A man is travelling on a long haul express train journey from Amsterdam to Paris He shares his sleeper compartment with another man who he engages in conversation He learns that the man is a cannibal who intends to kill and eat him The man is unsure of where his life is going and begins to be swayed by the cannibals assertions that being eaten would give his life meaning and purpose However how long can the man stall for with questions on the finer points of eating someone