i debated about doing this or not, but i think it might be a little necessary.
since i started playing her, marianne has taken a different form for me. thanks to endless episodes of bones, mary is now a socially inept, logic queen..much like dr. brennan, for those familiar with the show. when it comes to music, she knows she's smarter than the average bear and has been treated like that her entire life. thanks, child prodigy. her mom & dad didn't take much of an interest, so she was never taught differently. and now, her life revolves around a 5 year old and rarely getting out of the house, so she hasn't changed. basically, if your kid converses with her, she'll be honest and probably won't handle conversation as well as she used to. but if she knows you're being silly, she'll join in because thanks to her daughter, she can handle that field, too.
hope that makes sense and wasn't too much of a time waster. just...pretend she's been like that all along and i don't take too long to develop a character. thanks!!