Brian watched them, frowning a bit. Knowing Ben this could take a while, and Brian couldn't help but fidget a little.

"He doesn't have to help," he offered quietly, unsure if it was because of him or Ben's usual surliness that kept him in his room. "I can do it."

Though, he thought as he turned, he didn't really know where the bulbs and lights were kept. At least there were gloves in the kitchen he could use to while cleaning everything, and they would need to be cleaned before going on the tree. No telling how much dust was caked on them, or spiders. Spiders could have taken up residents in them, and then roaches- oh Merlin, roaches had probably crawled all over them! They could be carrying untold germs and bacteria that was waiting to attack the first person to touch them.

"Just need some disinfectant..." He said, mostly to himself as he turned and started for the kitchen. He was certain he'd seen bleach in the cabinets under the sink.