"............" Ryker was silent as he saw the female, before going to wake Eke up.

After Eke had awoken, they interview was conducted, but sadly, Ryker could already see the writing on the wall.

'...nope.' he thought.

'She's qualified, and a good person, but she is FAR too energetic.' he thought further.

'Noooooot a good fit for Eke.' he realized, before the interview was finished, and she parted ways from them.

"...I'm guessing no." he said to Eke when she was gone.

"........................" Ryker was silent.

"Right." he said.

"Let's remember what he looked like." he told Eke.

"He might need to be... reported... or something..." he went on.

"Or he can suffer!" his other half suddenly chimed in.

"I can make him suffer!"

The interview concluded, and when the lady left, Ryker sighed.

"Not bad." he said.

"But I can tell you're uncomfortable with her." he told Eke.

"And that will lead to conflict." he said further.

"She was pretty strict." he then commented, thinking about it.

"Very big on discipline and routine."

Ryker looked at the door as there was a light knock on it, and he answered it to reveal Aly.

"Hello." she greeted him with a smile.

"I'm Aly." she introduced herself.

"Oh! Please come in." Ryker replied. "I'll wake Eke up." he told her as she stepped in.

"No, no." Aly responded with a light shush and a giggle.

"I will." she told him.

"Well, he's in the livingroom." Ryker told her.

Aly nodded in response, before making her way to said room. She regarded the sleeping Eke with a smile, before going over towards him, sitting down beside him, and leaning gently against him, waiting for him to wake up.

Aly blushed a little when Eke kissed her.

"I did." she replied.

"And really? Aw..." she said.

"Why not?" she asked.

"Various reasons." Ryker responded, having stepped into the room.

"Some more alarming than others..." he then mumbled.

"......" Aly was silent as she heard Eke's cough, and Ryker was, as well.

"Have fun." Ryker told her.

"Oh, I already know what to do first." she replied.

"You do?" Ryker asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Ease that coughing. And I know just the medication that will do so." she told Ryker.

"It tastes awful, but it should reduce the persistence of the cough by 70%, and the rawness from said cough by over 95%." she went on. "It should allow him to sleep more soundly at night, as well... seeing as I'm sure the coughing has been waking him up." she then added.

Aly blushed considerably when Eke felt the fluff on the end of her tail.

"Eh-heh." she said.

"That... that feels good." she told him.

"Sensitive spot?" Ryker asked.

"Yeah. But in a good way." Aly assured him.

"Regardless, is there anything you need to make this medication, or anything else?" Ryker then asked.

"Well, I could make a list of things I would need for various treatments for Eke." Aly replied.

"Make it out, and I'll get them." Ryker told her.

Ryker and Aly watched Eke go, before looking at each other.

"Right, let's begin." Ryker said.

Sure enough, about an hour later, Ryker had returned with the ingredients that Aly needed, and Aly was starting to mix up a variety of different medications for Eke.

"...so these will really help him, huh?" Ryker asked.

"Yes, they will." Aly replied.

"And when he comes down from his nap, I'll have him take one of the meds right away." she added.

Ryker just rolled his eyes.

"Yuh-huh." he muttered, as Aly approached him.

"Here." she said, handing him a capsule-style pill.

"Put this in your mouth and let the plastic dissolve. Once you feel the bitter taste in your mouth, take a drink of water and swallow." she explained.

"It should start to help with your cough."

Aly just smiled.

"I know it tastes awful." she said.

"But trust me, it'll really help with your cough." she assured him, before he made his last statement.

This seemed to confuse her.

"Hm?" she mumbled.

"What do you mean?" she asked.