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Alternate-universe tales in ''Daria'' fandom tend to collect around three particular points in the series, though not exclusively. The first episode of the series in which Daria meets Jane, "[[Esteemsters]]," has received enormous attention and has been re-written many times. Daria/Trent [[shipper]] tales that strengthen the crush into mature love and the entire Daria-Tom-Jane triangle have also been revisited on a regular basis, though the former less often of late.
In the broader science-fiction field, alternate-history stories have tended to support the idea that the present world represents the best of all possible outcomes in history. This view has been used in ''Daria'' fandom, too, though less stridently. The [[John Lane Series|John Lane]] stories by [[Richard Lobinske]], for instance, reveal a [[Daria Fandom Lexicon|Dariaverse]] better overall than canon, as does [[Mystik Slacker]]'s "[[The Butterfly Storm]]." Worlds in which
[[CINCGREEN]] once proposed a division of AU fanfiction into "organic" and "inorganic" groups. Organic AUs are those in which the divergence flows from a multiple-outcome event that is part of ''Daria'' canon, such as the near-accident Daria experiences in "[[Boxing Daria]]." An inorganic AU is one that flows from a unique event not present in canon, such as a car accident that takes place after the conclusion of the episode "[[Road Worrier]]," resulting in [[Trent Lane]]'s death and Daria's mourning for him.
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