Nell: You need to wake the puppies. Herr Hoffmann has made heart-shaped rolls to go with their morning eggs and they’re getting cold.
Me: Happy Valentine’s Day, Nell. Did you get any cards?
Nell: I did.
Me: How many?
Nell: Three. One of them was obviously from you.
Me: Why would you think that?
Nell: It was signed with a question mark which is exactly what you would do.
Me: Except, I didn’t.
Nell: Why did David and Harriet get one, too?
Me: I don’t know. Did Kev get one?
Nell: No.
Me: If anyone was going to get a card from me it would be Kev.
Nell: He did, but you signed his.
Me: You said I didn’t.
Nell: I said Kev didn’t get one with a question mark.
Me: I’m actually rather glad about that.
Nell: So, you didn’t send them?
Me: No. I’ll have to tell Roi about this. He’s going to find it very interesting.
Nell: I wish you wouldn’t talk to that rook every day. What else have you told it?
Me: Nothing of consequence. He likes hearing about everyday things.
Nell: Really?
Me: I suppose when you’re the head of a big bad organisation like NOIR it’s rather nice to talk about more mundane things.
Nell: Has he told you he’s the head of NOIR?
Me: Not officially.
Nell: Why does that not surprise me?
Me: When I asked him, he just laughed.
Nell: You asked him?
Me: Of course I did. If I’m going to be friends with a baddy it’s best to know.
Nell: He tried to kidnap David.
Me: Roi would never do that.
Nell: No, he would let his minions do it for him.
Me: Let’s just eat our heart-shaped rolls and think about love.
Nell: Good grief.
Me: Sorry.
