When real things happen to imaginary people

Having friends who are reading the Parasol Protectorate series tell me that they automatically picture me as Alexia Tarabotti. (I suspect I'm more of a combination of Alexia and Ivy, but hey. These same friends have said that they have no problem picturing The Husband as Conall, which makes me laugh and laugh. But they're not wrong, either.

Also, let's face it; the StuntHusband has been turning himself into Lord Akeldama for years.