Thread:OH&S/@comment-25364614-20180701105012

This thread is for determining the passage of time between NT19-20.

We know that the NT19 Epilogue and NT20 Prologue occurred somewhere between 3-5AM on December 12.

This is when Coronzon breaks out of the World Rejecter world, gets curb stomped by Aleister and watches Academy City get shut down. We know this as the narration repeatedly tells us that it is still night time.

From there, the following happens:

They had not just stopped by Egypt in order to follow Aleister Crowley’s past footsteps. The world map spread out on the fold-up table had a line crudely drawn in red permanent marker. It looked like the path of someone moving around the world in an old fighting game. It began in Tokyo, Japan, continued along Southeast Asia, arrived in Egypt where they were now, crossed the Mediterranean to reach Greece, traveled to France, and then crossed the Strait of Dover from Calais to reach southeast England.

SO in summary:
 * 2.3 million people in Academy City are evacuated
 * Kamijou and co. travel from Japan to Egypt.
 * After switching to an RV, Kamijou and co. travel across the Mediterranean to get to Greece, presumably on a barge of some sort.
 * From there, the RV travels to Calais, France.
 * From there, the switch to a cruiser and travel across the Strait of Dover to reach England.
 * Thus begins NT20 Chapter 1.

There's a lot to unpack there. I'll try to estimate the time taken at each step.

Academy City Evacuation
This should take at least 2 days to fully complete. Its actually quite difficult to evacuate a large number of people (in the millions) from a city quickly. Especially if nothing in the city is working.

Let's assume that the evacuation begins somewhere between 6-9AM that day.

Academy City should be completely deserted by 6-9AM, December 14.

We should assume that Kamijou and co. left the city on December 12 considering the urgency of dealing with Coronzon.

Tokyo, Japan to RV Hideout, Mediterranean Coast, Egypt
Since Academy City has been shut down, we should assume District 23 is also out of action; including the airport and Supersonic Passenger Planes.

So how did Kamijou and co. get to Egypt? Best to assume that they caught a regular flight from Tokyo to Cairo and then drove to the RV.

How long would that take?

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*Approximately 24 hours from when they leave.

Possible Departure Points

 * Point Said
 * Alexandria Harbour
 * Marina El Alamein
 * Marsa Matruh

Possible Arrival Points

 * Piraeus, Greece (this is the most likely point of arrival due to its prominence).

Calculation

 * Approximate Distance = 1000km = 621.4 miles = 540 nautical miles
 * Approximate speed of vessel = 20 knots = 20 nautical miles per hour

Assuming enough fuel and no stops, the minimum amount of time needed to cross the Mediterranean is 27 hours ± 3 hours depending on point of departure.

Round to 2 days of travel to account for fuel stops.

Piraeus, Greece to Calais, France
Kamijou and co. travel by RV from Piraeus to Calais. That's a 29-30 hour journey without breaks (using Google Maps).


 * 29-30 hours + rest stops = 2-3 days.

Calais, France to Dover, England

 * Operation carried out at night.
 * Cruiser speed: 150km/h
 * Distance from Calais to Dover: 40km

Time taken to cross Strait of Dover = 15-20 minutes.

Dover to London
All of the events of NT20 past the prologue occur within the night.

Conclusion
In summary:
 * Leave AC in night, December 12 (Japan Time).
 * Arrive in Mediterranean Coast Hideout, Egypt by night, December 13 (Japan Time) == Midday, December 13 (Egypt Time = Japan Time -7)
 * Travel to Piraeus, Greece by cruise with RV. Arrive by night, December 15 (JST)
 * Travel to Calais, France by RV. Arrive by night, December 18 (JST)
 * Operation to cross Strait of Dover occurs at night local time. i.e. daytime, December 19 (JST)

Overall estimate of timeframe:
 * Current Date of NT20 events approximately December 19th ± 2 days
 * Coronzon sealed in Academy City for 7 days ± 2 days 