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ghostlynimbus · 2 months

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After some additional research, I moved the timeline of "It's Not The Sky I'm Asking For" about a decade (from 1850s to 1860s) to better fit the time period i actually thought i was referencing

But unfortunately that SIGNIFICANTLY changes the expected travel time from the east coast to the west coast, because of how much railroad expansion was happening at that time

And now idk if i'd rather rethink my expectations about culture/dress, or rework the timeline to fit more period accurate travel times, or just ignore it (bc really is anyone but me going to care that the travel actually should have taken 4-6 weeks rather than the ~5 months I was originally planning around?)

#this is why research is the bane of my creative endeavors #its already an Omegaverse AU #and going to be taking several steps away from real history wrt certain race related topics #i could just say this is an au where the train routes arent as advanced as they were really #perhaps as a result of not having the same access to highly exploited non white workers among other things #but #I also want the completion of the transcontinental railroad to be a plot point in this story #and dont want to push that back too much #am i overthinking this?#definitely #can i stop?#absolutely not #ghost.txt #rambling in tags #fic: it's not the sky i'm asking for #i know i should be working on poll votes #but this fic has me in its grip rn and im not gonna fight it #thoughts/comments/opinions welcome

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