The Gourmet's Lil'snack

Home and renting

Thorne blinked in surprise as it turned to her paying rent. Rent? She didn't know what that was or how, but she assumed it had something to do with being part of a household.
"Um...." She furrowed her brow, thinking. Coins from the couch were probably too small and not stable enough. "I-I can find lost items around the house and return them? L-like missing socks o-or pens that fall behind the couch?" It was clear she didn't actually understand the meaning of rent, but had come to a conclusion that was...close enough.

Raymond sighs but smiles. "Alright then. Humbert? You pay her rent." he declares as he writes it in his book.

"Wait-what?" he asks, a little lost.

"You-" the angel starts to say, pointing his pen at him. "-Bring her here. She is your guest. Meaning she is now your responsibility.

"I- uhhhh- okay?" he agrees in a loss of retorts.

Thorne blanked, blinking up at him and sputtering. "I-...w-wait! I-I don't want him to have to pay for me! Th-there's gotta be something I can do?" She may be small but there had to be something she could do to pull her own weight.

"That is no longer my problem!" He says as he closes his book. "If you want to do something, see that with him." At her face, he adds. "Don't worry so much; I'm sure you guys will come to an understanding. After all, he seems to enjoy your company in a certain way." At that Humbert's light-up red. "Now take the trash away and get out!" He orders and points at the door.

Humbert took her in the towel, took the remaining plastic bowl, and left.

Thorne turned bright red as well, her tail puffing up again.
"Wa-wait I- eep!" She wasn't able to get out much of a response or a word as Humbert quickly gathered her up along with the towel and left the room. As much as she wanted to make a fuss, she didn't want to be found out either so she reluctantly remained silent in the towel until they reached whatever destination they were going to.
When he did let her out of the towel, she had an angry, blushing pout on her face with her arms crossed over her chest. Her cheeks were so red it had even colored the tips of her little pointed ears.
She looked up at Humbert, since he was the one she now apparently had to negotiate her "rent" with.

He took her to his room, putting her on the desk. He scratches behind his head at her adorable angry expression.
"I suppose you are not happy about me being the one to pay?" He tries to guess.

Sitting up properly, she nodded. "I-I don't want you to have to pay for me, s-so there's gotta be something I can do? A-anything?" She got up and stumbled as she tried to climb out of the towel. Once out she stood there, tail anxiously twitching and swaying as she tried to think of different ways she could contribute so none of this became a burden on him.

He thought for a moment. it won't be possible for her to pay with money and if she does it would probably be from stealing which seems pretty much against their way of living... "Well... you can still do the things you have say before...but..." he says as he tap finger to finger.

All she could immediately think of was small things like what she'd mentioned before. Her ear twitched when he paused and she looked up at him curiously. "But....?"

"I would also like it if we do what Raymond suggested... Do you know? Before he interrupted us?" He finishes, his head sinking into his turtleneck, face red as he avoids any eye contact for now.

Thorne's eyes went wide as her face turned red again. Her tail even puffed up.
"W-w-what?! Y-you want to eat me a-as rent?" Her ears flicked back as she thought it over. If it was for rent purposes she assumed it would be safe, kind of like what she'd agreed to a moment ago.
"....how....h-how often did....you have in mind for....that?" She avoided eye contact herself. "How...h-how often would I have to 'pay rent' like that?" She made air quotations around pay rent before stuffing her hands in her pockets.