Voicetest! Canon is Young Miss Holmes/Christie High Tension.

[detector]

Lady Mundane, it has come to my attention that you wish to send to a so-called "game". Unfortunately, your strength concerning my "voice" is a little... lacking. But do not feel so down on yourself! I am sure with enough practice and effort, you will master this in no time at all!

And no, you are not too stupid to try. Now, you're just being ridiculous. Stop it right now. I won't hear another pessimistic word from you.

Sincerely yours,
Lady Crystal "Christie" Margaret Hope

P.S. If Uncle Mycroft is there as you say, do be sure to warn him. Arriving without notice would be rude, whether he remembers me or not.

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[womanwhobeatyou]

"Uncle Mycroft."

[She is torn between disbelief and laughter at the very idea.]

[detector]

That is what I said. Do you know him, perhaps?

[Super serious ten year old doesn't lie right now, anyway.]

[womanwhobeatyou]

We've met. [Eyebrow raise. Also, liar who lies. Though really it's more like an understatement]

Blood relation or ward?

[detector]

Blood relation. He is my mother's older brother.

[Things nobody wants to imagine: Sherlock and Mycroft growing up with a baby sister.]

Of course, I do not know him very well. He is often too busy to visit much. Still, family is family, after all.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[That... actually makes more sense than the other possibility. And tips Irene over to being desperately amused. The smile tugs at her lips.]

Keeping the Commonwealth off its knees is time consuming, I expect. I'm surprised to find out they have a sister, much less a niece.

[detector]

Mother has been away in India for some time, and they hardly ever speak of family, even to me. It's rather annoying, actually. They keep all the amusing incidents to themselves that way!

[She sighs.]

But enough of my complaining. Tell me, how did you meet Uncle Mycroft?

[womanwhobeatyou]

During one of those 'amusing incidents,' though I expect Mr. Holmes would say the particulars of that incident are not suitable for a young woman's ears.

[Notice how she doesn't say she won't tell.] It's a pleasure, Lady Christie.

[detector]

They always say that! It's no fun at all to be kept out of the circle in regards to things like that.

[She notes that no name has been given, even with a few opportunities given. Rude of secretive?]

Tell me, Madam, would you care to share the details? I am terribly curious.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Miss Adler. [She's pleasantly surprised by the girl's manners. Guess the good breeding had to go somewhere if not to the brothers.]

And I met Mr. Holmes during a little incident involving some compromising photographs of a young female person of significance. Among other things.

[detector]

Miss Adler, then.

[That name sounds vaguely familiar, but she can't recall from where.]

A case involving compromising photographs, is it...?

[Her face goes red at that. How scandalous!]

Oh, my! No wonder Uncle did not tell me about this.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[Her smile grows at the girl's blush.]

I don't suppose the Holmes boys like to admit they were beaten by a dominatrix.

[Worst role model ever, Irene.]

[detector]

[She's an innocent child, Irene, and you are ruining her. Isn't it great?]

A "dominatrix"? I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the word.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[Worst. Role. Model. Ever.

She smiles.]

I prefer "dominatrix", but I suppose "adventuress" would suffice. Or "woman of independent means."

Mr. Holmes the elder prefers "fugitive sex worker" I've been told.

[detector]

[Let's take a moment to see into Christie's thought process, shall we?

Sex worker = prostitute?
Fugitive = criminal.

Therefore, Miss Adler is a criminal Uncle never managed to catch. She's both scandalized and amazed.]

I can hardly believe my ears! Miss Adler, you... must be a very formidable woman.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[She is fairly certain something has been lost in the translation, but then, the girl's answer isn't untrue.]

And you're quite the clever child. But that was to be expected, wasn't it?

[detector]

If one has clever relatives, it's only natural to take after them, isn't it?

[She also takes after their slyness, but at least she has the social graces to hide it most of the time.]

Not that either of my uncles would agree with us. They're terribly stubborn.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[No Irene you cannot take her under your wing, Mycroft might have an aneurysm.]

I've noticed. But you have an advantage they don't, I think.

[detector]

Do you think so? What advantage would that be?

[To her, being a little girl is only disadvantageous.]

[womanwhobeatyou]

They underestimate women. [A faint, almost conspiratorial smile.] Perhaps a little less now that before, but still an advantage to be worth investigating, wouldn't you say?

[detector]

Indeed they do, Miss Adler. Much of society does, which I find is nothing short of aggravating!

[She huffs and puts her hands on her hips.]

But being underestimated has only hindered me in the past. How is it an advantage?

[womanwhobeatyou]

If they expect you to only act a certain way because of your sex, they stop watching once you've fulfilled what they expect of you.

I'm sure I don't have to tell such a bright young woman what adventures being unsupervised can bring.