[indent][b]Neomi Adams[/b][/indent]
 
	Quickly, Neomi scrambled to put her sketchbook and pencils back into her sack of things before she fetched Yiya’s cane and removed herself from the blanket. She watched the robotic spider-like contraption with awe. It was cute, and she had never seen anything quite like it.

	Sure, she had seen some machinery in Oaken City before.  Some guests even boasted about what they had seen or bought in town, but this terrarium was much more unique and intricate and… life-like. It even had a name! 

 	As the terrarium scuttled about on its many legs, Neomi looked at the others. She had not given them much thought when she first arrived, but now, as she seemingly sized them up, she noticed they both had guns. A dark feeling sank inside of Neomi. Was she really prepared for this?

	She was about to say something to Yiya when the enchanting sound of a train began to approach. She focused on the lights drumming down the tunnel. They became bright and brighter. But then, something stole her attention entirely. It was like a giant hunched shadow, just lingering menacingly… like it was about to engulf the train.

	“Yiya, wh-what is that?” Neomi asked as confidently as possible. She wasn’t sure why she had asked. The old lady had not seemed to notice it, but the question fell out of Neomi regardless. 

	And then it hit her. She had seen something like this before. “Is… is that a rue?” Her heart was pounding. This is what she had been waiting for. She was exactly what she had wanted. Here it was. Right in front of her. There was no turning back now. Of course, that could have been for entirely different reasons now.

	Of course, before the could truly ruminate on what was happening, one of the girls (Sasha was it?) took her gun and aimed it at the Rue. She fired what seemed like an empty shot. Time seemed to stand still as the shot went off, and Neomi felt her breath being taken with the moment.