63ed!BBC-Sherlock, on the selection of her name.

[asuperiormind]

Guinevere - yes, I think so. Certainly better than Shaelyn. And there isn't any particular reason I should be saddled with a name identical to my 'famous' male counterpart. In my world, he is less than irrelevant: he doesn't exist.

Also, a more feminine name should save me an enormous amount of disbelieving stares and tedious explanation whenever I arrive on a crime scene. I endure enough of those already.

So Guinevere it is. Although God help whoever insists on calling me 'Guin.'

Comments

[steadyhand]

I don't think anyone would be brave enough to give you a nickname.

[asuperiormind]

Once again, Jane, you're confusing bravery with stupidity. And dearly underestimating the general population.

[steadyhand]

Yeah, but either way, no one's calling you 'Gwinnie.'

And living to tell about it, at least.

[asuperiormind]

Hm.

[Teeny little smirk.]

[steadyhand]

[Oh, she sees that smirk there.]

Anyway, who'd even be doing that? I'm not about to nickname you. I like my internal organs right where they are.

[asuperiormind]

Give it some thought. Who is the single most irritating person we both know?

[steadyhand]

[Jane has to consider for point two seconds before realizing - ]

Oh, Jesus, Anderson would, wouldn't he? Might be justifiable evisceration in that case.

[She can even hear him sneering it: what've you got for us now, Gwinnie?]

[asuperiormind]

They would never find the body.

[Obviously a joke. Mostly a joke.]

[steadyhand]

I don't know if they'd be looking that hard.

[Also mostly a joke.]

[tree_puncher]

What's wrong with the nickname Guin?

[Yes, a 1.7 meter tall Block Man is now talking to you... And his question is one of pure wonder, he's not got a clue why'd it could offend one bit.]

[asuperiormind]

[What. Are you.]

Diminutives are at best patronizing and at worst insulting. My name is three syllables, and they don't take that long to pronounce.

[tree_puncher]

[That's something that the man with his name floating above his head: Steve? (And yes the question mark is apart of his name.) Wonders as well... Best guess he's a Human Mob that's somehow became smart and able to mess with blocks.]

Ah... That does make sence. But also we've got to deal with the fact that to the Mun's they're typing so they enjoy using less letters and stuff.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Now this should be interesting.

[asuperiormind]

Should it? That would be a relief.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Now I would have to fight John for you, dear.

[asuperiormind]

Not if he's Jane. Although I suppose many things are possible in this meta-space.

I don't imagine it would change a thing about your approach.

[womanwhobeatyou]

And I assume it would be a possibility for me to be a man but that's hardly the prospect at the moment.

Besides my approach always depends on the client in question.

[asuperiormind]

Then the question becomes exactly how I differ from Sherlock.

My mundane is still sorting it out.

[womanwhobeatyou]

You are quite a bit more my type that Sherlock, dear.

I'll let you decide whether that is for better or worse.

[asuperiormind]

Shudder to think how it would have gone if you'd been more aggressive.

[womanwhobeatyou]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[asuperiormind]

Don't.

[As though that'll stop her.]

Has it occurred to you I might not have found your tactics as distracting as he did?

[womanwhobeatyou]

Absolutely, dear. It's the prospect of figuring out what would distract you that is so appealing.

[battledressed]

My, my. Now just look at you.

[asuperiormind]

Impressed?

[battledressed]

I'm certainly something. For the moment, I think I'll settle more on 'heartily intrigued'.

Oh, but I'm having fun imagining the games that you and I could play together.

[asuperiormind]

Yes, well. Don't imagine too hard. We wouldn't want to have to clean the carpets.

[battledressed]

Mm, but I see that outward level of disdain hasn't changed, has it. Not that I would expect it to.

[lostwithoutmyblogger]

Shoot anyone who tries.

[asuperiormind]

Only as a last resort.

[lostwithoutmyblogger]

It might be more effective to establish an early precedent.

[asuperiormind]

Bullets are messy. There are much cleaner ways to leave an impression.

And more creative.

[theblogger]

Because we know how much you hate people gawking and asking for you to explain yourself.

[uncommon]

It was useful when most of my cases came through word of mouth or the Internet.

[A beat.]

Well, I say useful; mostly just entertaining on slow days.

['I'm looking for Mr Hol-' 'You've found her. It wasn't the brother, no matter what you think. Now, tell me the story as you know it, concisely.']