“ except you aren’t a total stranger. not to me,
                 at least, but i can see where you’re coming
                 from if you thought otherwise. “

          many practices in those fictional stories can be applied to reality in some
          small measure. & while her brain isn’t a coagulation of ludicrously specific i
          nformation, the powers of deduction & observation are still immensely helpful.

               “ conan doyle had a pretty good head for detective work. came up
                 with a pretty good line for his title character. ‘ once you eliminate
                 the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable,
                 must be the truth.’ what do you think about that? “