Ooh, yes, that makes so much sense... I had wondered how Breq was not able to follow simple clothing cues that would get it right MOST of the time, especially if they're trying to avoid drawing attention. But if they're in the habit of never assuming an appropriate form of address, it makes sense how it's impossible to go back -- like being invited to address people of different nationalities by different pronouns, and saying "how can I tell", and people say "just look" and saying "I CAN'T DO THAT!"
Although now I say that, I remember Breq didn't keep using a best-approximation to a neutral pronoun, but had to guess and guessed wrong. That undermines what I just said. But maybe your version is still my head-canon.
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Date: 2014-09-16 12:39 pm (UTC)Although now I say that, I remember Breq didn't keep using a best-approximation to a neutral pronoun, but had to guess and guessed wrong. That undermines what I just said. But maybe your version is still my head-canon.