"And I never understood the name," Aidan said. "Goths were Germanic with beards and converted to Christianity before even the tenth century. I think they would be offended by the modern day Goths."

That had been one of the more interesting things about observing over the centuries, seeing how words evolve. It was gradual and often subtle, but he had to always keep up with it and adapt. It didn't work to sound 70 when you looked 25, that was too suspicious. The same went with fashion as well.