[It's not a look he's familiar with, but he can tell by how it's made that Mizu is at least from some time nebulously in the past. But how far back though, he wonders. Trains have been around in his world for nearly 250 years, but only really saw mass use about 150 years ago. So if Mizu knows about trains or not, that would help Ali place where Mizu is in the timeline.
(This, overall, isn't very important. Ali just overthinks everything.)]
I'm curious to see if we get turned around or if we appear on the other side, where the train tracks come through. I was also thinking about waiting a bit to see when the train would come around, if it does at all.
They're like...carriages, linked together in a row, but the wheels are fitted to ride specifically on the tracks here on the ground.
[He indicates to the tracks on the ground.]
Since the wheels are stabilized thanks to these tracks, the 'carriages' can go a lot faster than they normally could. And one group of carriages attached in such a way is called a train. It's a way to get from city to city much faster than before.
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(This, overall, isn't very important. Ali just overthinks everything.)]
I'm curious to see if we get turned around or if we appear on the other side, where the train tracks come through. I was also thinking about waiting a bit to see when the train would come around, if it does at all.
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[what the fuck does that mean in this context, sir...]
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They're like...carriages, linked together in a row, but the wheels are fitted to ride specifically on the tracks here on the ground.
[He indicates to the tracks on the ground.]
Since the wheels are stabilized thanks to these tracks, the 'carriages' can go a lot faster than they normally could. And one group of carriages attached in such a way is called a train. It's a way to get from city to city much faster than before.
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[close enough, maybe. squints at the tracks.]
These are common in your world?
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[A pause.]
...rode, I suppose.
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[since. gestures at the tracks.]
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[He pauses, considering.]
If a train arrives, do you want to give it a try?