[ all of this sounds like entirely too much effort, but he wonders if he can get away with cleaning instead of paying rent. probably not, but it might be worth a shot. ] ... [ at the 'doesn't sound so bad, right' kaveh just stares at thoma. ] I suppose not. [ aka, it's actually a whole lot, jeez! ]

Whenever you have the time I'd like to hire you to clean the entire place for me and then I'll try to keep it up from there using the tips you've told me.