When he realized that this seemed to be one of the longer dreams Shawn started exploring. And exploration always began at your starting point, at least in computer games, so Shawn sought out every room and hallway the inn, marvelling at the detail his subconscious put into creating this world. He was used to his dreams being long, detailed and true-to-life but an entire city was a new dimension, even for him.

The only thing that worried him was that he should probably really wake up - because if he was not entirely mistaken he was currently passed out in the woods, bleeding quite badly from a gunshot wound. Oh well. Not that he missed being in the worst pain of his entire life. Actually, not at all.

So here he was, done with the inn and stepping out into the courtyard, munching on a popsicle. Where did he get a popsicle? A fair question. He most likely conned a harmless, poor new arrival out of it for a psychic reading that basically said "a new world with new opportunities await you".