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[Well, this guy (or gal as the case may be) is now choosing to show his (her) charming face on the network for the first time. As a girl Joshua doesn't actually look all that different. The features are a little finer, maybe, the lashes a little longer, but the giggle is no less obnoxious.

Hee hee.]

Gosh... you know, I don't see how this is so bad. I'm not sure I'd mind staying this way longer, in fact. [A dainty eyelash-flutter directed towards the video feed.] For one thing, girls get much nicer clothes, and they're allowed to like them much more. It's so hard to be a fashionista when you're expected to be getting in fights and grubbing around in the mud.

Too bad there's no place around here to go shopping.

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[insolubleriddle]

You almost make societal expectations sound like a genuine personal concern. Will you be doing anything as a woman that you wouldn't do as a man?

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It hurts my feelings to be judged, Edward...

[zeitgeists]

... or is it "Edwardetta" at the moment?

[insolubleriddle]

God, no, the addition of 'etta' does not a womans name make. Call me Nygma.

[zeitgeists]

I think it's cute. It's got charm to it. It's kitsch, you know?

[insolubleriddle]

It's the verbal equivalent of sequins, and lets be honest, no one really likes sequins.

Personally, I'd rather be talking about the loss of inhibitions accompanying a change in gender.

[plays]

Feeling wet'n'wild, are you? Be careful, dear.

[insolubleriddle]

[SKghjghdf. djhdjgh.]

There are so many ways I could reject that comment, Joshua, but it's been a while since I've gone with the classic 'no'.

Consider some different inhibitions.

Video: Look at how gloriously unaffected she is...

[tis_disapproval]

Indeed... Edwina would be a much more applicable title.

One I shall keep in mind to remind you of in future.

[zeitgeists]

Edwina is absolutely adorable.

Friend of his?

Video:

[tis_disapproval]

[Just laughter... Such laughter.]

[insolubleriddle]

Stop that. You're encouraging him.

Video:

[tis_disapproval]

Yes... Yes, I rather am, aren't I?

[flashy_magic]

I agree on the clothes front, but I've never let my being male get in the way of wearing whatever looks good. And I've never been big on grubbing around in the mud.

[zeitgeists]

I can't say I have either, but gosh, sometimes it feels like there are armies of people ready to give others static for a little deviation from the norm. Can I get a little tolerance in here?

[flashy_magic]

I figure people are just jealous of how amazing I look.

[plays]

Confidence! I like it. Do you have a name, dear?

[flashy_magic]

Drake Stone, and you?

[plays]

My name is Joshua. Been here long?

[scentbombed]

Ye-es, but we also sort of have to like them. Well, some of us do, anyway. [Temporarily-he says, having not worn a dress in years, in a world where ladies most certainly do.] It's a tricky business, that's all.

[zeitgeists]

You're on the other side of the fence, I take it? Popular stereotypes are a raw deal all over.

[scentbombed]

Typically, yes. And unfortunately, I got where I am in spite of a lot of them.

[zeitgeists]

More fortunate than not getting anywhere at all.

[scentbombed]

Yes, and I've damn well earned it now, but it would have been nice if the original job hadn't been given to me for the sake of a bloody quota, that's all.

[plays]

Where did you go getting off to anyway, dear?