"These will do nicely, but a knife would be nice. How are we fixed for cutlery? Is there anything other than pumpkin juice to drink, aside from my flask? And, most importantly, did they think to bring the cats' kibble and food bowls down here too?"

Ian laughed. "Yes. It's getting harder and harder to establish a baseline for 'normal' around here. If it was ever possible in the first place."