It's empty in the valley of your heart [OPEN]

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Who: Olivia Dunham and YOU!!
What: Just a little reconnaissance
Where: On the street, not far from the Valhalla Inn
When: Backdated to this afternoon, because even Olivia isn't going to wander around a strange city unarmed after dark
Notes: Olivia is not wild about the idea of announcing herself on the network before she gets a feel for the place. So, in-person intro! And a weirdly familiar face for anyone who knows Fauxliv!
Warnings: None at the moment!

Olivia barely waited to leave the inn after being let out of the arrival room. She took just a few moments to stow the lightbox in the room she'd been given - kicked under the bed, where she won't have to look at it unless she needs it for some reason - and then headed out onto the street. If you asked her, she'd say it's to get a feel for this place, wherever the hell she is, and she's even half-convinced herself that that's the only reason, but in reality...

She needs some air. She needs to not be locked in a small room with that damn lightbox. She needs to keep moving, to have something to focus on that's not Peter or Jones or her powers or all the memories in her head that may or may not be real.

She needs to find a way home, and even that thought stings like salt ground into skin scraped raw. It's too familiar for all the wrong reasons.

When she leaves the Valhalla, she has no particular destination in mind, nothing in particular that she's looking for. She picks a random direction and starts walking; when she hits a cross street, she turns, making a mental note of the direction so she'll hopefully be able to find her way back.

That, along with observing the people on the street, gives her something to occupy her mind for the time being, at least. She's tired and looks it, dark circles under her eyes, her hair slipping out of its ponytail, and she moves like her entire body aches, but she's fine. Or she will be, just as long as she keeps moving.

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Olivia pulls to an abrupt halt, more on reflex than conscious decision - much as she might be trying to pay attention to her surroundings, she can't help but be pulled into her own thoughts. She blinks at the other woman in surprise for a second or two before shaking her head, glancing down at herself just to be sure.

"No, no, it's fine," she assures her with a quick smile - friendly enough, tired though it may be. "I should have been paying more attention to where I was going. I'm working on getting my bearings around here."

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Kaitlyn smiles, taking a long sip of her coffee. A chuckle escapes her lips, followed by a shake of her head. "We should probably both be doing that," she notes with amusement. "Paying more attention, that is. So, getting your bearings?" The smile turns up a bit into a smirk, she hasn't checked the cohort today, but she remembers what it meant when she said she was getting her bearings to Steph.

"Just get here recently?" she inquires, turning to look back at the way she came, then back at Olivia. "It's not that hard, once you realise these things have a map," she remarks, holding up her CiD. "I'd recommend startin' with the coffee shop back that a' way." She doesn't say it out loud, but it looks like Liv could use it.