He chuckled, before turning his attention back on Kasha. "I didn't... mn... No. No, its no excuse. Sorry if I, uhm, twerked a nerve there. Didn't mean to if I had. Used to have this gnomish friend who we called-..." Courage catches himself, and smiles weakly. "Anyways... Sorry. I'm gonna, uh.. go to the kitchen now and find a place for this cauldron I bought." He said while shuffling on out of the room.

Kasha stared at Courage as he left, clearly doing her best to understand what he was trying to say, but failed. She looked down to Obsidian and they both shrugged. "Was he having a stroke?"

Alys would earn herself another chuckle from the goliath when she says Vastra would do the protecting. He takes a step back and watches them teleport off to do their shopping. Afterwards, he moves to remove his cloak to head outside, though stops when the tiefling returns to give him a ring as well.

He reaches for it, only to stop short. "... You're not proposing to me too, are you?" He asks with a cocked brow, jest light in his tone. With a nod, he takes the ring, and gives Courage a thank you. "Do you need anything from the garden? I'll probably be out there for a time."

Courage had smirked, but shook his head 'no' to the question all the same. "Nothing in particular, but bring anything in season on inside. If nothing else, might be able to experiment with a few dishes here or there. Oh! Or maybe add a bit to Souperb." He says, flashing one last toothy grin before taking his leave proper again.

 With Alys' help, Vastra is able to fit the steaks in the bag far quicker than she'd be able to on her own. "Thank you, Alys. Is there anything you'd like to get or like to do while we're in town?"

Stella takes a nice, long bath at the mansion once they're back, then puts her armor back on and heads out to patrol, trekking a steady perimeter around the edge of the grounds.

Alys would blink when Vastra would ask her what should have been an expected question. She'd stammer for a moment. "D'uhhummmm." She'd purse her lips and her cheeks would redden. "Probably." The elf would say sheepishly. She should have been prepared with a shopping list, but absolutely wasn't. "Maybe some scrolls... Potions... Snacks... Another bag of holding?" She'd chuckle.

In her room, Kasha was on the floor, face down, devoting her utmost concentration to her paper and crayons. With Obsidian watching from the bed, he cocked his head just a tad to see what she was doodling. Mouth closed in the shape of a smirk, and tongue out, she finished what she was drawing and show it to the cat. "TAA DAAAA!!" she cried, showing him. "What do you think!?" 

Obsidian critiqued the drawing, looking at it. Finally, he nodded - or at least, she thinks he did - noting his approval. She tossed it over her shoulder, moving on to the next subject. "Ok. Here's the plan. We're gonna go downstairs, grab a quick snack, and then we're gonna go out and uh.." her eyes darted around, trying to find the word. "..I have to check on a friend. Come on."

A note was left in crayon on the kitchen table. Someone had eaten here and left a terrible mess. There's flour on the ceiling.

"Obzidean and Me are gOiNg ouT. Be baK sOOn!
FLouR on seeliNG. No iDea how. KhkK! What? Oh. - KasHa." 

Stella comes in from her rounds to find the mess in the kitchen. Smiling faintly, she starts cleaning up, pulling out her old slippers of spider climbing to get the flour on the ceiling.

Yvan gives Courage a nod, only to stop when he adds in that some of the food could be added to Souperb. Had the familiar been around, he gives them a confused look, then turns to make way towards the door to the garden, the look remaining. Is Souperb... edible?

Most of his day is spent outside picking some of the in season vegetables and fruit, along with some herbs, that looked ready for use. He comes back inside with a basket full of food, setting it down on the kitchen island for the tiefling chef to have at. He stops briefly when he sees the note on the kitchen table, reading it, then looking up to the ceiling where Stella was cleaning up the mess. There's a small chuff that escapes him. "She looks to be getting better at her writing... Penmanship needs a little work though..." His writing wasn't exactly the best either though. "How's her reading lessons with you going, Stella? Is Aryn adjusting well to Common too?"

Stella smiles as she looks down at Yvan, a relatively new experience for her. "Going well. Aryn's getting there, for sure. Kasha does well too, when she's not getting distracted with too many peanuts."

"Have you tried using the peanuts to get her to focus?" He questions. "Make her read a paragraph and she gets a hand full or something like that?" The goliath looks up, head tilted to the side. "... You don't need any help up there, do you?"

"Hmmm, not the worst idea," Stella says thoughtfully. She grins down at the goliath. "I think I've got the ceiling. I wouldn't say no to some help sweeping up the floor, though."

"That I can do," Yvan nods with a small smile, moving into the kitchen to the cleaning closet to get the broom to help sweep up the mess that was made. Since he was there, he asks Courage, "Was what was brought good enough or do you think you'll need more? I can get some more after I sweep up the mess in the dining area if you need it."

"That sounds like a good idea, Alys. What were you thinking of purchasing?"

Alys would rock back and forth on the balls of her feet as she thought. Her eyes kept gawking at Vastra's new staff before looking back at hers. "Is it possible to upgrade mine?" She'd ask a little sheepishly. She probably should have asked a while ago. "An' those potions Courage had definitely looked like a good idea... The healing ones and the heroic ones..." The elf tried to remember what they looked like. "But I also thought of some for Yvan or us too." She'd add softly.

"It is, but the staff I purchased was rather expensive and I don't know if you could get it and still buy all those potions."

“I know...” Alys would say sheepishly. She thought about getting a quote and seeing if there was the lay away deal... The elf would wave her hand in a gesture of never mind. “Just some potions then so we can move on...”

(The potions and other assorted items that Alys is looking for will set her back about 6k)

Alys is able to purchase the items that she is looking for. "Was there anything else you were seeking to do in town or are we ready to go back home?"

Alys honestly wouldn’t know where to begin or what to suggest. She was about to frantically shake her head no then she’d stop herself. After a moment she’d look up to her mentor with her big blue eyes, cheeks beginning to redden. “Wanna spend some time together?” She’d tilt her head with a shy smile. A part of her felt guilty because everyone else was at home, perhaps waiting on them? She’d contemplate retracting her ‘selfish’ ask. The elf would glance away before looking back up to Vastra. “Quick spa and lunch date?” She’d squeak out timidly.

"Yes, I would like that a lot." Vastra will take Alys to the nearest spa and order a full treatment, since the last time they went to a spa turned out to be rather fun.