#oh oh maybe brainy would swiftly explain the querl dox part after brainiac 5 because he doesn't want nia asking too many questions about

[owl-with-a-pen]

so I was rewatching an episode of season 4 recently and I realized, when exactly does Nia learn Brainy's name? He definitely learns hers when they first meet, but for her learning his, I'm not certain. (although since Brainy really has 3 different names, she could've learned them in 3 different conversations? Like she learns 'Brainy' early on, maybe Kara tells her, and then he reveals 'Querl Dox' to her sometime in the middle of the season, and 'Brainiac 5' comes after the season finale ordeal.)

Ok so this got me thinking!

So, from 4x05, we definitely know Nia learns the name 'Brainy' first. Lena offhandedly mentions Brainy while he's off screen and Nia doesn't react to it until he appears a little later in the scene, although I do like the idea that Kara might have mentioned Brainy in casual conversation before then to Nia, but she just doesn't put two and two together until she sees him again.

I have headcanons for so many interactions that might happen between scenes or episodes for these two characters, so I like to think that maybe when Nia's training with Brainy or just hanging out in general that they have a conversation about it. I feel like it'd be easy to work in Nia learning both of Brainy's other names more or less in the same conversation. She might ask him whether Brainy is a nickname and he might then explain that it's actually shortened from 'Brainiac 5' which could then lead on to him explaining that his actual name is 'Querl Dox'. Or alternatively, maybe she hears him referred to as 'Agent Dox' which prompts the conversation.

Certainly lots of possibilities 🤔🤔