Apologies Rex for my desperation to move time ahead to at least the next day or two, it was mostly because of the science we already discussed behind the brainwashing. A hidden machine that each faction has a copy of, which allows them to synchronize minds with it to subtly control them without harming their personality, as I recall. We agreed that it wasn't on the ship, and that captives of the factions would be sent in their pokeballs to be synchronized with the machine to allow the brainwashing to be complete. After that, the signal will stretch far and wide and its victim will never be able to escape it, except through sabotage.
So, the main reason for my time skipping is mostly so that people captured in the previous episode can be brainwashed and ready to go for the next episode. The most I was looking for was a day, just to give those people a chance to play for the factions, without making screwy time paradoxes there.
Then again, we all can be happy thanks to our episode branch plan. The parallel episodes don't all have to be taking place at the same time, one could be taking place a day or two after another, or something like that.
I do like Rex's idea for a timeline, a sort of log that others can refer to to know what's happening in different episodes without having to read all the posts. They could also show dates and times (charms wise) so that people can follow along and if they decide to transition from one episode to another, or have events from a different episode affect the one they are in, then they will know when to implement these to make the transition seamless.