[viktor looks incredibly pleased at the furrowing, pal is just rewarding him at this point. he takes a sip of his tea and makes a face, mostly because he didn't bother putting anything in it but still.]

Fruit basket. [instant answer. of all the shit people sent the lab in thanks or attention grabbing those were viktor's favorite, is why.] Sometimes they cut the fruit to look like flowers, put them on sticks.

[light heartedness aside he offers,] Or help finding a new place to live. I very much hope he will move away from that place now.

[he puts the tea back on the tray, resting his head on pal's shoulder as he considers this list. a good one, time to let this all settle and stay away from gaze and the fall out.] I'll ask Allen, then fill him in on the basics. The beasts will likely be riled by all this. [a sigh] It will be pleasant though. Like eh, like a vacation.

[half joke half not. hot nerd summer.]