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[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Good afternoon, Astral Plane. What a nice and lovely eternal night we're having! So quiet, so peaceful...



CRASH!!!

... until the back car of the ZeroLiner — which appears to be in the motif of some sort of bird — appears, still running (although now without its magic tracks laying themselves down for it) until it finally grinds to a halt. A few moments later, Ryotarou stumbles out the back, dizzy and groaning a little.]

I didn't mean to bring this with me...!

Comments

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

So the sand is some sort of back up system?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... Not really. It's just what they're made of.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[bit amused] So you've got beings made from the literal sands of time walking around?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[amused, too] ... Pretty much.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[grins] Right then. Definitely a different sort of universe you've got there.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

I suppose so. [grins back]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[still mentally wtfing over desert physics but--] So what is time travel like for you, then?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[blink] Like for me...?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[nods] Right, well, there's always some things travellers do. Like, I dunno. Brush up on history, bring a towel, careful what strangers you kiss...

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Ah... Well, I don't really do anything like that, really. I mostly only go back to follow Imagin.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Aw, well. I could always give you some tips. I'm quite experienced in this time traveling business.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[grins a little] That might be nice.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Right, well! Five Golden Rules of Time Travel.

Rule one is don't panic. Really, excellent rule. You'll always end up in some sort of strange and dangerous situation. Even if you just plot out to go to Vega 9's fantastic spa resort, it'll end up with you running from a Zorgalon squad. So, really, go into things prepared for that.

Right! Two! Always have your towel. Hate to get stuck somewhere without one. Especially in a shower. Right, well, actually, rule two is try not to break time lines by changing too much. Experience teaches you what can and cannot change.

Then for C - erm, no, three - keep a journal. Dead useful when you're going back and forth through time, meeting people who've met you but you won't meet them until later or visa versa.

Four, very important, but make sure you go by the 'buddy system' when you can. There's usually someone around that can be helpful. It's easier without someone else.

Five! ...Okay I lied, there's not really a five. But I suppose knowing the history of where you're at isn't all that important. It just makes you sound more impressive to people.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Just listens to the advice, taking it all in even if he looks a little o__o at all the suggestions.]

... I'll be sure to keep all of that in mind. [Although 'Don't panic' might be a little hard for someone like Ryotarou..] Especially the journal. [Just in case... with Ai-chan..]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[nods] Oh yes. I've kept diaries all my life. Usually one for every hundred or so years.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... How large are they?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[holds up a finger, leaves the plane and returns with a large and heavy book with '900' printed on it] This is my 900 Year Diary.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[... Whoa. :O] Wow...

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[beams and pats it] Not bad, is it? I sort of forget things, sometimes, but I try not to. There's a lot I want to remember. Actually! Tell you what. [reaches into his coat pockets, pulling out a yo-yo and a banana before handing him a leather bound book] There. Your first time traveller's diary.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Looks kind of sort of sad when he mentions there being lots of things to remember, but it's gone as fast as it appeared. The journal helps brighten his mood and he takes it.] Really...? [Smiles!] Thank you..!

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[grins] Just make sure you write in it.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Of course!

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Now you just need a towel and you're all set.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[little laugh at that] Right.