At Nathaniel & Aiden's apartment; West Piedmont:
Nathaniel: God dammit! ...Oh son of all the fucking bitches!
Aiden (to Nathaniel): What's got you in such a state, handsome?
Nathaniel (to Aiden): I grabbed a hot pot like a fucking moron, and burned the shit outta my hand.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Let me take a look... Looks like you got yourself good. Let's get some burn cream on it.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Yeah. Burns fucking sting like eight cocks on a cock boat, you know that?
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Really? I'll have to take your word for it... Have a lot of experience with that sort of thing, do you? ;-P
Nathaniel (to Aiden): What? Burns or cock boats, because there was this one summer... Ouch! That fucking STINGS. I was just fucking kidding.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): What? It was the cream, not my judgement stinging you. :-P
Nathaniel (to Aiden): I dunno. You're British. Seems like your disapproval could start fucking fires. Shit... This is gonna make work tomorrow a real fucking joy. That's what I goddamn get for not paying attention.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Want to talk about it?
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Jesus... I can't fucking hide anything from you, can I?
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Nate, you're not usually clumsy in the kitchen unless you've got something on your mind. It's fairly obvious & I know you.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Heh. In other words, no fuckin' way. Sorry. I'm alright. I ran into someone who looked like Hiiri yesterday runnin' that file over to my aunt. Two of them, actually.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Oh... Did they try to hurt you?
Nathaniel (to Aiden): No. They were mucking out the engine on the Falcon. Honestly, besides the visual, they didn't seem like Hiiri at all.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): ... Oh. Well then, what's got you so concerned, then? Zoe looks like Hiiri & you don't seem to mind her a bit.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Zoe doesn't look that much like Hiiri. She's too young for one. Besides, I met her first. Um, kinda. This chick looked EXACTLY like her. I mean, like outta my nightmares exactly. I dunno... Guess it freaked me out.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): I suppose that's understandable considering what you experienced. Maybe, you should hang out with her again & see if it makes your spidey senses tingle... I mean, this whole niceness thing could just be an act. Don't make that face. I was reading one of your comic books you left laying around.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Heh. It was fucking adorable. So, you're not gonna tell me I'm being a paranoid dick?
Aiden (to Nathaniel): When it comes to Hiiri? Not at all. In a sense, you know her better than anyone. Zoe & her family are too emotionally invested to see things clearly. I think in this instance, it's a good thing that someone is being paranoid.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Heh. Well, if there's one thing I can offer, it's a shitload of paranoia.
