Franklyn is sure hugging them like they will have the Grayward too.

Franklyn is a Good. 

...He's going to just keep hugging Alex until he stops Definitely Not Crying on him or someone comes looking for them, if that seems alright with everyone involved.

(Alex doesn't have any objections.)

Then they can hug.

And eventually, Morgan wanders out. They might even hear the moment he stops right on his tracks. "Okay. This looks like a moment, but the food is getting cold."

Alex stiffens a bit at his voice, pulling away from the other two.

Jamie lets him go, looking at Morgan over his shoulder.

"...Right," he breathes out on a sigh. "Yeah... Give us a sec?" He offers Alex the towel to wipe his face with, along with another quick hug, and then looks around for his pants. 

"Sure... I am used to."

Franklyn helps him find his pants.

He will put on pants, then, and just carry the rest of his clothes inside. 

He pauses in front of Alex on the way to the door, taking the towel back to wipe his face better. Sorry, towel, you will just have to deal with some black streaks. Hopefully the Graywards' laundry system is up to removing them. 

Once Jay is done, Alex glances over at Franklyn('s face), shifting a bit uncomfortably. 

"...Sorry. For..." Crying on him. He clears his throat, looking away again. 

He pats his back. "It's okay, buddy. A lot of emotions all around."

He snorts, offering Franklyn a small, somewhat wry smile. 

"You're used to it?" Jamie asks Morgan as they head inside. 

"Emotions or male nudity? I guess I am used to, on both accounts. If only out of being over exposure, pun unintended."

Franklyn laughs before controlling himself again.

"Specifically male nudity? I guess there aren't a lot of women to get nude around here..." there is a bit of an imbalance, he notes. Though that makes sense, given the need for male relatives... 

"Yup. It's really tragic."

"Dunno. I am the only one that enjoys actually staying naked? Aaron is the only one that does with any regularity and that's mostly because he sometimes wants to dive in the pool without going up and grab swimming trucks."

They reach the kitchen where there are a few covered dishes with a savory smell coming off them.

"Sometimes I don't get dressed if I'm at home all day? Saves me from getting paint all over my clothes, for one thing. I think I'd want to wear pants at least if I knew we were gonna have guests, but I wouldn't mind if I got walked in on while nude..." 

Food! New and Interesting food? It sure smells good. He suddenly notices how hungry he is, and lifts a cover to take a look. 

"Oh, another artist. Sawney is one. Though, he doesn't ever get paint on his clothes. I don't think."

This particular cover hides what appear to be baked potato slices with some kind of cream on top, or at least the smell is like potatoes, he can count five different colors.

"I can come up with a vegetarian option, but I am hoping it isn't necessary."

"We're not vegetarian," Alex assures him. He hangs back to let Jamie grab what he wants first. 

"He doesn't? That can't be easy. Paint gets everywhere. Especially places you don't expect it to be able to! You get some on your hands and then you touch your face and now you've got a paint mustache. Or you get an itch on your shoulder, or you flick the brush a bit too much and then you get it all over your shirt... And that's just with traditional painting. For the really messy stuff you've gotta put down sheets or else you'll end up giving the whole room a new paint job..."

"This looks really good," he adds, glancing over at Morgan, "Is some of this stuff from other worlds?" What's on the other dishes? Also, where are the plates...

"Sawney is basically a robot, and we are teaching him to be human. He used to alphabetize his watercolors." About the food he says. "Some, yeah. Concentrated stuff to fix malnourishment."

There is a variety, but there is a theme of... not quite finger food, but definitely food one could eat by hand. Sandwiches. Small pastries. Something that might be a really foreign and pygmy variety of pizza. Most smell more on the savory non-sweet end of the spectrum.