If you wanna get technical, yeah it is- but Lotta's been what I've gone by my whole life, y'know? ...and getting my name said out in full just feels so- stuffy, 'specially when they're so intent on tacking "doctor" on, too... Kept telling 'em "y'all better save your breath and drop the 'doc' when you're talking to me" and that just gets me looks like I'm some space alien done waltzed out from Mars.
[...and that does achieve the effect of getting them to save their breath entirely by politely deciding to ignore her presence, which shouldn't bother her as much as it does because they're a bunch of stiffs and strangers so she shouldn't care what they think- but if she's stuck on a ship with them, well, getting a reaction like that just makes things even more awkward.]
Speaking of- I had to find out what it is I'm even a doctor of by overhearing them gossip about me when I bet they thought I couldn't hear it... turns out I'm an astronomer now. Don't know how in the world that happened. [She sighs defeatedly, hanging her head low and running a finger through her hair.] Guess it's a sign I should be pursuing a more stable career path 'stead of cryptid chasing, but doggone it, what's the point of looking up to the stars and wondering what's out there if it means finding out every UFO you see's gotta turn out to be a weird-shaped weather balloon?
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[...and that does achieve the effect of getting them to save their breath entirely by politely deciding to ignore her presence, which shouldn't bother her as much as it does because they're a bunch of stiffs and strangers so she shouldn't care what they think- but if she's stuck on a ship with them, well, getting a reaction like that just makes things even more awkward.]
Speaking of- I had to find out what it is I'm even a doctor of by overhearing them gossip about me when I bet they thought I couldn't hear it... turns out I'm an astronomer now. Don't know how in the world that happened. [She sighs defeatedly, hanging her head low and running a finger through her hair.] Guess it's a sign I should be pursuing a more stable career path 'stead of cryptid chasing, but doggone it, what's the point of looking up to the stars and wondering what's out there if it means finding out every UFO you see's gotta turn out to be a weird-shaped weather balloon?