We saw you headin' back with a shovel, Miss Katherine

Over the Spring/Summer of 2011, a plot arc with Gene Hunt (Life on Mars) visiting Kate's Texas, c. 1888, was meant to occur in her milliways_bar timeline. After a few months, the plot was abandoned. It has since become an AU, and should be treated as a standalone plot not associated with any game, and not fitting into Kate's continuity.

Since several people have shown an interest in reading it, I have organized each post here in order from first to last.

•   May    6th        †   Western Texas, 1888   †   The pair arrives in Texas, and Gene visits his very first Old West town... and encounters the local wildlife. [144 comments]
  
•   May  14th        †   Western Texas, 1888 (pt. 2)   †   Camp the next morning. The two share breakfast and a few angry words. As you do. [49 comments]
  
•   May  17th        †   Choke Canyon, 1888   †   They make camp for the night, and Gene has more adventures with local wildlife — to put things lightly.* [176 comments]
  
•   May  26th        †   Oakville, 1888   †   At last they arrive in Oakville, and Gene meets some local color. [133 comments]
  
•   June 12th       †   Oakville, 1888 (pt. 2)   †   That night, Gene and Kate go on their first date. [156 comments]
  
•   June 25th       †   The Morning After   †   After things the night before get awkward, Kate's distressed to find Gene's gone by morning. He returns drunk, and she leaves him to his foul mood, exploring Oakville instead. Later, Gene has a bone to pick with a certain man in black, and when he returns to the hotel he and Kate find a way to reconcile.* [230 comments]
  
•   July    9th        †   Oakville, 1888   †   A morning that could have been spent fooling around is interrupted when a town meeting is called. [91 comments]
  
•   August    1st   †   Just Outside Oakville, 1888   †   After Gene volunteers to catch cattle rustlers, Kate takes him to a private place where she can teach him a thing or two about being a cowboy. Gene is easily distracted by other needs. Later that night, the two are accosted on their way back into town. They spend the night together.* [313 comments]
  
•   October 2nd   †   Oakville, Morning   †   It's Gene's first day on the job. Kate rouses him so he won't be late, but he manages to coerce her into a little morning hanky-panky. Thread never completed.* [52 comments]

I'm rather proud of what did get accomplished, all in all. Many thanks to the impeccable Gene Hunt! Feel free to leave comments below.


* Adult content