"Many Questions": SSM During the 5 Year Gap (Spoilers Extended)

Background

A couple days ago I posted A Quick Look at the End of A Storm of Swords and the Setup for the 5 Year Gap In that posted I discussed/theorized about where certain plotlines were headed. Now based off an SSM that seems to have occurred while the 5 year gap was still the plan, I think a couple of my discussion points have been answered. In this post I plan to look at GRRM's SSM known as "Many Questions" that occurred in June, 2001 and compare to how he ended a few of the POV plotlines.

Jaime Lannister

In the above post I mentioned how Jaime's chapter ended with him giving Brienne Oathkeeper and seemingly trying to "change"

When he was done, more than three-quarters of his page still remained to be filled between the gold lion on the crimson shield on top and the blank white shield at the bottom. Ser Gerold Hightower had begun his history, and Ser Barristan Selmy had continued it, but the rest Jaime Lannister would need to write for himself. He could write whatever he chose, henceforth.
Whatever he chose . . . -ASOS, Jaime IX

If interested: Whatever He Chose: Jaime Lannister's Entry in the White Book

In the SSM this was mentioned about how Jaime wasn't always "evil", he just got corrupted along the way:

ASOS kept up your tradition of attention to details, amazing and realistic characters, and no dumbing down of violence or sex or ugly details to please younger audiences. Jaime's POV was a fantastic addition - I had been wondering if we was a hopelessly corrupted man or just one who'd lost his way. "That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but somewhere along the way he had become the Smiling Knight instead." I think that was incredibly poignant and revealing about Jaime, and it was those words that convinced me that Jaime had been had started out as a good man who grew corrupted along the way.
GRRM. The Jaime sections were very challenging, but I enjoying writing them. Complex characters are always the most interesting.

and with regards to the 5 year gap, note what mentions Jaime might be up to:

With time and effort (say the 5 years between ASOS and ADWD), can Jaime learn to fight left-handed like Qhorin Halfhand did?
GRRM: He's going to have to find out, I suspect.

If interested: Hear Me Roar: Jaime Lannister's Left Hand

Cersei Lannister

In the above post I linked a couple SSMs that show that GRRM was considering a Cersei POV in Nov 2000:

I mentioned in another thread that I asked GRRM if we would ever see a Cersei POV. He said that he is considering it. He thinks that it would be interesting to write but that he is not certain that it would be necessary to further the plotline. If it's not necessary, he probably won't write it. When I told him that I was trying to figure out if it was worth it to continue defending Cersei, he laughed at me and said: "You're defending Cersei???!?" Not very encouraging. All I could say in my defense was: "Well, I used to defend Jaime too, and that worked out rather well." -SSM, Dangerous Visions Sigining: 18 Nov 2000

he also got a question about the situation regarding the Lannister power vacuum:

Now that Tywin Lannister is dead, will it be Kevan or Cersei who will assume control of House Lannister (and the throne)? I'm assuming that Jaime cannot because he's in the Kingsguard and seems to want to remain there. Whether it's Kevan or Cersei, there's bound to be trouble. Cersei is shortsighted, quick to take offense, and very protective of her children (I think that's why she had a knight of the Kingsguard try to kill Tyrion), whereas Kevan was used to taking orders from his older brother.
GRRM: Sorry, that's another you'll need to wait for the next book to resolve.

Daenerys Targaryen

While Dany would have aged up, the biggest casualty here is dragon growth. That said they will be "big enough" according to GRRM.

In this SSM this is what he had to say (worth noting people were worried about their size even with the gap planned):

After five years, will Daenerys' dragons have grown large enough to be ridden?
GRRM: Yes.

also worth noting that GRRM orginally intended ASOIAF as a "generational saga" which would have seen Dany grow into an adult. This would have allowed her dragon/dragons (the earliest outline has her hatching a singular dragon from an she found after smothering Drogo in revenge for Viserys, earlier versions had Targaryens manipulating fire with no dragons).

If interested: The Adding of Dragons to the ASOIAF World

Tyrion Lannister

After being set free by Jaime/Varys, Tyrion kills Tywin (see the SSM above in the Cersei section as well). I was very curious about what his plan was for Tyrion during the 5 year gap. It seems he got a question (and gave a non answer lol) about Tyrion's plotline:

Since Tyrion is going to the Free Cities (and one of Varys's contacts there likely being Magister Illyrio), is it a possibility that he might hear of and hook up with Dany and her dragons (he's fascinated by dragons, if I remember well)?
GRRM. It's possible.

If interested: "Taking You to the Queen": Tyrion's Cliffhanger & Other Changes

and since we now know where Tyrion's plotline was headed, some other questions in this SSM become relevant:

Did the Targaryens own a family sword made of Valyrian steel, like Ice or Brightroar or Longclaw?
GRRM: Several.
And if yes, what was it named and what happened to it - Rhaegar had it on the Trident, maybe?
GRRM: The most famous of them was named Blackfyre. It was long lost by Rhaegar's day, however.
Or, if you can't tell right now ,will we find out about it in a later book?
GRRM: Yes.

If interested: The Three Treasures of House Blackfyre

Arya Stark

While not about her future plotline (at the time GRRM planned to open ADWD with a much older Arya in Mercy), GRRM confirmed that Arya is a warg and takes over her wolf (we know now that all the Stark/Snow are wargs to some extant):

When Arya says she "dreamed" of finding her mother's corpse, did she actually take over the body of her lost wolf Nymeria, the way Jon and Bran sometimes do?
GRRM: Yes.

If interested: The Stark/Snow Children & Warging

Jon Snow

While this isn't anything about the end of his ASoS plotline (named LC of the Night's Watch, dealing with Stannis), these are all relevant to his plotline (even if we got non answers):

Will we know in time, with certainty, the identity of Jon Snow's parents (I don't believe Edric Dayne's tale)? Personally, I really hope he's Lyanna and Rhaegar's son, despite looking so much like Eddard.
GRRM: Jon's parentage will be revealed eventually, yes.

and:

Rhaegar is described by Ser Barristan and Ser Jorah Mormont as being melancholy and noble and honorable. That hardly strikes me as the kind of man who'd cheat on his wife, especially at such a public event as the tourney at Harrenhal. So why did he did he choose Lyanna as queen of love an beauty?
GRRM: Good question.

and (especially with what we know now about Jon):

I hope Jon Snow isn't ASOIAF's Frodo. Jon's my favorite character, and I wouldn't want him to end up like Frodo, sick and scarred inside from his burden.
GRRM: He's taller than Frodo.

TLDR: Back when the 5 year gap was still the plan GRRM answered (and non answered lol) several questions on the status of certain POV characters. It was very interesting to see some of the questions that were given when so many storylines were in a good stopping point.