Zoostuck 2

emancipate & proclamate

Oh, of course. The Emancipation Proclamation! As long as the slave friend was alive when it went into effect, you've got a resolution.

Unfortunately, you'd need some way to actually check. Record keeping for slaves wasn't exactly a high priority. If only you had some way to return...

turn into Rave lincoln, Abe lincoln's crazy, drug-addled hippie son that no one knew about

Oh. Right, you can project your consciousness through time into another body. It's not exactly a pleasant experience, but you don't see another way to get the information you need.

You concentrate and find yourself inhabiting the body of Abraham Lincoln's secret illegitimate child. Now you just have to find out the status of a specific slave in one state and then make sure the timeline stays on track.

Although it's really hard to hold your concentration, what kind of stuff is this kid even on?

Oh well, you shouldn't need to stay for too long. What are you going to do to find out the information you need?