catch-all: futaba.

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[alitaba]

[ you know, she didn't actually expect that to work this well? oh no now what- think futaba, use your words......!!! ]

Sooooooooooo........ how far from March are you?


[ nailed it ]

[txt]

... March?

[Well. Funny Futaba should ask that because, for whatever reason? Ichinose sounds completely and utterly befuddled.]

Isn't it August?

[alitaba]

Aha!

[ she points. mystery solved!! ]

You're from my future!

1/2

[txt]

Your... future...?

[A beat.]

[txt]

[And then, like flipping a switch:]

Ahahaha... I see, I see! That's why you didn't recognize me. From your point of view, we haven't met yet! [Rapid mumbling. Like a nerd.] So it's not only spatial, but temporal... Oooohh, this is amazing...

[alitaba]

[ that sure was a reaction ]

Y......eah?

[ tilts her head. who is this person and how much does she know??? ]

I was talking to someone earlier who was from May and there are definitely a few people absolutely Not From Earth so.....

[txt]

[Sometimes, the future adults in your life just be like that.

But she nods, nods, nods along.]

I've noticed that myself. There are people from all kinds of words here. There's even someone who thinks of jumping between dimensions as public transportation! Can you believe it?

[alitaba]

Jumping dimensions!?

[ the sheer diversity of this multi world isekai ]

What the heck, that's so cool!!

[txt]

I know, right?! I asked them to put in a good word for me with the company.

[alitaba]

Somebody mentioned orbal technology to me but what the heck sign me up for this instead.

Who needs to invent things we don't have when we can just jump over and be back for dinner???

[txt]

Orbal technology, too?!

[DRAMATIC GASP.]

Ohhhh, my inner researcher is squealing with delight! Can you imagine all the devices we could bring back with us? This is even better than the junk parts you procured for me.

[alitaba]

We could rake in millions producing some of the tech they have....!

[ wait ]

Junk parts???

[txt]

Yes! The junk... [A beat.] ... A-Ah, right. I guess you wouldn't know about that yet. But, wait— Have I already said too much about the future? I haven't even stopped to think about the implications.

[alitaba]

I think it was a little late once we broke the time continuum. [ space/time has no meaning in isekai ]

[txt]

O-Oh, I guess the horse has left the barn...

[alitaba]

[ she giggles. ]

It'll be real interesting when we get back. Like, will I remember before you? Will you know when I get back?

[txt]

What about multiple universes? We might have just created a new branch in the timeline.

[alitaba]

[ o: !!!!!!!!!!! ]

We've created our own timeline!!