Sam chuckled faintly, letting his hand drop from Augustine's chin. The doll didn't know half of how bad the bag really was, but they would eventually.
"Well, what do you have?" Sam called out. He stepped back, moving to the door. He walked out, coming to the kitchen to see just what all had happened.
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Karia, in an attempt to grab a loaf of bread from behind a couple of tin cups– why either of those was anywhere near each other was anybody's guess– had knocked the cups to the ground. When Sam walked in, Karia was staring at the cups with a look of intense disappointment and mild confusion, a bag of sliced bread in his hand. "Bread," Karia said in answer to Sam's question. "Bread and water. Maybe oatmeal if I can find it. I'm pretty sure we have butter. You can look for other things too." He waved the loaf of bread at the kitchen.
"Uh huh, I see." Sam moved to pick the tin cups up and set them on the counter, letting out a small sigh through his nose.
"You know, I think it would be a good idea for us to get some groceries later." The man started to poke around to see just what he could find that was edible.
"Heh, that might be a good idea." Karia laughed lightly and set the loaf of bread onto the counter. After doing a scan of the refrigerator, he found an almost empty tub of fake butter, which meant he had all the ingredients for toast.
Sam didn't come up with anything they could really use for breakfast, turning back to Karia.
"We'll do it later, then," he said confidently. "And get some proper ingredients for us to cook with." The man put his hands in his sweater pocket, walking over to Karia's side. "Once we get our hands on the new dolls, of course."
Karia nodded in agreement, tossing a piece of bread into the toaster as he did. "Do you want one?" He asked, glancing over at Sam. "Oh, yeah! Who did we say we were going after next? Adrian?" Karia frowned, tapping his chin. "Yeah, that sounds right. I think."
"Adrian, mhm," Sam confirmed. "And just one piece is good with me, I don't really eat breakfast. "Though, I'm curious to see how the fight will go if we encounter Moriarty beforehand. My weapon is made of metal, after all, and things could get… complicated."
"Alright." Karia nodded, tossing another slice of toast into the toaster. "Ah, yes, Moriarty. She's a tough one. A really interesting person, though." He shrugged. "I might be able to convince her to let us get away with it, though that's not a sure thing at all."
"Oh? I'm not one to leave this to chance, but I do think that that should be our first plan if you think you could. Always prepared for a fight, though." Sam leaned against the counter, thinking.
"If need be, I could kill her. I have other weapons, of course. Hell, I could use Harina, that could be interesting."
"Well, of course." Karia nodded, laughing slightly. The toaster let out a half-hearted pinging sound and he opened it. The toast was less toast and more slightly warm bread, but that was fine with him. "Here." He handed Sam his piece, then frowned. "You can use Harina? How?"
Sam took his piece, nodding.
"Mhm! Basically turning her into a doll bound her soul to the knife," he explained, "and gives it control over her. Since I control the knife, I control her because of that. Technically, any of my dolls can be turned into any inanimate object in theory, including weapons."
Karia listened intently as he spread butter over his warm bread, nodding occasionally. "Huh. That's handy. And it's good to have a backup plan, that's for sure." Karia waved the knife at Sam, then set it down next to the container of butter. "We might need it."
"Mhmm." Sam didn't bother with the fake butter, taking a bite of his warm bread as he thought.
"I'll grab Harina before we leave, then. So, how hard do you think it'll be to get to Adrian, overall? Once we take care of Moriarty." The man kept leaned against the counter, legs folding as he balanced.
"Okay." Karia nodded and took a bite of his breakfast. "Well, he's tricky. But mostly tricky in the way that he has a lot of plans. Once we get him alone, with no plans, he shouldn't be that difficult. Unless he's mysteriously learned some new skill since I last crossed paths with him." He shrugged.
Sam nodded, thinking.
"I don't think he ever would have planned for two men to try to come in and turn him into a doll, but who knows. From what I've heard from you, he might just be that paranoid." Sam laughed some at the thought.
"When was the last time you crossed paths with him?"
"Ha! You're right, I don't think he has that plan. Maybe something similar, though." Karia shook his head and finished off his warm bread. "Well… it was…" He trailed off, muttering to himself. "A few months ago, I think? Right, because it was right before he and Harina got into a huge fight over something. Apparently, he stole something from her? And it must have been important, based off the huge fit Harina threw." Karia laughed, recalling the memory. That had been a fun incident to witness.
"Ah, Harina mentioned something about that. She said Moriarty was the one to steal the thing. I wonder what it was?" Sam hummed in curiosity, head tilting some. "Of course, I'm sure it can't be important to her anymore, even if she thinks it is." The man chuckled some, letting out a breath.
"At least she's fun to mess with. Augustine was just trying to ignore everything when I went in this morning, and interrupted me later." Sam pouted some.
"Really?" Karia grinned. "Classic Adrian, taking all the credit for himself. I do too. Must have been something amazing." He sighed, trying to imagine what could cause Harina to get so upset. Money, perhaps, or some rare magical item. "Oh, yeah, classic Augustine. They've always been like that." Karia gently patted Sam's shoulder to comfort him.
"We can always ask her later. She seems eager enough to give information when promised favor." Sam sighed as his shoulder was patted.
"And actions like that is gonna get them to put away, which is no fun. Ah well, can't have fun with them all."
"Mmm, yeah." Karia nodded in agreement. "Honestly, they deserve it. They've never been fun, and I doubt they'll suddenly start now. Though, we never know for sure. Being afraid for you life can change a person."
"Mhm. I'm sure any time spent in the bag will be enough to convince them to cooperate." Sam chuckled at this as he finished his bread.
"So, shall we get going then? I'll grab Harina if we're ready."
"Yeah, I think so." Karia laughed softly, eating the last of his bread and butter. "Mmm, yeah. Oh, I can't wait until we have Adrian. It's going to be amazing!" He flung his hands towards the ceiling and spun in a quick circle.
Sam laughed some, nodding.
"I'm to take it he'll be much more fun?" Sam moved to stand completely, walking out of the kitchen back towards the bedroom.
"Or just the fact people will actually start to take notice of us now?"
"Well, probably." Karia shrugged. "He's annoying as he is, so I'll like it when I can actually shut him up without being mildly fearful for my life. And yeah. There's nothing wrong with being a little famous, especially if it's for something as fun as this."
"Wonderful then!" Sam chuckled some as he opened the door to the bedroom, heading in.
"Oh, Harina~ I'm going to need a big favor from you~" He stepped moved to the bed, reaching down to pick her up.