>> It really hit home for him in a way other things haven't: there are things he can do that I not only cannot, but am unlikely to /ever/ manage, even when I spend a hundred hours on the same single detail. <<
That can be disconcerting, yes. There are many things that I know how to do, but can't do in this body.
>> He has an audience almost every time he pulls out his big, thudding pile of locks to practice, <<
*laugh* I'm reminded of Sherlock in Elementary and his gigantic collection of locks ... and the time Watson got even with him when he was being an utter berk, by knocking the whole display over so he'd have to re-sort them.
>> but he's very, very discerning about not saying more than "Oh, the movies and television get it /so wrong/ it's stupid!" I've been more worried about his reaction to someone else using unethically what he shows them as a hobby <<
Yeah, that wouldn't end well.
>> than anything other than hyper-aggressive cop assuming 'lockpicks equal burglar.' <<
Unsettling, especially in an age of murderous thugs with badges.
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Re: Lawrence
Date: 2014-10-23 07:13 am (UTC)That can be disconcerting, yes. There are many things that I know how to do, but can't do in this body.
>> He has an audience almost every time he pulls out his big, thudding pile of locks to practice, <<
*laugh* I'm reminded of Sherlock in Elementary and his gigantic collection of locks ... and the time Watson got even with him when he was being an utter berk, by knocking the whole display over so he'd have to re-sort them.
>> but he's very, very discerning about not saying more than "Oh, the movies and television get it /so wrong/ it's stupid!" I've been more worried about his reaction to someone else using unethically what he shows them as a hobby <<
Yeah, that wouldn't end well.
>> than anything other than hyper-aggressive cop assuming 'lockpicks equal burglar.' <<
Unsettling, especially in an age of murderous thugs with badges.