Ignorance was bliss

[sid]

So I'm writing a story that takes place at Jack's house, and I make the mistake of doing some research, and I realize that probably every single fic I've ever set there was off base in one way or another. From the early stories when I'd send Jack and Daniel upstairs to bed in a one story house, to not realizing the shape of the house and where the bedroom actually is, to misplacing the deck...wow. You name it.

Now I'm shocked to discover that there are two entrances to Jack's kitchen (from the dining room and from the hallway), and that the entrance from the dining room has a pocket door! Possibly the entrance from the hall to the dining room has a pocket door, too. I thought I glimpsed a handle in one screencap. (Which is neither here nor there, but startled me because I did all that research on Sam's house, and she had pocket doors, and I'm left to wonder if that's a Canadian thing? LOL) ETA: There is most definitely a pocket door between the hall and the dining room! When Jack comes home from the store in Full Alert and finds Kinsey in his living room, that door is closed. It's a louvered door. Whaddya know.

Anyway, my little story is pretty well fucked. Er, so just forget that you read this, okay? Because I don't think I can honestly fix it, so I'm just going to go with it. ;-P

La-la-la-la-la

Comments

[sid]

The 17th picture in that series shows Jack coming around the corner from where his bedroom is. I think that's the only scene that connects those two hallways. We've seen the bedroom, but we've never seen anyone walking in that hallway.

[annejack]

yeah, that's the only scene it is in. And I think we also see stairs down to a basement in that shot (if I'm not mistaken) on the left hand.

I should know, I have stared at those pictures on and off, just to get everything right - or to change things without changing the overall place "g"

But, Sid, really - I think that a) very few ppl will notice and b) that your story will be wonderful no matter how you describe his house because that's just what your stories are and I'm sure no one will nitpick Jack's place in a story.

[sid]

I'm going full steam ahead regardless. Well, no, I made a couple of small revisions as a nod to reality, but I would have to scrap the entire thing if I bowed to reality. So that ain't gonna happen! *g*

[annejack]

YAY, thumb's up! Can't wait to read!