"You played well but you focused on short term advantages and left yourself open in favor of capturing my pieces. I'll show you what I mean when we play again." He was sure that they would have time on their hands with being stuck on a train hurtling through the void. For a moment he's reminded of his time under house arrest in the fortress in Junon, how the walls had felt like they were closing in on him when he wasn't allowed even set foot outside.

"How do they handle concerns if they can't communicate with whoever is responsible for all of this?" he asks, gesturing still holding one of her chess pieces in one hand. "I'm curious as to how they actually handle any real conflict. Is there a away to enforce any kind of rule structure or is it just a way of playing pretend to pass the time?"

He supposes he can't fault anyone here for doing that if there isn't much else to do. He just wanted to be prepared for what he would have to deal with here. He made a mental note of all the names she had mentioned, he would make a point of speaking to each of them in the future. "What else have you found out about the train?"