[At that, Simon shows a sliver of something that he hardly ever does. Not without rules and etiquette, numbers and scores, and some pompous boasting-]

Because sometimes it just takes a little while.

[But this place is just so different.

There is nothing here, no way to score yourself, except for these infernal colors. And, if that's the name of the game, Simon and Loki are in the same boat.]

Sometimes it might even require a hop, skip, and a jump to a whole other universe. Maybe it's a magical train with an infinite number of cars and talking animals, or some weird old timey island...

But, we're all here, right?

[He doesn't share the specifics, but for anyone to want so desperately to stay on the train... Simon's childhood couldn't have been good. In fact, there's a likelihood that just like Simon himself, it too was downright despicable.]

I think you just need to be ready for it when the time comes. Whenever that is.