Quick question- if I want a bingo card (and I do)-- do Aidan's first two stories "count" if there's an applicable space? Or do I have to pick up with a third story to start working on bingo?

And can I, may I, pretty please, yell 'DIBSIES' on the "competent" square for next month? For pay, obviously, or I'd just wheedle and then suggest a topic.