To The Past And Back Again

He'd adjust his clothing and make sure he had the mask in his pocket, yes everything was ready. Lucan had chosen their destination carefully, had even gone as far as to have a copy of the invitations used made.

The half demon grinned when Elisa appeared, wearing a period accurate dress, "you look amazing love." Technically the clothes weren't completely accurate, they looked it, but had modifications to make them easier to wear, "you ready?"

Once everything was set he'd offer her his arm, once she'd taken it, they'd time jump. Instead of it feeling like they were moving however, it instead seemed like everything around them was moving instead. Everything fading out and being replaced with building and lamps and roads, all of the 1800s London.

Everything seemed to go still as the last pieces fell into place and then it all started up. They could hear the hustle and bustle of the city, carriages passing them, people going about their evening business. Already the pair could hear the sounds of the ball down the road, they'd arrived.

"Bloody hell....here we are," he'd flash a grin at her, "I've been to this street back in present actually...or at least few before...anyways, things have actually changed less than you'd think."

A pair of men walked past them, one with a mustache and cane, speaking to his companion who wore and odd hat and smoked a pipe. Lucan squinted at the pair for a second, thinking for a moment he recognized them from somewhere but quickly turned back to Elisa.

"Let's go love," he'd say with a grin and started to lead her down the street toward the ball, they had quite the evening ahead of them.

"So you're saying I'm not in charge back home?" he'd ask, teasing a little, flashing a smirk and chuckling. "And we don't need one, it's a masquerade ball love, half the backtories you'll hear tonight are lies or half truths," he'd lead her down the street, the large banquet hall quickly coming into view.

"Mask hon," he'd pull his own simple mask and put it on, also pulling out their invitation, "let's see how well we fit in here." At the door he'd hand over the invitation, the door-man would look at it, return it and give a quick bow before opening the door and allowing them to enter.

Inside they'd find a large ball room, people already dancing and talking among themselves, eating at the various tables. While he had enjoyed the one on the island this one easily put it to shame. "To think," he'd whisper to her, "they've set this all up without magic."

He'd continue to lead her through the hall, quickly finding a food table covered in fruit, he wasn't sure if they'd like the food so fruit seemed a good bet. "What do you think?" he'd ask her with a smile.

He'd chuckle, looking over the fruit, they'd need to be careful with what they ate then. "You look beautiful by the way," he'd whisper to her, he loved giving affection, so holding back on that was a little difficult for him, "out-shinning everyone here."

The rest of the partygoers would go about their evening, dancing, eating and chatting with one another. Lucan was feeling a bit out of place, this wasn't the kind of party he was used to by any means. He was used to louder parties where the girls wore less clothes.

He'd blink in surprise, wrapping his arms around her and returning the kiss, chuckling as it came to an end. "Can't help it, not being able to kiss my gorgeous girlfriend is truly, torturous," he'd chuckle again and steal another kiss.

Lucan would glance around at everything, looking curiously as how everyone, everything was frozen in place. "It seems so useful," he'd gently poke her cheek, "just hitting pause and doing whatever you want."

"Soooooo...," he'd flash a grin, "tell me how?" he could already imagine the uses he could find for such a power.

Lucan listened as she explained things, the rules she was putting forward, which being told rules on how to use his power mildly annoyed him, but he remained silent. He'd snicker when she admitted to having stopped time a few times during sex, "sure you can't read minds, I was just about to ask that."

He'd let her finish, humming in thought as the timestop came to an end, raising an eyebrow at the giggle. "Your laugh is adorable," he'd say quietly to her, now that time was moving like normal.

Looking at the crowd, trying to flex that invisible, open that invisible eye. It worked, though very briefly, a flicker of a moment when everything stood still, where time had frozen. "I....I think I almost did it," he'd say, his eyes excited and curious.