Lady Case #44: Lady Video

[19centconstable]

[There's a woman in George's room. She's stocky, and her dark hair is gathered in a bun at the nape of her neck. From the front it looks short and boyish, and her face looks freshly scrubbed. She's dressed in a white high-necked Victorian blouse, a tie, a navy blue jacket, and a floor length navy blue walking skirt. And she's George, of course. Short for Georgina, although she's most comfortable being addressed as Miss Crabtree.

Some of you may be wondering why Miss Crabtree isn't suffering any of the wardrobe malfunctions that seem to be going around. Some of you clearly aren't aware just how seriously Mr. Crabtree takes undercover work. Now you know.]

Here is what I have gathered thus far: several people appear to be missing clothing, and I've spoken to one who seems to be missing memories. Is anyone aware of anything else having gone missing? And if so, a detailed description would be most helpful.

[Please, don't everyone rush to describe your penises.]

Furthermore: after Captain von Uberwald mistakenly called me a constable, I looked in my own wardrobe and found it nearly all replaced by a constable's uniform. Could it be that, somehow, saying things during this flood makes them become reality?

[George presses her lips together tightly.]

I don't know that I ought to say anything else lest...well, you know!

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[scentbombed]

[His shoulders may be shaking a little bit, and his voice may sound mildly strange. Sorry, George, but he's still finding this whole thing hilarious.]

So the, er, theories about everyone switching sexes...?

[19centconstable]

I hadn't heard anything about that, Captain, but if people are saying such a thing, it may have already become so!

[scentbombed]

We've all been saying it, Cons-- Detective.

[19centconstable]

Then that certainly explains it. Perhaps we all ought to communicate only by gestures before anyone makes things worse.

[scentbombed]

It's a swapping flood, George. Ina. We've all just switched.

[19centconstable]

Please, Captain: I feel quite certain I'd have realized if I had become a man.

[scentbombed]

You are a man, man! I'm the woman. Here, look-- [Oh, damn, Arthas has her breastplate.] Well... right, what's my first name?

[19centconstable]

Captain.

[scentbombed]

...my name is Captain Captain von Uberwald?

[19centconstable]

I had always thought it was a traditional werewolf name.

[Like naming a dog 'Sarge'.]

[trenchcoatedly]

People have switched genders.

[19centconstable]

Miss Castiel you mustn't say: it may happen! Or cause people to believe that it already has. Or cause people who believe that it already has happened to believe that it has happened again! And they'll have an awful time remembering where they started out in the first place.

[trenchcoatedly]

Oh, it's already happened. I usually appear male.

[19centconstable]

I'm afraid that isn't how I remember things.

[trenchcoatedly]

Yes, that's part of the flood.

[19centconstable]

You mean you believe my memories have been altered?

[darknessb4me]

Which one are you now?

[19centconstable]

It's Miss Crabtree. Are you also having trouble with your memory?

[darknessb4me]

[George? That explains a lot.]

Don't worry about it. It'll all make sense in a few days.

[19centconstable]

I know that we do always assume that, but suppose that it doesn't?

[darknessb4me]

Then you can begin a full investigation.

[19centconstable]

May I ask: what do you believe is going on in this flood?

[darknessb4me]

You're a man. The flood has changed you into a woman. It happened to me my second week. Interesting introduction to the place.

[19centconstable]

You became a man?

[darknessb4me]

No.