Miss Manners would shoot me

[dragonyphoenix]

Or whomever the British version of Miss Manners is would. So I have a Watcher, about Wesley's age, and he's interviewing Diedre Page. Would he think of her / call her Diedre or Miss Page or something else that I haven't even thought of?

Edit: They are having tea at the house of a neighbor of Deidre Page. Oh heck, the scene has been posted for Taming the Muse so you can take a look. I switch between Deidre and Miss Page largely because I wasn't sure which he'd go with.

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[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I thought it might be Miss Page but I personally am not formal so it also seemed odd to me.

he might struggle even after an invitation, which she might find amusing. Eeeeee. Love that!

[gillo]

I have former pupils in their late 30s who really struggle to call me Gill!

To be honest, I always introduce myself to fellow-students etc as "Gill" and assume they will call me that. If you want him to use her first name have her introduce herself - but he would feel distinctly uncomfortable if he didn't know her surname. I'm assuming Council-trained Watchers would all be a little over-formal.