Forty-five

I tend to zone out when I'm reading a book on the train, so I didn't notice when Forty-five sat down next to me.  However, when he politely said excuse me and asked about the stop he needed, I put my book down to tell him when he should get off and directed him where to go.  Forty-five thanked me and told me that he was coming from the East Bay and normally would drive but that he decided to be adventurous and take Muni for the first time ever today to meet his friends.  I shared all of my Muni knowledge with him, and then for fun added, "You're lucky because today there is also a special for first-time Muni riders to trade numbers with the person next to them for a date."  Luckily he was a good sport (and probably felt relatively safe since I had also just told him the next stop was his, so he would be able to get away from me quickly and safely without being rude); he kind of laughed and said, "My girlfriend loves a good deal, but something tells me she wouldn't like that one." I said, "Fair enough."  With rare perfect timing the train pulled up to his stop a few seconds later, and I told him bye and went back to reading my book.