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",{"#":"CameoNeutral"},"\n","ev",{"VAR?":"globalPlayer"},"out","/ev","^: It's where my Grandpa Eli, aka General Elias ","ev",{"VAR?":"globalPlayerLastName"},"out","/ev","^, and his husband Garston interrupted their careers as restaurantuers to save an entire valley full of refugees during the Apocalypse wars.  ",{"#":"CameoNeutral"},"\n","^The scene changes to a red brick restaurant exterior. \"Eli's Borderland Station\" is painted in white on the rain-streaked window.","\n","ev",{"VAR?":"globalPlayer"},"out","/ev","^: About me? Let's see... I love animals, enjoy running my family's restaurant, have never been for a long walk on a beach unless you count local lakes, and...  ",{"#":"CameoNeutral"},"\n","ev",{"VAR?":"globalPlayer"},"out","/ev","^: and oh yeah, apparently, I kill demons. ",{"#":"CameoCockedEyebrow"},"\n","ev",{"VAR?":"globalPlayer"},"out","/ev","^: How did I find out about that last part? Glad you asked, oh hypothetical asker of questions. 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