Thing is, when your colleagues and acquaintances take you for a loony, they don't realize how carefully you pay attention to things. Aidan ambles along nonchalantly, but doesn't stop until he's completely certain they're out of earshot.
He leans back on a table, hands in his pockets, head tilted to the side. And he grins widely, as if he were congratulating the bartender. "You people have really generous enemies.'