Yes, LJ won't let me post anything longer than a couple of pages. Hence the dependency on the archive sites.
The plot device worked fine for me. It's not whether the thing is workable IMO, it's how the writer puts the thing on paper. You write these great adventures, so it's fun to ride the wave of the story.
It would be fun to try a similar identity-switch thing with about 10 people, with Ronon thinking he's Rodney and Teyla thinking that she's Elizabeth and Zelenka thinking that he's one of the cooks and so forth. In fact, it would be fun to try it with all of Atlantis mis-knowing each other and themselves and, oh, what a mess that would be!
But your story was just a nice, zippy read, with enough whump to keep me satisfied for a while, and enough tension to make me feel pleasantly drained. *smiles*
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The plot device worked fine for me. It's not whether the thing is workable IMO, it's how the writer puts the thing on paper. You write these great adventures, so it's fun to ride the wave of the story.
It would be fun to try a similar identity-switch thing with about 10 people, with Ronon thinking he's Rodney and Teyla thinking that she's Elizabeth and Zelenka thinking that he's one of the cooks and so forth. In fact, it would be fun to try it with all of Atlantis mis-knowing each other and themselves and, oh, what a mess that would be!
But your story was just a nice, zippy read, with enough whump to keep me satisfied for a while, and enough tension to make me feel pleasantly drained. *smiles*