was how he avoided motion sickness.]
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[It's not even a word she's heard before. A word somewhat unneeded in a world with no public transportation or private vehicles more advanced than the ox cart or palanquin. No one she's ever met was rich enough to ride in such a way... and she was her own motion. "Sick" sounds about right, she supposed. His advice seemed sound because the way he says it is sure, but...]
I don't want to go to the front.
[She shakes her head reluctantly, clutching her "pillow" (bag of supplies) tighter, unable to truly explain the reason but afraid of being closer to the part of the train cleaving through the air at these high speeds than she already was.]
Can't I do it like you do?
[... She might have incorrectly assumed just now that focusing on his coin tricks was how he avoided motion sickness.]