tell me more about the western au π particularly if there's a train robbery π how would they handle a train robbery π also is it just them or do they have a band of misfits/outlaws running around with them (Phil, Ranboo, Niki, Punz, Sapnap, etc)? π and also I wanna know more abt Techno's backstory π
there's absolutely a train robbery <- used to work for a train company
actually, there's a couple times trains are involved or at least that's working idea at this time. i'm still working on fleshing the whole thing out because i have a couple ideas that are slightly conflicting!
but basically, dream had a band himself (dteam) until things fell apart. a lot of it had to do with the new settler town that's popping up near dream's land. because dream wasn't always an outlaw. there's a bit of deed stealing and whatnot. and now there's a new town and a gambling hall and dream is fully an outlaw who has been making things hell for the new town. as one does.
c!techno is ojibwe and traveled west after a few run-ins with the white authorities. he left because he knew staying would mean that they could retaliate against the rest of his tribe without much scrutiny. better not give them any excuse or leverage. it's genuinely not easy for him and some anger makes him become a bit of an outlaw at first but then he ends up retiring out near where dream is from. they clash a little at first, mostly in a friendly way, because techno gets dream and his complaints. dream also helps techno when techno gets scape-goated by the town for something he shouldn't be (think protecting his land type thing). dream DOES end up challenging techno to a duel (which kinda takes techno by surprise) and techno wins but deliberately shoots dream in a way that doesn't kill him. after that, techno would genuinely consider dream a friend.
anyway, there's a lot more that i've been thinking of adding and i've even been thinking of making c!dream mixed but more white-passing because there's definitely something kinda.... i don't know.... about having that disconnect and the way other people treat you.