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An alternate-universe (AU) fanfic is one in which a change is made to the sequence of events that occur in the canon ''Daria'' TV series. AU stories are seen more often since the show went off the air, but it could be argued that many of the stories done while the series was ongoing were also AUs (e.g., [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]]/[[Trent Lane|Trent]] [[shipper]]s in which they actually date, or [[Kara Wild]]'s monumental [[Drive Wild Universe]]).
One can make a distinction between two types of ''Daria'' AUs. In the first, the alteration to events is made only to events internal to the series—i.e., not to the larger historical setting of the United States or the world. An AU in which Daria does not come to [[Lawndale High]] but instead attends [[Grove Hills]], for instance, is not assumed to be a consequence of a historical event outside of Daria's family; her parents had a choice of which school to send her to, and they chose Grove Hills.
In the second, rarer type, a change to commonly shared history has taken place—the Confederacy wins the American Civil War, Nazi Germany wins World War II, etc.—and the story describes the assumed consequences of such a change. "[[Gone]]," by [[The Angst Guy]], is one such example.
One problem in writing AU fanfics is the knowledge that the episodes of ''Daria'' were not necessarily shown in chronological sequence. It is commonly assumed that the episodes from seasons one and two show Daria's first year in [[Lawndale]], seasons three and four (and ''[[Is It Fall yet?]]'') show her second year, and season five (and ''[[Is It College yet?]]'') show her final year. However, the episodes within each season are not always in sequence. Most famously, "[[The Road Worrier]]" from the first season shows Daria and company attempting to go to [[Alternapalooza]], a rock concert that takes place in mid-August (per ''[[The Daria Diaries]]'') but is sandwiched between episodes showing portions of Daria's sophomore year at [[Lawndale High]].
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