I am deceptively little and cute and sweet. It gives people who try to mess with me a false sense of security, which ultimately works to my advantage. ;)
You know what really cracks me up? This past weekend at the sci-fi convention there were a number of people dressed up as fantasy "warrior princesses" and fantasy "warriors" and carrying actual swords (which they were required by convention security to keep sheathed at all times). And I *know* that the vast majority of these people with their swords and knives and stuff wouldn't be able to handle one of those weapons in a real life situation to actually defend themselves if their lives depended on it. But I could, and I have -- with no reservations whatsoever about using a knife (or any quickly improvised weapon) to defend myself and cause maximum damage to the other person. Not that I've had to do that on more than a couple occasions in my life thus far, but it still cracks me up when I see some people acting out their badass fantasies at these conventions. ;)
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Nanaea