Questions Specifically for Jim, Part 3

[Niccos Shadow]

In Grave Peril while going to rescue Susan and Justine from Bianca, Harry crosses through to the Nevernever and states/writes/narrates it as looking just like his apartment on the 'other side'.

In Changes, Bob mentions he should have found out what was on the 'other side' from there years ago and

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when he crosses over he finds Lea's garden.

So, when did the change take place in the Nevernever? Or, if it had always been as described in Changes, what is the difference in circumstance that I'm missing?

[Murphy's Stunt Double]

Quite possibly, the difference is

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that in Changes, he was in the sub-basement in his summoning circle, not one floor up in his apartment.

[TFury]

I've wondered that too, and my theory was that, possibly, Bob specifically led Harry into non-Fae areas when they're going through the NeverNever, and that Harry didn't know what was in the Fae across from his house, because he was afraid of Lea.

Or, that GhostChicago place may not have been the NeverNever proper, but rather another demesne-type area. 

[Kebran]

For Ghost Story it is mentioned it will start 1 year or so after Changes. Will any back story will be provided to fill in some of the gaps from the conclusion of Changes from Harry's POV?  I know Aftermath starts about 45 minutes after the conclusion of Changes but it to be from Murphy's POV, which will be completely different.

[ramrod47]

Jim has said on numerous occaisions that he didn't plan out Harry's love life. I'm however wondering if he did plan out Susan's part, afterall her relationship to Harry is very important to the plot of Changes. Would this mean that he lied about the relationship thing? Is this just for Susan? If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

[ramrod47]

I have another question,

I know Aftermath starts about 45 minutes after the conclusion of Changes but it to be from Murphy's POV, which will be completely different.

Does it actually start 45 min after the conclusion of Changes or 45 min after Murphy leaves? Has either been confirmed?

[Shecky]

Jim said 45 minutes after Changes. Sounds clear to me.

[tiny[but]fierce]

I have another question,

Does it actually start 45 min after the conclusion of Changes or 45 min after Murphy leaves? Has either been confirmed?

Harry spent nearly an hour (forty minutes, and then about ten just slacking) waiting for Murphy to come back at the end of Changes. Therefore, forty-five minutes after Changes, Murphy has come back at this point, and has discovered what's happened. Jim has stated that the first sentence of Aftermath is

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I can't believe he's really dead.

[Stark]

What happened to ThreeEye?

I recognize that the source got nuked, but there ought to be at least a crapton of ThreeEye junkies running about with WICKED cravings and crazy  nightmares. At the very least the sheer torture of withdrawal would attract a metric crapton on Skavises. Skavi. Skavisises. Whatever.

So what happened to the drug addicts?

[svb1972]

Marcone helped them out by lowering the cost of Heroin for a while.
It doesn't help with the crazy, but it does make them forget the world existed for a while.

Third Eye stopped existing.  I'm assuming that the people who were using it switched to something more mundane but equally horrible.  Or a few lucky ones got better.  And a metric ton of them are probably in psych wards.

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

I recognize that the source got nuked, but there ought to be at least a crapton of ThreeEye junkies running about with WICKED cravings and crazy  nightmares. At the very least the sheer torture of withdrawal would attract a metric crapton on Skavises. Skavi. Skavisises. Whatever.
So what happened to the drug addicts?

I don't recall anything saying it was particularly addictive.

[Sheaman3773]

I don't recall anything saying it was particularly addictive.

Um, it's been a little while since I've read SF, but didn't they say it was insanely addictive?

[Lady Knight Ignus]

I don't recall anything saying it was particularly addictive.

We get a great description from Monica Sells of how much a person craves the three eye even after the first time they take it.  Victor Sells forced her to take it, so Monica knows what she's talking about.  That happens near the end of Storm Front when Harry visits her at her house.  Sorry, don't have the book in front of me so I can't provide a page number.

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

We get a great description from Monica Sells of how much a person craves the three eye even after the first time they take it.  Victor Sells forced her to take it, so Monica knows what she's talking about.  That happens near the end of Storm Front when Harry visits her at her house.  Sorry, don't have the book in front of me so I can't provide a page number.

OK, let me rephrase.

I remember the experience of the Sight brought on by the drug being compelling. I do not remember the drug being physically addictive.

I may be misremembering.

[Stark]

OK, let me rephrase.

I remember the experience of the Sight brought on by the drug being compelling. I do not remember the drug being physically addictive.

I may be misremembering.

I'm a social worker.

Psychologically addicting things are just as dangerous as physically addicting ones. Addictions to things like gambling, internet posting, and sex (to name a few common ones, and no I'm not joking about the internet thing) are just as psychologically damaging when suddenly removed as things that are physically addicting.

But that's just my SCIENCE talking.