Somewhere you said that your writing was about your real life but told as fiction for some rather obvious reasons. Both Northstar and GITG are the same story, in my opinion, just told a little differently. I know some of the fans are pushing for a merger but, I kind of like both stories by themselves. Trying to merge them would probably create as cast that would be much more confusing than letting them go their separate ways.
However you choose to write them. I, for one, will be hounding the site looking for the next chapter in both.
Get your body back in shape, as much as you can. Unfortunately none of us are spring chicks any more and we don't bounce back as soon or as much as we use to. Hope the new job will be less stressful BUT training scenarios particularly with live equipment can be hazardous - too easy to "assume" that people are as "rational" as experienced hands. THAT can lead to some bad outcomes. Sometimes it's MUCH easier to do the job yourself rather than train someone to do it.
Hope it leaves you with ample time to write.
B