RENT theorizing....

Okay, it started innocently enough. I asked aradiachiba what her thoughts on Roger's time in withdrawal was like, and her opinion was so *drastically* different than mine that I asked zoe_chan. Which was similar to mine, but there were some points both brought up that made me go "hmmm..."

So, zoe_chan and I went to the source!

Yes, complete geeks that we are, we have analyzed the libretto of the musical, AND looked into the original New York Theater Workshop version. We are not putting much stock into the movie, because, well, the day I write something "movieverse," Zoe has promised to slap me. ;) Also, nothing tangible for us to cite.

But here is what we have deduced, and decided, for we are writing. Fics. And it seems like this is an expanding thing, so... we figured we should put our reasoning out there as proof that we did not just come up with details frivolously.

Definitely nothing decided in haste, that's for sure.

( I have mentioned my anal retentive research habit, right? )

Suffice it to say that nothing zoe_chan or I write is going to come out of nowhere. If we make a decision, we do so using as much information as we can glean from the canon source... even if this means creating a hell of a headache for ourselves in the process.



This is simply our close analysis, meant to help us rationalize decisions we make in writing. Feel free to disagree, but we probably won't change our minds. ;) If we change yours, let us know!