I say, "I am normal". (For me, that is normal.) They couldn't believe my avatar name was Marguerite. Yes, I used to be Marguerite Dubois. "Whaaaat? they said. "Yes," I said, "then I changed it to Marguerite the Beloved.
"Why can't you be normal?"
"That's normal for me. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Besides, I'm a writer! Among other things.
Still, I love my friends.