But I like the thought that when Shane asks Ilya if he should take his shoes off, he's being polite, and Ilya is also trying to be polite by agreeing to what is "normal" for North Americans (at least according to stereotype) and say no, you don't have to

I also really enjoyed reflecting characters' personalities in their marshmallow-roasting techniques.

I think there are always lines in something you wrote that you're especially proud of, or think feel particularly in-character or clever. This tiny stupid line from Shane, to me, is one of those, despite hardly being anything. I can just hear his voice going, "Yeah, I fucking DO"

I mean, to be fair, he doesn't really need the rental income, so that makes sense

Like he probably has to have a building manager or whatever to handle any issues when he’s out of town, right? So they might have no idea.