I'd forgotten all about the time machines!

I started reading this comic late in the game. Are there ACTUALLY time machines?

There's at least one that we see

I initially included a DeLorean as a sight gag (Kathy's grandfather restoring one to full functionality, like an old guy restoring a '57 Chevy). Then in order to move the plot forward, I had Fred-from-the-future come and pack up Kathy's apartment, indicating that in two weeks there would be terrible consequences if they didn't get to Rackenroon on time. He shoved all the furniture into a TARDIS (and it poured out of a closet on Skarro.) In the novel of Fred's diary, he hired the Tri-state Area Removals, Disposals, and Indefinite Storage company to pack up the apartment. The time travel was largely written out, but hinted at being possible, because the diaries are a little more "pay attention to the laws of physics" than the cartoon is.

Later, Kathy's grandfather Leo used the TARDIS to find out who tried to kill Kathy's other grandfather, Reggie.

Then Future Fred appeared "in a dream" to both Sandy and Present Fred, to warn them that Present Fred needed to fall in love with Kathy in order to save the country--if he didn't, Kathy and sandy would be assassinated by lions on Kathy's wedding day, because Fred would not be there to stop them.

The time machine(s) are my "gimme" device, and I'm trying to use them only to expedite the plot, because I know that time travel stories need to be very carefully written.

I've made the fourth wall cartoon to essentially take off the table the possibility of Fred and Kathy going into the future to spend a year preparing her for the duel. By acknowledging the absurdity of it, it removes it from consideration.

And believe me, I was tempted.

So.... DBZ much?

Actually, never.

Wow... a cosmic coincidence then.

Nah, probably just obvious, although it's possible I picked up on someone suggesting it in my Forum. It's hard to keep things straight when you're playing with time travel.

I wouldn't know, I haven't written the previous comment yet. lol

lolol

"The Door in the Wall, the one that leads to the Land of Heart's Desire."


-- Heinlein, 'The Number of the Beast'

Dora, the adorable spaceship ,said that Lord Pixel (the cat who walks through walls) tickled when he walked through her walls.

Heh. Tell Schrödinger to come get his cat, please?

That was the first Heinlein I read, back in 1981 or so. It was, of course, all downhill from there. :D

Meta af

you left the "L" off of Metal. just sayin

... MayBeeeee..... justthisonceIpromis!

lets also not forget that there is a second Fred in this Timeline from the Previous timeline (and time machine use)

FOURTH WALLS GOT DOORS!!

we really gonna play a Bill and Ted card in this mess?

It's a Get Out Of Block Free card.

and here i thought Time Machines were for doing school projects like beating Death at Battleship to get revenge against Evil Robot Us's

Time Travelers: Heading Things Off At The Past Since 2541.

And now I'm wondering if Fred really did pop in to your workspace....?

I say he's co-authored the Diary.

Think this would be a start for a crossover with the Cross time Cafe?

Already been there. *vroom.*

Wait... does this mean the writer has written the cast into a corner?

Oh, not hardly. Just sometimes the writer gets a little goofy...

Deus ex machina...

Hey, it worked in Dragonball Z.

How about stuffing Jinjur in the time machine. Run her back ten years and seal her into a private cell in the catacombs, with an armored food dispenser containing only one type of emergency rations and all the water she can drink. Tell everyone that that area is haunted to keep the curious away.
The cell opens five minutes after she was removed. Then Koz 'finds' her and takes her to see a doctor.

You got a mean streak, don't you--? ;)

If I had a mean streak, I would make it one day for each unneeded death of an innocent, caused by the brigade. But then she would die of extreme old age before she got out.

Hyundai?

There is actually a car called a Hyena. I think it can run on anything.

It has trouble staying between the white and yellow lions, too.

I thought it ran OVER anything and then stopped to pick it up for dinner.

The fourth wall is now in a million pieces thank you very much for breaking it

The author's outfit is...amusing, to say the least.

Oh! And Tali says to tell you if you DO decide to timeskip, she can recommend several nice alternities for Kathy's training...

It's my standard jeans-and-T-shirt uniform I've worn since forever. In the winter it gets a sweatshirt upgrade.

Yeah, but the colors seem...familiar, if one compares comic panels.

I like lavender.

Time Travel?

What about time dialation? After all we've seen a certain unicorn around the cafe....

Since the past day took all year to describe, can you imagine how long a YEAR would take in real time to get through?!

1 minute 30 if you do it right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFrMLRQIT_k

Yes, depends entirely on wither you have the eye of the sloth or the eye of the tiger....

I loved this little fourth wall joke. X3