"Aye," Scotty commented idly as he withdrew his hand--he hadn't expected the lad to take it, but it seemed appropriate. "When I met tha' other you...well me too, I was a bit gobsmacked."

Scotty frowned and let his hands fall to his sides. "It's right mad, isn't it?" He didn't expect an answer to that either, but he didn't really have anything else to say. Rather, he sighed and regarded the boy before him, waiting for him to speak.