[generally people look at other people during a conversation, britt. shale continues looking. at least until percy speaks, and then shale is looking at percy instead.]

There's a lot of statues in there. Makes me feel at home. But I haven't spent too much time in it.

[oh, plates. they nod.]

Let me pop inside and get that -

[they will go inside their little cottage! you can see through the door to a dusty cottage space inside, just a hallway and a staircase. but then the door closes. they come back out a minute later carrying three teacups, some plates, and some utensils. all of the servingware is sort of mismatched, with cute little patterns and designs and some chips or cracks here and there. very homey vibes.]