History Literature / OonaOutOfOrder

* HasTwoMommies: Kenzie was adopted by two women. By the time Oona meets him, they have been dead for a while. [[spoiler: She doesn't learn until much later that she is his biological mother]].

%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Oona becomes one after she leaps into 1991z

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Oona becomes one after she leaps into 1991z
* HappilyAdopted: Per Kenzie's backstory, he grew up with two women who adopted him but they died while he was in college. In one of her leaps, Oona gets a chance to observe him as a teenager and realizes he is happy with Shivani and Faye.

* TrustPassword: Oona wakes up from her first leap not knowing where she is or what has happened to her. When she encounters Kenzie, she doesn't recognize him and doesn't believe him when he claims to be her 51-year-old self's personal assistant. In her mind, she is just 19 and it is 1983. Fortunately, he is prepared with anecdotes from the 1982 New Year's Eve party, like how she caught the band drummer doing cocaine.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: In 1991 Oona and her friends go dancing at the Pyramid and she spots Lady Bunny and Creator/{{RuPaul}}. She is tempted to tell them that they will be famous in the future but figures they probably knew already.
* WhatYearIsThis: This happens when Oona does her second leap, this time to the past. She finds herself in a crowded club, in outlandish clothes and can tell she is under the influence of something other than alcohol. She asks another woman what year is it, and she gets this in response: "You must be more messed up than I am. It's 1991. Happy New Year."

* CatchingUpOnHistory: For her first leap (from 1982 to 2015), Kenzie helps Oona to catch up. To avoid overwhelming her, he suggests she start with [=iTunes=] and Wikipedia. He lets her pick her brain about events like 9/11. She is surprised that a [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Black man has become president]] and that gay marriage is legal.

* RefugeInAudacity: In 1991 Oona is out with friends and one asks her where does her fortune come from. The intoxiCated Oona breaks her own rule; she tells her friends that she travels through time and that "memorize[s] stuff that'll make me money. Mostly stocks, some sporting events, that sort of thing." After a bit of silence, all her friends laugh at her.

* StoryboardBody: Oona is surprised to find a tattoo of an hourglass with galaxies instead of grains of sand and the letters M.C.D.R. She figures the first two letters are for her parents' names (Madeleine and Charles) and the D is for Dale. [[spoilers:They are her biological son's initials]].

* CantTakeCriticism: Edward shows Oona the location of his future restaurant, Clary's pub. It is not the great success he expects, and the bad reviews upset him. At dinner, she makes a few suggestions to increase business like improving the website and getting help with search engine optimization instead of just direct mail. He responds by getting sarcastic. The same happens when she points out the food is too fussy and too expensive.

* RefugeInAudacity: In 1991 a a friend asks a very intoxicated Oona about her money. Oona breaks her own rule and spills the beans to her friends. She confesses she is a time traveler and that she "memorize[s] stuff that’ll make me money. Mostly stocks, some sporting events, that sort of thing.” After a bit of silence, all her friends laugh at her.

* {{Spoiler}}: InUniverse: In the letter she leaves for herself to find in 2015, Oona deliberately does not reveal certain information to her 1982 self to avoid taking out the fun of living. She does have to define what a "spoiler" is.

It's 1982. Oona's friends have gathered to celebrate her birthday and her nineteenth birthday. She is the keyboardist (although she would rather play guitar) for a band called Early Dawning and Dale, the guitarist, is her boyfriend. They count down to the next year and —

Oona does not make it to next year. She wakes up in a strange house, wearing unfamiliar clothes. And a friendly guy claiming to be her personal assistant who tells her it's '''2015'''. She has leaped through time to her 51-year-old selfie life.

* CassandraTruth: Edward shows Oona the location of his future restaurant, Clary's pub. It is not the great success he expects, and the bad reviews upset him. At dinner, she makes a few suggestions like improving the website and getting help with search engine optimization instead of just direct mail. He responds by getting sarcastic. The same happens when she points out the food is too fussy and too expensive.

* CatchingUpOnHistory: For her first leap (from 1982 to 2015), Kenzie helps Oona to catch up. To avoid overwhelming her, he suggests she start with [=iTunes=] and Wikipedia. He lets her pick her brain about events, surprised that a [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Black man has become president]] and that gay marriage is legal.

* HelpYourselfInTheFuture: After Oona leaps to 2015, her assistant hands her a letter written by her 2014 self, but it takes her a while to calm down enough to read it. It explains what is going on with her time-traveling, warns her to keep a low profile, manage her fortune, and that her mom is still alive. Her 2014 self also left her binders with information.

%%* WhatYearIsThis:

-->—Wim Wenders and Peter Handke, ''Film/WingsOfDesire''

It's 1982. Oona's friends have gathered to celebrate her birthday and her nineteenth birthday. She is the keyboardist (although she would rather play guitar) for Early Dawning and Dale, the guitarist, is her boyfriend. They count down to the next year and —

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: 1982 Oona has to choose between going on tour with the band or attending a year-long program in London. Before the countdown to the New Year, she wishes she did not have to choose. The leap to 2015 and being 19 in the body of a 51-year-old takes care of that food her.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Kenzie, Oona's personal assistant, is really the son she gave up for adoption]]. She is floored when she learns of their relation.

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