[She's wearing a soft, fond smile that's entirely unrooted in the present.]

To be fair to 'im, 'e's very good at living up to it. Cleared up more messes than 'e ever made. But you're not wrong. I've seen it wear on 'im, over the centuries.

[And then she grins, distracted.]

Just about everyone 'ere is fiction somewhere. That's one of the reasons I love it so.