The next morning the foreman of the renovation crew comes to inform them that the house is ready. The bedrooms upstairs have been equipped with the essentials, including hammocks, and the main floor is left bare to be used as a store.
That's good enough for Cain, all they really need is a spot to place the travel Inscription so everyone can go back and forth. That's the best part about linking the houses, you don't need a huge amount of space in any one location for everyone to have a chance to enjoy it.
Leaving everyone else alone, Cain goes to inspect the work that was done and get the circle set up so that the others can come visit, and so the Char can come collect the Gnomish children when they show up.
He's only been there a few minutes when the neighbors come to say hello. Well, the word hello might have been involved anyhow.
