"You're also a poet and didn't know it?" he guessed. He scratched his cheek with a finger.

"I'm headed to the kitchen to get a drink, if you tell me what you want, I can grab it. Or Zip can." Aiden nodded toward the little white robot behind him. The robot, in turn, waved to Charlotte.

Cedric the Scottish Terrier, meanwhile, was stalking Sara's clothes basket.