"Exactly. Telling people who haven't experienced Fandom for themselves is a sure way to get people thinking you're nuts. I have enough to worry about with having a shrink poking around in my head."

Isabel's nose wrinkled. "And people think my tabasco habit is weird. Sour milk is just gross. But yes, the smallest sip of something alcoholic is the equivalent of doing multiple shots for me. So I never get to have any fun."