preface

"If I have one piece of advice for you, it's stay far away from here.
The neon lights may be tempting, and you may be lured in by the idea of not having to do anything except get high and fall irreversibly in love, but resist it. Resist it.
Don't end up like me. Don't end up like all the ghosts.
Because things will happen -you'll end up caught up. Caught up in the smoke and the pink haze. In love. In loveless relationships - and the drugs and his sweet words will lead you to believe that you're in love with him, all the while your heart beats for someone else. And so does his.
So resist it. And you'll end up better. Stay away from Room 93, the Badlands, and the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, for none of them contain the answer you seek."