"I don't think many people know that," she muses, leaning back in her seat and touching the second knuckle of her index finger to her lower lip- thoughtful.
"Everyone wants a happy ending, don't they? No loose ends. And everyone thinks they're the hero. But real life's full of plot holes and dreadfully structured, to boot," she says with a grin.
Which makes things easy for her. Because lying, and acting, and pretending to be something, they all hinge on the fact that people are desperate to believe in something bigger and better than real life.
"Not that I'd bother trying to educate you on what people are like, though I do tend to get a particular side of them that other people don't," as she adjusts her perceptions of him and takes his abilities into account. She's fascinated by how Charles must see the world, honestly. It's a little like her interest in how Sherlock must see it.
Which reminds her- she's going to have to introduce them.
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"Everyone wants a happy ending, don't they? No loose ends. And everyone thinks they're the hero. But real life's full of plot holes and dreadfully structured, to boot," she says with a grin.
Which makes things easy for her. Because lying, and acting, and pretending to be something, they all hinge on the fact that people are desperate to believe in something bigger and better than real life.
"Not that I'd bother trying to educate you on what people are like, though I do tend to get a particular side of them that other people don't," as she adjusts her perceptions of him and takes his abilities into account. She's fascinated by how Charles must see the world, honestly. It's a little like her interest in how Sherlock must see it.
Which reminds her- she's going to have to introduce them.