This last week I’ve been working on an alternative version to Solomon Rothman Films‘ Jathia’s Wager. To quote the press release he wrote:

Jathia’s Wager is a science fiction story about a young man living in an isolated community of humans, who must make a life changing decision about his future and his species.

As I read the script I saw it being more of a science fiction “coming of age” story. I also asked myself what would drive someone to leave behind their own “species” and give up their humanity with no hope of returning.

And if you can’t guess it… The reason I found was “love.”

Not saying it’s an original reason, but love tends to be a driving factor for many of us to do things we wouldn’t normally do when we are sane. And I didn’t set out to transform it into a love story. It just happened as I was attempting to resolve the main character’s motivation. =-)

With that being said I present my version of Jathia’s Wager – Draft 1 – A Love Story Envisioning.