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Naomi listened to Olivia, and she realized that her new acquaintance was freaking out a bit more than she was. Perhaps it was just the fact that the realization had not quite set in yet--that she was no longer home or possibly even in Chicago anymore--and her mind was just trying to process everything, but Naomi seemed rather calm and collected by this whole thing. Still, she put her mind to use, trying to figure out what exactly they might be able to do now that it was so dark and there were few people around.

"...well, seeing as everything here is some sort of turn-of-the-century knockoff," Naomi shrugged, "I think we might be best off looking for some sort of inn or pub. I mean, they had those back then, right? I'm sure they had those back then..." History was never her strong point in school; it had always been English, and that had been the foundation for her career--

Oh, no, her students! If she was here, who was back at home? If this was some sort of fever dream, then she figured it would not matter at all and that she would wake up with some vivid imagery and another idea for her story. Still, if this was a dream, it all felt so real...

"Hey, wait up!" As soon as Olivia began walking in a random direction, Naomi hurried to follow her, not wanting to be left alone in this unfamiliar place by herself. "Don't leave without me!" She then pulled out her book and the fountain pen, jotting down a few notes about the place in general. She also took a little bit of time to make sure her other idea had been written down--the one about two people coming together in a foreign place and wondering whether the other was dreaming it or not.

She had heard Olivia's question despite her current distraction. Sure, her mind was all over the place most of the time, but that did not mean that she was going insane--no, people had told her that she just had an active imagination, is all. "I mean, that's why I carry my book around with me all the time," she shook the black-bound book in her hand to show Olivia. "Whenever I start over-thinking things or get ideas, I just scribble them down in here. It's... almost therapeutic, in a way, plus I get to write down potential new ideas for stories." Sure, there were some that would think her childish, but at the same time, there were an infinite number of ideas to explore, and that was something that Naomi would want to keep in mind as she furthered her career...

...that is, if she could find her way back home, first...