ngl i really love hearing that casts are close outside of a project that bombs/doesn't do as well as expected? the silver lining of "failure" or something. so, i'd love to keep what you've already established in play with them! naomi would have had a bit of jealousy crop up when stranger things turned out to be the massive and immediate hit though and probably ghosted penny for a bit? which is shitty and after getting through her shit, she would have apologized and tried to return their friendship to normal if that's something penny could forgive!