[ The offer to help comes and he feels a beat of gratitude in response. He hasn't had too difficult a time getting up to speed on the differences of this world and his own, but if this man is someone like him, if this man is Xiao Xingchen, then that would be an even better help than anything else.

So, he nods before remembering himself and speaks aloud instead. ]

It's very strange here, compared to where I come from. We don't have... most of what's considered normal here. Very different worlds altogether.

[ A pause, he eats some congee before finally just offering — ]

And your name? My courtesy name is Wei Wuxian.