[Kaspar really showing up like a fancier version of the Brawny paper towels man. Stop van Zieks is already charmed you don't need to do this.
That said, van Zieks doesn't even think to answer the door at first, not simply acting on his avoidant tendencies, but having literally forgotten there's no staff here to answer the door and turn people away for him. He's not asleep, whether he had been or not is irrelevant, he always looks tired anyway. But since the sun was (technically) up, he'd made tea and was simply poring over his notes (both what people provided and the things he'd recorded himself after the meeting of what all they currently know, when he finally sits up with a start realizing that there are no butlers and the only other person in the house is still asleep.
He gets up in a hurry, ready to simply shoo off whoever it is, and thus doesn't give any mind to how he's dressed. (Not that he's undressed, but by fancy Victorian standards, the fact that he's just in his shirt, trousers, and boots is Underdressed.) But then he sees it's Kaspar, and he has to actually think about his next course of action.]
Ah, Mr. Kaspar. Is there something I can help you with?
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That said, van Zieks doesn't even think to answer the door at first, not simply acting on his avoidant tendencies, but having literally forgotten there's no staff here to answer the door and turn people away for him. He's not asleep, whether he had been or not is irrelevant, he always looks tired anyway. But since the sun was (technically) up, he'd made tea and was simply poring over his notes (both what people provided and the things he'd recorded himself after the meeting of what all they currently know, when he finally sits up with a start realizing that there are no butlers and the only other person in the house is still asleep.
He gets up in a hurry, ready to simply shoo off whoever it is, and thus doesn't give any mind to how he's dressed. (Not that he's undressed, but by fancy Victorian standards, the fact that he's just in his shirt, trousers, and boots is Underdressed.) But then he sees it's Kaspar, and he has to actually think about his next course of action.]
Ah, Mr. Kaspar. Is there something I can help you with?