[Hiding things from Mae, he has never been good at it. Unless it involves Gerald. But. That's another matter entirely he's trying very hard not to think about.] ... It's nothing, really. Just—this place is weird. And not always in a bad way, but mostly in a bad way. Like I said, living with Alan isn't bad, but only having him here is. And now you and Nick are here and it feels like it could almost be home, but it's not. And I don't think anything I said just then made much sense, but I miss mum and her golf club.

... I don't know how that has much to do with chivalry and knights, but my mind is a very weird and strange place, and sometimes it makes weird and strange connections. Oh, and also, you should tell Nick that knives and long distance running are bad for the soul. [... phew, okay, he's done.]