Find joy where you can, Kyoko. Perhaps the books they were given truly are for note-taking, how fortuitous that they'd find a use for them right away, and seeing her start on using it for this inspires Shinji to retrieve his own once more along with his funds. Maybe he can keep tabs on getting Pen Pen fed until they can get into a more reliable rhythm? The book gets tucked under his arm for the moment, the money situation is a little more pressing to figure out first.

"We haven't spent a whole lot just yet," he comments, digging out his remaining gold and placing it on top of the bed - a good enough place to pool it before they pick who gets to hold on to it.