My impression wasn't that time froze while the events of El Hazard were occurring, but rather that Mokoto went back in time to pick up Ifurita post series. Its definitely possible, considering that Ifurita got thrown back around 10,000 years when the Eye of God exploded. IIRC, it was copying the Eye's warping of space and time that gave Ifurita the ability to send Mokoto and everyone else to El Hazard.
Also, from what I could tell, the soccer game occurs on the same day as Nanoha sealing the Jewel Seed at the school, or at the latest the next day, not weeks later.
As for powers, there was a bit of discussion earlier, and like you said the powers are random. Jinnai got the insect version of Aquaman's powers. He was just lucky enough to land in the middle of an insectoid army that was already on the verge of world domination. His sister got the power to always ignore illusions. Not to know when they are being used, or negating them, they just don't effect her, which is rather useless for the most part, considering she doesn't know what everyone else is seeing to realize an illusion is being used. Anyway, the only extra people who would likely be going to El Hazard would be Nanoha, Yuuno, Precia, Alicia, Fate, and maybe the TSAB, if they follow Precia. Either way, the TSAB's shields would likely protect them from whatever it was in the transit process that gave them the powers.
Some of the other guys might be drawing info from other places, but I'm only familiar with the first OVA series, and haven't had time to watch the others yet.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Also, from what I could tell, the soccer game occurs on the same day as Nanoha sealing the Jewel Seed at the school, or at the latest the next day, not weeks later.
As for powers, there was a bit of discussion earlier, and like you said the powers are random. Jinnai got the insect version of Aquaman's powers. He was just lucky enough to land in the middle of an insectoid army that was already on the verge of world domination. His sister got the power to always ignore illusions. Not to know when they are being used, or negating them, they just don't effect her, which is rather useless for the most part, considering she doesn't know what everyone else is seeing to realize an illusion is being used. Anyway, the only extra people who would likely be going to El Hazard would be Nanoha, Yuuno, Precia, Alicia, Fate, and maybe the TSAB, if they follow Precia. Either way, the TSAB's shields would likely protect them from whatever it was in the transit process that gave them the powers.
Some of the other guys might be drawing info from other places, but I'm only familiar with the first OVA series, and haven't had time to watch the others yet.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.