On the street, outside Aiden's house; New London, Britannia:
Fiona: Oh! the auld hoose, the auld hoose, What tho' the rooms were wee, Oh, kind hearts were dwelling there, And bairnies fu' o' glee...
A short time later, at Aiden's house:
Fiona (to Mrs. Esterly): Hello, Artemis. Sorry to call on you so late, but I brought some reading material for the wee lordling.
Mrs. Esterly (to Fiona): Oh? Thank you, dear. Hee hee. Had you grab a file out of ISS, did he?
Fiona (to Mrs. Esterly): That he did. It was hardly a bother at all. I don't think it vain of me to say that they're getting a bit lax without me.
Mrs. Esterly (to Fiona): Hee hee. I shouldn't doubt it, dear. Who else is foolish enough to even attempt breaking into the ISS Headquarters?
Fiona (to Mrs. Esterly): No sense of adventure in this latest batch, is there? Cheers, Artemis. Say hullo to the lads when you see them.
A couple minutes later:
Mrs. Esterly (to Aiden): Master Aiden? Are you up and about, dear?
Aiden (to Mrs. Esterly): … Oh. Yes. Of course. I was just doing my evening calisthenics. What is it?
Mrs. Esterly (to Aiden): Oh? Hee hee. I'm sorry to have interrupted then, dear. This is for you. Fiona dropped it off.
Aiden (to Mrs. Esterly): So soon? I wasn't expecting anything from her until tomorrow. Thank you.
Mrs. Esterly (to Aiden): You know how Fiona gets. I don't think she was expecting it to go quite so smoothly. You're quite welcome. Good night, dear. (to Nathaniel) Good night, Nathaniel. Don't you DARE reopen those stitches!
Aiden (to Nathaniel): … What on earth are you doing over there?
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Heh. Tryin' to be sneaky and failing.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): She is right, you know. Be careful of those stitches.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): I am! I'm being fuckin' careful. It's not like I've never been banged up worse than this.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Is that supposed to make me feel better?
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Uh, judging by the look on your face... No? I'm sorry, I know you're worried an' all, but all this skulkin' around, sleepin' on the couch, takin' it extra easy is making me feel fucking nuts.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Heh. You take after your uncle's family more than you care to admit.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Yeah? Well... Maybe. Quit your fucking snickering! FINE. You're right, OK? I'm practically a fucking Potter... I'll go back to the goddamn couch.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): You don't have to go back to the couch, handsome. Just… I don't know. Stop trying to ravish me every chance you get. ;-P
Nathaniel (to Aiden): I'm not trying to ravish you every second of every day, you know! I just... I kinda miss spending time with you. Alone, I mean.
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Oh… Well, a man can dream, can't he? ;-P
Nathaniel (to Aiden): But, I... You... Weren't you just the one complaining about me tryin' to constantly jump you?
Aiden (to Nathaniel): Only because Mrs. Esterly was still listening. Not eavesdropping per se just slow exit approach. I would really love the company. This bed is much too big without you.
Nathaniel (to Aiden): Oh. Heh... Not eavesdropping my white ass… I shoulda figured that. You never complained before.
