The subway stations at rush hour are always so crowded that one might question the meaning of life itself, with people packed so tightly in the cars it felt as though the entire population of Boundary City was squeezing onto the train—if that was at all possible, Song Cheng genuinely wished he didn't have to take the subway at this time.
But there wasn't any choice, under normal circumstances "the train" would only appear during the second round of rush hour, other times, although there were reported sightings, they were uncontrollable.
The burly Song Cheng was squished among the masses in the car, feeling the slow acceleration of the subway as it left the station. His view was filled with office workers rushing to make the morning peak, and the spaces between people were crammed with an amalgamation of scents—
