Bast chuckled a little at the insistence that she not have to see another textbook for the next week. Ah, the joys of Spring Break before it was even actually Spring. Her journal would have been something of particular interest and likely had a number of secrets that even he didn't know yet. Then he also had a number of his own that were kept from her and a number of other people including certain gossips. He took the bag though, protected well enough with his gloves as long as she wasn't grabbing him around the wrist. "It's no trouble, Penny."
He nodded for her to come along with him past the few school buses that were even necessary to take students home where there were a few cars parked and heading for the blue one that had temporary tags from the car dealership. No, it wasn't the reason he wanted to talk to her, but it was something that he'd wanted to show off a little, opening up the passenger door. "It's 20 years old give or take, but it runs well and still has good gas mileage. I've had my eye on it for a while though. You'll be the first to be in it though other than me." Yes, Bast was rather happy over having an operating vehicle again, just in time for spring to show up and making biking tolerable.