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Timey-Wimey Nonsense Part 1

Who: Everyone!
What: The Time Travel Trip 2014
When: HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO
Where: Luceti before it was ~~cool~~ Luceti
Summary: The residents are dragged into the past thanks to John's latest Shift. More information is here and here, and, ICly, here.
Rating: Varied

It's early morning in the quiet enclosure that will someday become Luceti. The sun is rising, birds are chirping in that annoyingly cheery way that makes you want to shoot them out of the trees, and the residents are beginning to wake up. Most of them are heading to work, either to farm, or to build, or to work the shops, or even just to prepare a nice breakfast for their families and neighbours. Everyone has something to do.

And then, out of nowhere, a couple hundred strangers show up in the middle of the woods.

At first there is confusion, and no shortage of caution, from the neighbours; newcomers are common enough, but usually they are announced beforehand, and never in such great numbers. The leaders of the town are called in to ask questions. The newcomers are free to explore, but any aggression will be met in kind; if need be, the Filial of the past will defend their homes. They're hoping it won't come to that, however. You're stuck with one another for a long time, after all.

Thankfully, there is one man who might be able to bring the natives and newcomers together: Tyr.

...And the other guy, maybe. We'll see.

((mingle and explore at will! further questions can be redirected to either of the posts linked above. NPCs will be available for plotty stuff soon.))

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[Well if Cliff is looking for his friends? He'll find Rei at least, sitting on the edge of the fountain, kicking her feet and looking around. She's rather conspicuous really, with her dark hair and miko's robes. And she hasn't seen him yet...]

[That makes the two of them, though for very different reasons. Cliff didn't bother disguising the sound of his boots crunching in the dirt as he joined Rei. He sat down on the ledge of the fountain near her, and stretched out his long legs.]

Glad to see you made it all right, Rei. This is...quite different.

[He was used to the modern conveniences, and he knew that she was too.]

[Rei turns at the sound of a familiar voice, giving him a quick nod and a welcoming smile.]

It is, isn't it? Smaller, much more quaint. Not in a bad way, though.

Nah, it's not bad at all.

[Cliff's tone was thoughtful in his reply.]

Though, I've gotta wonder what we're doing here. This all just seems like a set up for some problems we don't need to be dealing on top of whatever else he's got in mind for us.

Well maybe we've been sent back for a reason. To change something? Or...whatever John-san wanted Okumura-san to do.

I'm willing to bet that it's some kinda combination of both. Trick is...how are we gonna know what we're gonna do if it's all like this.

[He sighed, leaning backward to stretch out his legs.]

Sheesh. I'm just glad we've got hot water.

With...hard work? Ingenuity?

[Certainly not with magic, with how drained she's feeling.]

And it's not so bad. It's not that different from the shrine, honestly.

I know, but a lot of the Twentieth Century kids from our place on the time line aren't used to this kinda thing.

[He grinned. If not for his experience on underdeveloped planets, he would be even less keen than he already was to rough it and make do with what they had.]

With a little planning and a little work, we can at least get a few more buildings up. It's just gonna take a lot of people pitching in and doing some hard work now for some relaxation later.

Well, that sounds like a job for you and your sturdy hands, hmm?

[Certainly not her with her small soft ones?]

You were asking for a project a while back...

[Certainly not her hands, though Cliff was always open to whatever input that her thoughts and ideas could provide for him.]

I was, and that shed you found behind my apartment building is working out nice. Whoever the person was who used the thing, they really decked it out. Seems like it was almost gonna be some kinda bomb shelter, in a way. There's beds inside and stuff.

[But, mysterious prior Lucetians aside...]

We'll need to start with drawing up a few plans to see what we can get rolling, then work our way to making the actual buildings. It'll be getting the furniture that'll be the hard part...but, I think people can set up a few hammocks once we get the buildings set and deal with that for a while.

Well, my house is still open, but...yes, I suppose I can help with that. If you want, I'm happy to draw some plans with you.

[She'll also help with magic however she can, once she reestablishes bonds with the spirits.]

I've worked something out with Souji and the other guys for housing, but thanks for offering. I don't think any of your friends would want an old guy like me hanging around anyway, so this works better.

Any help you can offer with all this will be much appreciated, I can guarantee you that.

[Though, Cliff had a hunch that it would be less with the plans and more with helping himself and others who were struggling with establishing bondd with those spirits. If that was their best bet, then why not take advantage of the available resources?]

Oh, I didn't mean that. You...would be welcome, but we're out of bedrooms. I just meant that at least I didn't have to look for a place. I'm not fond of the idea of camping.

[A shrug.]

And I'll do whatever I can, of course. Just...tell me when and what and if I can I will.

All right, can do.

[He had no idea what all was going to be needed yet. There were too many unknowns.]

--Oh, that's right. Your Shrine's not here. Did you want help with setting up another here...like, a standalone....uh, thing?

[...athiest talking religion. He could visualize what he was talking about, but he didn't know the name.]

No, I think I'd rather just use the time to take a break from working at a shrine. I'm not sure I could really practice much, and I'm hoping we aren't here too long.

[Really, really she doesn't want to stay in the past.]

It's been a little over two years, and aside from drafts I've been there every single day. Some time to do other things might be good for me.

[Neither does he, but he's not hedging any bets on tech that is in its trial run. While John had saved them back in Zompania, they had also gone a short enough distance that they could sync up with the normal timeline by average means. If they were hundreds of years in the past, there was no way that most of the residents would live long enough to see the Luceti they know.]

...It sounds like you're joining me in looking for a hobby then.

Well...[She smiles sweetly.] I do have a girlfriend, a young boy, an airhead, and you to take care of don't I? It's not as though I'll have nothing to do.

[He chuckled.]

And one of those people you listed is definitely gonna be asking a few favors of you sometime soon. That does sound like a lot to keep you entertained.

One? I'm sure all of them will except Fenimore. She'll try and make me take a break, I'm sure of it.

Good woman, if she's looking out for you that much. Definitely sounds like a keeper.

She's as much a keeper as Souji, I think.

Yeah. We both lucked out on that front, huh?

[He leaned back and looked up at the sky.]

I'm hoping that whatever we've been brought here to do doesn't screw us up any when we get back to Luceti proper. I don't wanna lose the little things we've gotten outta this.

I'd say so, yes.

[She laughed and leaned back with him, fixing on a single cloud.]

I think John's probably on our side. He's been so before...

So I keep hearing, but I haven't really spoken with the guy personally to know for sure.

Guess all we've gotta do is trust him, huh?

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