Zoostuck 3

tell him that frankie said he thinks that this canal sux

Well, Roosevelt does seem rather fond of this canal project, but it's not finished yet. Almost nobody's even seen it, let alone has a well-formed opinion of it.

It might work in a few months, with a forged letter, but it doesn't help you with keeping Roosevelt out of your way right now.

come back and take care of america

make america great again

However, it occurs to you that you can appeal to his ego. You wander over to where you're sure he can hear you and ask how America can possibly hold together without its courageous, inspiring leader. If there's a crisis back in Washington, will Charles W. Fairbanks really be up to handling it?

Your leading questions seem to do the trick. Roosevelt heads back to Washington, just in time to deal with the start of the First World War. Not that you're aware of this, as you have yet to familiarize yourself with the heavily condensed history of this new timeline.

No, your more immediate concern is dealing with those two time-travellers, who... escaped while you were distracting Roosevelt.

Well, damn. They could be anywhere by now. How are you going to track them down?