I thought I'd just use a post to make a couple of blanket clarifications before I dive in and start answering questions, and
thanking you guys for all the kind comments.
1) I'm really not thinking about doing an entire remix of
Switch from Jim's perspective.
Switch is, and always was, about Bones in my mind, especially all the meanings of the word. I purposefully had him dwelling on the notion of wanting to switch places in other universes as a nod to the fact that we
know he's already in one, and because his story (and his history) was a switched up version of TOS!Bones. Plus, of course, switching his nickname from Len to Leo was another means of differentiating him. Then, of course, there are sexuality implications, i.e., "even when he played ball, he was a switch hitter," and all of their iterations.
2) So, what I meant when I said I was thinking about Jim's perspective, is that I was considering writing a discreet story, set during the Academy years and in the
Switch-verse, like ... maybe during the time that Jim was on the Farragut and his only form of communication with Leo was writing letters. Something like that.
And I was wondering, if you had to pick a time or an incident within the story, where you wanted to know what Jim's perspective was, what would it be?
Unfortunately, I did not express myself clearly at all, but ... that's what I meant.
3) I'm working on edits and will start slugging them into place, which will mean that some of what you've read will change. Nothing structural or major, except for one problematic section with some dubious medical gibberish, but the actions and consequences of behaviors will remain the same. However, I'm afraid that even if you've grown attached to certain awkward sentences, they will change. (Sorry,
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barely_alive).
4) Speaking of awkward sentences, characters who change names, tense slippage, verb subject disagreement and all manner of horrible things, so far,
taverl,
between_names and
extrabitter have said that they'd be willing to be an extra set of eyeballs after I get things in semi-ship shape. If you're inclined to join them, do let me know, and I'll let you know when I'm ready!
5) Thanks!
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