Phineas realized his stomach was growling, the light breakfast he had not satisfactory for the rest of the train ride. He got up out of his seat and walked through the carriage aisle towards the back of the train where the snack car was located. There was plenty of chatter and laughs from groups of students in their seats, a few conversations growing hushed as Phineas walked past. He didn't think to look at the other students, the thought of snacks and slight anxiety of everyone possibly looking his way as he made his way through occupying his mind.
At last he reached the door to the snack car, walking in to a more spacious car of the train with seating on one side while the other had been designed as a sort of shop or bar, a countertop with foods and other goods set up behind in display cases. A few other students had already gathered and were conversing and enjoying snacks, not paying much mind to Phineas. He went up to the counter and waited for the clerk to notice him. An older gentleman was foraging around in a crate of supplies, sorting out different kinds of elegantly packaged snack cakes.
"Ah, certainly hope I've got enough here...stuff is disappearing off the shelves." The man stood up and turned to see Phineas, his spectacled eyes widening in surprise and body jolting in shock. "Oh, curse me! You really snuck up on me there!"
Phineas looked down awkwardly and tried to hide a slight smirk. "I apologize. You looked busy and I didn't mind waiting..."
"Eh, you're fine lad, no worries! How can Slev help you today? You need a bite for the ride? Suppose you'll probably want one of these Brenny cakes, pretty popular from what I can tell."
Phineas glanced at the shelves lined with snacks of all kinds, his eyes locking onto the mentioned "Brenny's". Crimson boxes with gold filigree that could take up the palm of a hand were placed along a whole shelf behind Slev! Each box had a neatly drawn depiction of a auburn haired girl with a wand waving it at her other hand, the summoned treat indicating what was within, with a banner unfurled below that stated "Taste the Magic!". There were several flavors Phineas could see, most of which sounded incredibly rich or very sweet. Phineas thought the packaging looked oddly familiar, but could not recall if he had heard of this brand before. The young wizard typically stuck with more simple snacks, cookies or candies to idly chew on and the Brenny cakes looked so gourmet he could practically feel his coin satchel grow lighter at the thought of purchasing one.
"Uhh, well, those do look good but I will just take a pack of chocolate chip cookies, thanks."
Slev shrugged his shoulders and turned around to get the cookies ready. "Suit yourself! They come from across the way supposedly, not local, so who knows if they are any good. At least Kremble Confectionery is getting some competition now."
Phineas just nodded along, acting like he had any sort of interest in hearing of the complicated nature of competing snack distributors. Slev handed over the cookies and Phineas a coin for payment. The snack keeper raised the coin up and gave a wink to Phineas, tucking it away in a pocket. With snacks in hand the student wizard turned to go back to his car, mood improved slightly as the nice treat would be a good reprieve from boredom in his carriage.
As he went to cross into the next car Phineas had to stop as the door opened suddenly, finding him face to face with...
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