"It still sounds interesting though." Hotaru feels the need to point that out.

After doing so, there's also a tiny twinge of an idea in the back of her head, which slowly makes its way out into words.

"People... can travel between worlds here, right?" That's how she got here, after all. And if she can't immediately find her way back, then maybe...

"I really want to find my way back home, but if I can't go back right away... do you think it would be ok to visit other worlds?"