Time traveler whore house owner

[Mikegolf86]

I have a story idea I have thought of for years about a guy who travels back to 1861 Virginia. He meets an open minded woman and between them they operate a high end whore house. It becomes very popular and prosperous so he franchises it and he marries the woman and travels around keeping them going. The woman is bisexual and they both sample the wares

 

[Sean Renaud]

I'd probably go back at least another 40 years. I'm pretty sure Virginia wasn't a terribly 'everything could catch fire tomorrow' sort of place then but I didn't STUDY STUDY US history. In the US, at least public schools US history is taught like this.

1. Some prudes got kicked out England.
2. More people came
3. The evil French joined forces with the savages and daddy had to help
4. Daddy said we had to pitch in around the house and we told him to make us. When he tried the Frenchiies came back and helped us chase daddy back to his house.
5. We freed the slaves, nobody is sure who the good guys were. Maybe it was the guys freeing the slaves, maybe it was the people defending state rights.
6. Indians were sent to campsites forever and opened Casinos.
7. The Great War, The Great War 2: Electric Boogaloo
8. I dunno, some doctor said we should treat black people better and out of the kindness
9. All the nations lived in peace and balance. But then Jesus went missing and that's when the Arabs attacked. Me and my brother have found a young woman named Tiffany Trump who has been in hiding since the Orange Man attacked. She's obviously the smartest member of her family and may be our only hope!

How did the time travel happen? I mean I'd pick up the requisite history books and go full on Dr. Who.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I must work on my comedy routine a tiny bit. But to shorthand your response I seem to recall over the last few years a lot of complaints that we were trying to erase history by tearing down the statues of patriotic heroes.

Back on topic, how does the time travel thing function here? Cus that's a bad year to willingly go back to. There are plenty of places where you could get similar culture but not in the "everything is about to catch on fire" time. The locals don't need to believe it. A time traveler knows. If I time travel back to 9/11/01 you want a list of places I'm not going? Bingo. I mean I might set off 'Final Destination' and spend the next several weeks or months with Fate screeching 'Did I just miss twelve people because a bus was late? DID I JUST MISS?! OH HELL NO!' but that's a problem for tomorrow me.

If I can hop around at will I'm setting the up the brothel at World's End assuming a million other time travelers didn't beat me to it. Also gonna test that 'kill Hitler rule' since it may not apply to me.

 

[JoRay]

In the US, at least public schools US history is taught like this.

1. Some prudes got kicked out England.
2. More people came
3. The evil French joined forces with the savages and daddy had to help
4a. Daddy said we had to pitch in around the house and we told him to make us. When he tried the Frenchiies came back and helped us chase daddy back to his house.

4b. A guy from Hannibal wrote the best books ever, never mind that he moved back east.
5a. We may have seceded, or maybe we didn't...which side is winning...wait...wait...no we didn't...go Union!
5b. The slaves were freed, and Josephine Baker was hot, never mind that she moved to Paris.

6. Indians were sent to campsites forever and opened Casinos.
7a. The Great War, The Great War 2:

7b. A reserve artillery captain became President of the US. So May 8th is a holiday.

7c. Electric Boogaloo
8. I dunno, some doctor said we should treat black people better and out of the kindness
9. All the nations lived in peace and balance. But then Jesus went missing and that's when the Arabs attacked. Me and my brother have found a young woman named Tiffany Trump who has been in hiding since the Orange Man attacked. She's obviously the smartest member of her family and may be our only hope!

With those very state specific changes you nailed it.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

When I read the title I thought you meant something like Lady Vallahans place and Lady Slings the Booze by Spider Robinson. She us indeed a time traveling madame in NYC in the early 80's when Ed Koch was Mayor

 

[LupusDei]

Knowing virtually nothing about U.S. history, but going by what's explained above, I think going back to that exact "everything on fire tomorrow" time is very interesting, albeit unlikely voluntary.

Anyways, I think a thing about setting up a whore house business then and there could be exactly about pushing white slavery and servicing both armies. For maximum controversy, if not anything else.

 

[Mikegolf86]

Sorry I have been out of touch with other issues, so did not get around to answering questions. The idea came out a quote from a period prostitute mentioning how a well endowed and prominent confederate general she disliked due to how hard he was on her. It got me thinking it would be interesting to use prominent people of the period and their kinks woven into the story. I really did not get into why the period just thought with all the oddball characters of the period it would be easy to throw in some fun kinks. Sharing has always been my main kink and the relationship between the owner and the madam would be fun to explore.
As far as the actual time travel I assumed something like the Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court”.