The Toughest Puzzle Yet

[Professor Layton]

I began looking around to find somebody I could try to get some answers from. Then, I noticed somebody else, sitting on the opposite side of the hat-lake! How had we not noticed each other earlier? It was a young lady, with black hair and small streaks of dark red. Her skin was quite pale, and her entire outfit was simply a mixture of red and black. Speaking of her outfit, it seemed quite bizarre to me. However, if indeed Omni had simply brought others because they ’interested’ him, and as it was another world, it could possibly be that people were brought from different worlds, maybe even different timelines! I have never found myself jumping to conclusions so fast. I need evidence for that theory before I can use it. She seemed to have a large, mechanical red item attached to the back of her belt, almost completely hidden by a red cape with a hoodie. Her dress was black, aside from a small line of red at the bottom. The boots she was wearing were black with red laces. She appeared to be writing in a small red and black book, much as I was recently writing in my notebook. I decided I would confront her. If she knew anything I did not about this world, it would certainly make things easier. I began to walk around the edge of the hat-lake, just as the lady completed writing. “Excuse me for being so forward young miss, but might you know anything about this place?” I said. “Gah!” She exclaimed and jumped back, almost straight into the pool, just on the edge. I must have frightened her. She was teetering on the edge of the pool, once instant safe, the next not. “Ah!” I shouted as I quickly grabbed her flailing hands to prevent her from falling into the water. I pulled her quickly back to safety on the rim of the hat-lake. We were both silent for a second, after which we both promptly sighed with relief.