The shop was empty. Or at least maybe it was. Tobias Ragg had to wonder where everyone was, especially since it was getting close to dinner hour. He had been out at the grocer's market, getting some more ingredient's for his caretaker. Mrs. Lovett was always a busy woman nowadays. She was lucky that he had come around and that his former master had left him behind for some strangely odd reason. In all honestly, Toby did believe that Pirelli had left his own servant boy at a pie maker's shop… no, there had to be some other reason.

But enough with idle thoughts. There was work to be done around this place and he needed to get it done swiftly and excellent before the rush started, or even before Mrs. Lovett came from where ever she was. Getting out his cleaning rag, he decided to start on the counters and tables inside first before he moved outside. The woman must've been upstairs visiting with the barber.

Toby glanced up quickly as he moved from table to table, hearing slight footsteps. He couldn't tell if they were Mr. Todd's or Mrs. Lovett's, or even both. With a shake of his head though, he brought himself out of it and back onto the task at hand.

Toby leaned over, grabbing more of the crumbs from the messier tables. Didn't people have manners nowadays? He wondered to himself quietly. Soon, it was clean and he moved onward. He didn't even noticed the movement outside from Mrs. Lovett coming down the stairs. When he heard the door open however, he looked up to find her walking in. He paused from his work slightly, giving a huge smile to her. She seemed exhausted, maybe even a bit saddened? Toby knew that people weren't coming in like before, but sooner or later, business had to pick up. He hated seeing his Mum like this.

When she ruffled his hair, he couldn't help but chuckle a bit. " 'Course Mum, can't 'ave this place lookin' like a mess… plus, that's wot I'm 'ere for…" he said. His cheeks turned bright red when she said 'her boy'. Hadn't had anyone call him that since he left his family. But they was all in the past now. Mrs. Lovett was his family.

She seemed bothered now, he noticed. "Right Mum…" he said, getting back to wiping the indoor tables. There were only a few left now, then he could get to sweeping. She sat down and Toby tried his absolute best to not stop and sit with her. He wanted to get the job done so that way he would have a little extra time with her before anyone came in.