[Well now he's curious!! But he'll wait until he comes back to ask, so for now he nods and after helping to secure their spot, he walks in to ask for the stepladder and anything else they might have they could use.

When he returns, he'll not only have the stepladder, but some paints, brushes, sponges—]

They were...excited about us painting their wall, so they offered us these to help. The only restriction they said was that it shouldn't be anything obscene.

[Which is a given, but fair that they make it known.]