[raven, meanwhile, has been cleaning up the house as best he can. he and glory have some necessary pieces of furniture, but much of it is mismatched, antique, or otherwise second-hand. however, the house is still quite dusty despite their regular cleaning, simply by virtue of being an old house that had been abandoned for a few years. the cleaning is coming along well enough, but it's clear raven is feeling the weariness of it all, and he needs a break.

he heads for the kitchen to check in on glory]

"The busy bee has no time for sorrow"... or little else. He should be here by now.