These are unrelated characters and events. Just trying out the style.
- Awright, Aiden?
- Aye... I just wis thinkin, ken?
- Aye... Ye look a wee bit sad is aw.
Aiden shrugged, glancing up at Matthew. They had known each other since they were young, and were like brothers.
- We kin go to the pub, likesay, fir a drink.
- Aye.
Aiden nodded his agreement, standing from where he'd been seated on the building's stoop.
- Ye cannae be sad wi a good drink, kin ye?
- Naw.
He finally smiled a bit, glancing over at his friend as they walked.
Something else I wanted to mention. Neil Gaiman is a British author. When writing his novel American Gods, which takes place in the United States, he said he consciously had to think about writing in "American" rather than "British," because it needed to be believable to American audiences. He said this was somewhat like trying to write a novel in French. Even though it's English still, it is like an entirely different language when it needs to be convincing to the people who speak it. Writing this was similar. It's still English, but I had to stop and look up how every word was spelled, even words like "you" or "for." Very interesting experience.
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