Is This A Time Travel Arc I See Before Me?

[omegamods]

As promised, the time portal opens into the London, England of 1611. The evidence seems to back this up - the local fashion, the coins with Queen Elizabeth's face on them, the accents of the residents as they gossip on the streets about William Shakespeare's latest play with the spirits and the comic butler and throw garbage out of their windows and sell questionable sausages on the street corners and so on. The 1600s was/is not a hygienic era for England.

Speaking of local fashion, at least the Omegafriends won't be sticking out much in modern garments of spandex and frills - any outfits worn through will be adapted to a more suitable style of the times. Exactly how suitable seems to be up to the whims of fate - a Pretty Cure outfit might be transformed into an equally ruffly concoction with a long skirt and bustle, or it might become a completely plain and nondescript dress, or it might completely skip out, leaving the heroine in question in the middle of London looking like a member of a travelling circus. Dr. Jefferson's official scientific explanation for this consists of a baffled shrug.

One thing's for sure: Lady Blue has to be here, and that means one thing: Hunting for clues to her presence! A woman towing a building the size of the Omegabase can't have vanished without a trace... right?

[[OOC: Welcome... to the past! Comment anywhere on this post to continue your investigation, chat with each other, or just enjoy the sights of 17th-century London.

There are a number of people who claim to have seen someone matching Lady Blue's description around, and following the leads will eventually lead the group to the Globe. What they'll find if they investigate it... well, stay tuned!]]

Comments

Re: Open!

[mooned_hime]

"Oh, don't be silly. They wouldn't have opened a portal like that if they were worried about such things, don't you think?"

At least Kaguya isn't ... really trying to do anything disruptive, though

Re: Open!

[unluckyhare]

"I... forgive me if I sound disrespectful, I don't mean to be, but... They might be expecting us to take care of it on our side!"

Kaguya clearly wasn't, but Reisen was worried all the same!

[mooned_hime]

"Don't worry so much," Kaguya waved off Reisen's concern dismissively, "They can handle it just fine, I'm sure. Think of this as an educational experience~"

Or a sightseeing tour, which is exactly what the moon princess was doing.

[unluckyhare]

"But for whom..." Reisen murmured, before looking around. She did, of course, NOT stop. Not that Kaguya was in danger, being effectively unkillable, but she could still get hurt...

...and Reisen would have to clean the clothes too, not to mention putting them back together!

"I wonder if that was even the right portal..."

[mooned_hime]

"For both of us!" Kaguya said, absently petting Reisen's hair as they walked through the streets, "I never had the chance to visit England during this period. You should be more enthusiastic. It's your first time in this century, isn't it?"

[unluckyhare]

"It is, but that should worry me more, not less!"

Petting or not, her ears were shivering. "And I do have enthusiasm, there is a mission to complete, and..."

[mooned_hime]

"You should relax a little," she continued to pet Reisen, noticing her anxiety, "Think of it as a vacation. Perhaps we should find somewhere to sit down and eat..."

[unluckyhare]

"F-fine, but as a break. This is important, we... I mean I need to help finishing this mission...

...after the break!"

Reisen looked around after capitulating. What was even edible here...?

"Uhm, princess, I don't know if the food here is..."

[mooned_hime]

"I suppose we should find a higher class area to eat at," Kaguya nodded.

She paused for a moment, before suggesting, "I suppose we can ask around?"

[unluckyhare]

"I will do so at once!"

Reisen quickly dashed over to some of the locals, and quickly asked them for some directions, occasionally looking over her shoulder to check on Kaguya.

Once done, she quickly dashed back!

[mooned_hime]

Fortunately, Kaguya was not in the mood to give her pet the slip, so she waited patiently for Reisen's return.

As Inaba came back, Kaguya just smiled and tilted her head inquisitively.

[unluckyhare]

"Uhm, they said we would find something more suitable for a lady's appetite if we follow this road, cross the bridge and head northward."

She glanced around. "They better have told the truth, this city is confusing..."

[mooned_hime]

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

... Kaguya, stop the puns.

"If all else fails, we can always fly up to get a better vantage point."

Kaguya, maybe you forgot that it was bad to be flying around in those days...?

[unluckyhare]

"Flying is out..." Reisen protested immediately, glancing around. "They'd notice right away, and that'd be really bad! Nobody is supposed to fly around here!"

Reisen didn't know about witches and european attitudes around them, but she was well aware that people don't randomly fly around on earth!

Of course, if push came to shove, she could mask Kaguya (and herself) with her powers, but...

[mooned_hime]

"... Ah, you are right, my Inaba," Kaguya relented, letting out a sigh, "The modern day has certainly spoiled me.

"Well, it's not as if we can't ask somebody else later on."

[unluckyhare]

"Thanks for your understanding, princess..."

The rabbit let out a sigh of relief herself. "We might get some information on the way, too."

She was still thinking about the overall mission, after all.

[mooned_hime]

"Don't worry so much about that. This is a vacation, remember?"

Kaguya seems to be misremembering it is, in fact, a 'break' and not a full fledged vacation...

She's probably doing that on purpose.

1/2

[unluckyhare]

"Princess... This isn't a vacation! It's a very important mission, and-"

Reisen stared at Kaguya, before it dawned on her.

[unluckyhare]

"You're doing this on purpose!"

[mooned_hime]

"Enough of that, aren't we going to get something to eat? Let's not waste time in this area more than we have to," Kaguya chided, changing the subject.

[unluckyhare]

"You're right. Of course." Reisen blinked, then started to head for the bridge.

Let's hope this era had suitable food that wasn't rabbit based...

[mooned_hime]

Kaguya turned her head slightly, noticing a butcher shop and...

... oh dear. Rabbit. Maybe Reisen wouldn't notice and they'd pass by?

[unluckyhare]

Unfortunately, Reisen was paying attention to her surroundings (for one, there might be mission related clues!). So she did spot the butcher.

"T-this is a bad area, we should move on quickly..."

[mooned_hime]

Kaguya just nodded silently, comfortingly petting Reisen as they hurried onward.

... The petting was probably drawing a few looks, but the princess didn't really care about that. They should really mind their own business!

[unluckyhare]

Well, the accuracy of a saturday morning cartoon London meant that, eventually, they reached a more posh area. Some of the stands even sold food that did not seem completely inedible, like bread with raisins and cinnamon!

"Maybe we will find something fitting for you here...?"