Otherways bio -
For the most part, everything about Detective Jim Ellison is the same as it is in canon. There is, however, one major exception: after the events of "Blind Man's Bluff", his vision never really seemed to clear. He sometimes can see the outlines of shapes, but for the most part, all he can see is golden light in varied levels of intensity. His other senses are as keen as every, if not moreso, because he has to rely heavier on them than he did before.
He took a leave of absence from the Cascade PD to work with Sandburg to try to work out how to use his Sentinel senses to his benefit and in place of his eyes and still be on the force. Captain Banks was strongly against the idea of Jim returning to the force as a field agent, preferring that he remain with the department in an 'on call' role - where they would call on him to help investigate crime scenes. Jim was all right with that for a while, but it started to wear on him that he couldn't do the things he had done before and he almost quit several times, but Sandburg kept pushing him to stay with it.
Sandburg is still convinced that Jim's vision will clear, but it's been over a year now and it's not improved any. Jim still helps the Cascade PD, but he's not all that happy about it. He's not as laid back as he used to be, he's more confrontational - almost like he's trying to prove to anyone who knows he can't see that he's still just as tough as he was before.
If anyone wants to work out some type of Otherways-backstory with him, let me know and we can figure something out. Otherwise, he'll be a '1st - timer' into the bar.
He took a leave of absence from the Cascade PD to work with Sandburg to try to work out how to use his Sentinel senses to his benefit and in place of his eyes and still be on the force. Captain Banks was strongly against the idea of Jim returning to the force as a field agent, preferring that he remain with the department in an 'on call' role - where they would call on him to help investigate crime scenes. Jim was all right with that for a while, but it started to wear on him that he couldn't do the things he had done before and he almost quit several times, but Sandburg kept pushing him to stay with it.
Sandburg is still convinced that Jim's vision will clear, but it's been over a year now and it's not improved any. Jim still helps the Cascade PD, but he's not all that happy about it. He's not as laid back as he used to be, he's more confrontational - almost like he's trying to prove to anyone who knows he can't see that he's still just as tough as he was before.
If anyone wants to work out some type of Otherways-backstory with him, let me know and we can figure something out. Otherwise, he'll be a '1st - timer' into the bar.