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!]]

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[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...?"

[mooned_hime]

Kaguya was more worried about the possibility of the smell of rabbit cooking wafting through the air than finding something suitable for herself. While making Reisen uncomfortable was often cute, there were certain levels of discomfort that she really didn't want to subject her pet to.

"I'll trust your judgment," Kaguya decided, handing a small pouch over to the moon rabbit.

It had a number of small gems inside. More than enough for a meal. Or two. Or ten.

[unluckyhare]

To be fair, while there certainly was the smell of roasted meat (it was, after all, London in a cartoonish setting), Reisen thankfully had no idea what roasted rabbit smelled like.

"Well, I will get some of... There's gems in there!"

Some people turned and stared at the disguised rabbit.

[mooned_hime]

"Well, yes. I wouldn't expect you to buy dinner with nothing. That would be rude."

She seemed unaware of the stares that Reisen was receiving for her outburst...

[unluckyhare]

"Right. Uhm..."

Reisen glanced around and made her way towards what looked like a food stand with pastries and selected a number of goods, trying to find food that would be princess-compatble enough...

...which was a bit hard. No rice, really. Well, this would have to make do.

Of course, upon paying, the stall owner nearly fell out of his chair, but after a bit of talking accepted the payment, the smallest gem Reisen could give.

Reisen hurried back to Kaguya, well aware that she was getting even more stares now, particularly by people that were awfully out of place in such a posh area.

"Uhm, Princess... I think we should be moving on!" She said after handing Kaguya a bag filled with mixed pastries.

[mooned_hime]

Kaguya accepted the pastry bag with a, "Thank you," before giving Reisen a confused look.

"Already? But we just got here."

She seemed oblivious still to the looks they were getting...

[unluckyhare]

"There's several people giving us looks, and they don't look like, uhm, reasonable men..."

She was less worried about danger, because she could take them on by herself, as could Kaguya - the issue was more the timeline and possible dangers to it! What if they knocked someone out here, which then caused someone not to be born, and then they'd return to a future that'd be totally different!?

[mooned_hime]

"Perhaps they're more reasonable than you think?"

And, after a brief pause, she added, "Still, I suppose a quieter side of the city would be preferable to enjoy our meal."

[unluckyhare]

"...I have an idea. Let's move over there..."

She nodded towards a wall. "I'll take care of this then!"

[mooned_hime]

"Very well," Kaguya nodded, following Reisen's direction, "I shall leave this in your capable hands."

[unluckyhare]

Reisen followed.

And then used her abilities, hiding Kaguya and herself from the hoodlums while making these guys see images of Kaguya and Reisen leaving.
Everyone else just saw the women chatting normally near the wall.

And as expected, the hoodlums followed the images only they were seeing, making Reisen sigh out of relief.

"That takes care of those guys."

[mooned_hime]

"Well done! I knew I could count on you," Kaguya said happily, giving Reisen some well deserved pettings.

[unluckyhare]

"Well, uhm, I had to, we couldn't risk affecting the timeline!"

[mooned_hime]

"..."

There was a thoughtful pause at that.

"What if these were important pastries destined for another individual's stomach?"

And just as she finished saying that, she took a bite of one...

1/2

[unluckyhare]

"W-what!? Do you think that's even possible?!" Reisen stared at Kaguya, clearly flabbergasted.

[unluckyhare]

"Don't bite into it?!" Reisen suddenly squeaked out, but it was too late.

[mooned_hime]

"This is actually pretty good," Kaguya said, offering the pastry to the moon rabbit, "Try it!"

Why didn't she just offer a fresh one from the bag instead of the one she's bitten?

[unluckyhare]

"B-but the timeline... What if we ruined something?!"

That clearly was on the rabbit's mind over pastries!

[mooned_hime]

"Oh, my silly Inaba. If buying pastries was that dangerous, then just being here would be equally as bad. If that were the case, we wouldn't have been allowed to step foot into the past."

[unluckyhare]

"...!"

Reisen slumped. "You... I guess you're right..."

...

"But we should still exercise caution, they did try to change our clothes so..."

[mooned_hime]

"Of course. But for now, eat~"

... This time, Kaguya was trying to feed the pastry to Reisen instead of giving it to her.

[unluckyhare]

"And we mmmpf...!"

Reisen had apparently been in the process of adding another statement, but was silenced by pasty. It was very effective.