SB: Sleepyside Bytes

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Series Begun:
2012-06-01
Series Updated:
2025-12-24
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Bytes: groups of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit; such a group as a unit of memory size [Google Definition]

Sleepyside Bytes: my main universe, traditional in pairing (for now anyway), following Trixie, especially, and the rest of the Bob-Whites

Notes:

Works in this series were originally posted at Jix and were rated yellow star or above. I frequently comment that this series is very orange. At the very least, viewer discretion is advised for all of the reasons.
These include (but may not be limited to)

  • Language not appropriate for Moms' kitchen (should decrease as Trixie leaves the NIB [late 2012]; she's working on it ;) )
  • Violence (On a case-by-case basis, including an off-set rape)
  • Sexual situations (It's Jim and Trixie, what did you expect? Oh, and Mart and Di. :D)

I am certain many of you will gather that the NIB was based on the US FBI. Originally I wrote it as such, but I realized I was making up more than I wasn't. Besides, not all of the people Trixie met in her time with the NIB are good people and I sincerely hope our federal agents are better people.

With regards to things like the NIB, law enforcement and investigative practice, or medical diagnoses and professions, or educational systems, plot takes precedence over reality. These stories are not meant to be an accurate reflection of our reality.

A few more detailed notes regarding Brian (that may contain spoilers both for posted and unposted stories):

I suspect some of my readers are wondering what I have against Brian. The answer: nothing, really. And that's exactly the point.

Brian and Trixie

As far as her engagement, I think Brian is just blindsided. From his perspective, Jim and Trixie had an ugly breakup five years ago, and they barely spoke or saw each other until Trixie came home, engaged already. It’s so abrupt, I can’t say I’d approve.

As for his reaction to her rape, I wanted all of the Bob-Whites to be perfectly supportive and exactly what Trixie needed, but I didn’t think that was realistic. Trixie brought home hard news to take and it stands to reason that at least one of the Bob-Whites would find it hard to deal with to the extent that he might cause Trixie some distress. The question was which Bob-White that would be. Honey is too tactful to be mean and Dan’s seen too much to be overly judgmental. I already have a hard time getting Di to talk. If I made her a character I didn’t like, I was afraid she’d just disappear all together. That left the Belden brothers. Mart teased Trixie a lot in the books, mostly good-naturedly. I felt that, with a relationship like theirs, they’d either grow close as they matured or, if Mart’s teasing turned malicious, they’d become enemies. That seemed too far from the Bob-White nature, which left Brian as the Bob-White-elect for the position of BWG who couldn’t quite handle Trixie’s news.

Brian cares deeply about Trixie and he’s observant enough to see how much of a mess she is, even if she tries to hide it. Brian won’t be content until she’s better, and that will be a while. Brian has a lot to deal with here. All of the Bob-Whites do. He’s angry of course—not with Trixie, but about what happened—and he feels guilty. He is the protector, isn’t he? He “should’ve” protected her, kept it from happening. And he’s disillusioned. For all Trixie’s mysteries, she always seems to come away unscathed. I’m sure he sees a lot of horrible things in the hospital, especially if he works in city ERs, but that’s work. That kind of thing isn’t supposed to happen to someone he knows.

Brian and Honey

Brian is driven and I think he wants to be a doctor more than anything else. I see Brian being a one-thing-at-a-time kind of guy. While he’s in school, and completing the residency, that’s where his focus would be, conceivably to the point of neglecting Honey. She would understand that, I’m sure, but I have to imagine she’d still feel quite frustrated. Especially with Jim and Trixie getting married, despite their five-year breakup, while Honey can’t even reliably get a once-a-week date night, due to the craziness of Brian’s schedule.

Dr. Belden

Brian will be a great doctor; he definitely has the perfect bedside manner. I know he gets the ‘Boring Brian’ tag, and compared to Dan or Trixie with their sense of adventure, he probably is boring. On the other hand, I don’t see Brian buying into that view of himself. So that leads me to wonder what’s going to happen to the PLAN when Brian finishes his residency. As I understand it, the PLAN is for Dr. Belden to join Dr. Ferris’ practice and take it over when Dr. Ferris retires. Brian will also be on call for Ten Acres emergencies. My guess would be that in Sleepyside, Dr. Ferris sees a lot of routine care, but more serious—and interesting—cases got to specialists or hospitals in White Plains and New York City. In his twenties, what’s in this arrangement for Brian? Either he really is boring, or else I’d think he might want to do something a bit more interesting before settling down.

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30
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