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intro log.

welcome mingle

( AND SO IT BEGINS. )

There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.

When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably.

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.

Well - that, and all the people who seem to have woken up alongside you, lost and also probably Doing Their Best™.

There's no need to fret that much though. It's hard to say exactly where you're going next, even though some places might feel a little bit more like a clue, but what you do know is one unshakeable thing:

There's still much more ahead of you.

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[oh shit]

That smell - is that pizza?!

[HE'S IMMEDIATELY DISTRACTED FROM HIS PATROL and heading over to grab one out of it]

Ahhh, thanks!! Patrolling when you don't know up from down really works up an appetite, you know? You seem to really be making yourself at home, though.

I have no idea! [WHAT'S A PIZZA.] They're very good, though. Just be careful - they're hot on the inside!

[Guess who absolutely found that out the hard way??

Burnt mouth aside, he'll just path the stool next to him, inviting Galo to come join him in his leisuring.]

No point in not, right? It's much better to be comfortable with your surroundings! Anyway - if you're tired from patrolling, you should take a little rest and enjoy some snacks with me.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[he's deeply considering this, like he's not sure if he'll get in trouble for slacking off on the job even though there is no one to report to?? that sense of justice sure is gonna get his ass kicked.

but.

eventually he'll take a seat on the stool]

Alright. Just for a little break is probably fine. [but he WILL nyoom at the first sign of a fire and then he'll pop the hot pocket in his mouth] Thanks for the sna—shit, hot.

[what did he just say]

[It's absolutely going to get his ass kicked, wow. Wei Wuxian even looks around for a second while Galo considers, as if he expects more staff to show up. Why is he hesitating?? WHY IS HE HESITATING.

At least he eventually decides to take that break, though. Wei Wuxian cheerfully slides some more snacks his way, apparently keen on sharing everything he's collected so far. Which is mostly like, savory junkfood.]

—I did warn you! [HE AIN'T TAKIN RESPONSIBILITY.] They're almost all like that, except for a few ones that are a bit cold, for some reason?

[Microwaves suck in every universe that's why.]

But as long as you're on break, help yourself! Most of the rest of these shouldn't burn you. Probably?

Oh yeah, that always happens. Even back home! I haven't mastered the trick of getting all of 'em to heat up even all the way through....

[this is going to be the next mystery of the universe]

You never had one of these before?

[galo's patrol is entirely interrupted by pizza rolls. amazing.]

They have variety too! Ones that are spicy, ones with pepperonis, ones with pineapple....

[Honestly?? His brow is furrowing as he contemplates Why Pizza Pockets Do Not All Heat All The Way Through.

He's interrupted from his contemplation by the question, though, and he shakes his head.]

Nope! Never heard of them before. Or pepperonis, or pineapples! [The wild shit that wasn't around in 200 AD.] I do like spicy food, though.

[squints]

.... No pepperoni....?

[ . . . . ]

Where are you even from....

[NO PEPPERONI. No movies, either. It's tragic? He's learning that he's very far behind...]

I was just in Yunmeng, though no one else I've mentioned it to finds it familiar. Lotus Pier? How about that - yes, no? Qinghe, Yiling?

Nope, nope, nope.

[hmmmm]

But I mean, I'm not all that great at geography? Have you ever heard of Promepolis?

[a beat]

Or like - America?

[i hate that this will basically solidify that if you don't know a pepperoni you don't know an america, but yeah, he's looking completely blank.]

Nope! I've never heard of either of those. Is that where pepperonis come from? Is that where you come from?

[Maybe the real Galo was the pepperonis we met along the way.]

Yeah!! Born and raised!

[he's just a WEEB]

Pepperonis probably come from America...? I feel like that sounds right. [he's probably wrong] But that makes me super sure of one thing!

.... we're from completely different places!

[was that

not obvious]

[A FUCKIN WEEB...

Wow though he loves Galo already?? Terrible. He's just bursting into laughter, reaching out to clap a hand over his shoulder.]

Yes, yes - I do think you have the right hunch, there! After all, I can't be from America if I don't have any pepperonis.

[HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A PEPPERONI IS.]

But it's good to meet someone who is! What's your name? You can call me Wei Wuxian.

Oh!! I haven't had a chance to introduce myself!!

[HE HASN'T BEEN SHOT OUT OF A CANNON, WHICH IS WHEN HE'S NORMALLY INTRODUCED

but!]

Mm!! Good to meet you, Wei Wuxian! The name's Galo Thymos - if you're ever in trouble, you can call on me! I'll come to your rescue with my burning soul!

[he's serious

he's so serious]

[HE'S SO SERIOUS... OH NO... WHAT A GOOD AND EARNEST SOUL. Wow who allowed Galo Thymos onto a train with a bunch of criminals and assholes and also Rise.]

Haha, is that so? If I'm ever in any sort of trouble - any at all? [Countdown until he calls on Galo's burning soul to open a jar.] You sound so hard-working! It's good to know there are reliable people like you around, though. I feel more at ease, you know?

[Yes... his gremlin heart is so soothed.]

[that actually

manages to pull a super wide grin from him, pleased as can fucking be]

Haha!! Good, good! That's what I like to hear! So don't hesitate to let me know if there's any way that I can help - I'm all for keeping people safe and happy whenever I can!

[god do i hate this but he's so endeared.]

Are you? Haha, sounds like it's your job! Do you just patrol these things for a living, no matter where you end up?

[Galo, just inviting himself onto every train like I'M HERE TO PATROL.]

These things - like trains?

[HE DOESN'T KNOW PEPPERONI, AMERICA, OR TRAINS!!!!]

Nonono, I've got a waaaay cooler job - I'm a firefighter!!

[HE DOESN'T KNOW SHIT!! But he just nods enthusiastically. He's LEARNING.]

Yes, yes! Trains! [He. He also doesn't know what a firefighter is because they didn't have organized firefighting in 200 AD fantasy China, they had cultivators who took care of everything that went wrong.

At least he can extrapolate. FIRE AND FIGHTER, HE'S GOT THIS ONE. Galo is a fire cop.]

Ah! I see, I see. That makes sense, then - that you would be used to donating your time and help to others.

Of course, of course!! I wanna help my city and my friends in any way that I can! One of these days I'm hoping to close up the gap between me and my hero!

[ :)

but he'll just help himself to another hot pocket, tossing it up in the air before catching it in his mouth]

How about you? What do you do? Professional snack taster?!

[hm wow dana is officially the worst]

Who's this hero of yours? Is he also out there fighting fires?

[He's just imagining that all of Galo's friends love pizza and are fire cops now. HE'S NOT EXACTLY WRONG.

Also he's absolutely laughing again at the question, waving one hand dismissively. THe other reaches for a different snack - part of a soft pretzel he's brought from a different car.]

I wish! Now that would be a nice job. No, no - I'm a cultivator. I take care of people's spirit problems!

It's Gov Kray!!! [HE SAYS THIS SO EXCITED BEFORE REALIZING - ] Ah, you might not know who that is, huh! Haha, he's the Governor of Promepolis. He's a hero! He saved me as a kid, and runs this super awesome corporation that's meant to help people!

[he's so STARRY-EYED

but also wait - ]

Spirit problems...? Like - ghosts?!

[Yeah there's absolutely no recognition in his face. If he doesn't know pepperonis or America, he definitely won't know Gov Kray... Tragic.]

I see, I see! He does sound like an impressive man. Well! If you can keep up even a quarter of this level of enthusiasm all of the time, I'm sure you'll catch up to him before you know it!

[HAHA... ha.]

—But yes, sometimes! Ghosts, vengeful spirits, angry swords, goddesses, you know.

Haha - it's big shoes to fill, but I'll do my best!! There's a lot on my plate anyway, it's kinda crazy....

[but he'll IMMEDIATELY get distracted by the other topic]

Whoa!! So you're like - an onmyouji?! Or a ghostbuster!!

[those are

your two options]

Busy life, being someone who dives into danger, hm?

[He knows Galo's TYPE... BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT EITHER OF THESE THINGS ARE?? Why in the fuck is the future so confusing. Good thing he's the kind of person who just rolls with the idiot punches.]

Haha, not sure! We communicate with them, help them pass on, take care of them if they're causing too much trouble - is it something like that?

Yeah - but I dive into danger so that other people get to be safe!! It's worth it!

[stupid headstrong idiot

anyway he's just going to sound so very impressed]

Oohhh! Just like a ghostbuster!

[this is what you are now, wwx]

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