I don't know the TV series (big surprise, no?)

I would've made you watch it, except that I didn't think I was fannish about it. Surprised the heck out of me when I suddenly wanted to write stories in that universe. *g*

this is fascinating -- the start of a really engaging story. It'll be neat to see how this develops :)

Thanks! I'm glad you find it interesting. I'm about halfway through the next section, so it should be up in the next couple of days.