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"That will be entirely up to you." Hal replied.

"You're currently in a bit of spot with the statues." he said.

"So we'll work on YOUR specifications." he told her.

"Tell me where to send my agents, and when they should meet you, and it'll be done." he continued.

"Simple as that."

Ryker watched him go, before wiping his face clean.

Meanwhile, as the door was answered, Aly blushed deeply at the greeting.

"Oh, you are a shameless flatterer." she commented.

"Anyway, good afternoon." she greeted him.

"You seem to be in a chipper mood."

"Sydney, it's Sharp." Hal responded.

"Listen, I have two pieces of information for you." he said.

"The first one is that we've been able to develop something that can track the statues." he told her. "Specifically, it's a serum that, when ingested, will let the one that drank it see where they are." he clarified.

"Secondly, you need physically strong people?" he asked.

"Will demonic strength suffice?" he asked her. "Because, if so, I have two employees that will do the trick."

Hal nodded in response.

"All right." he replied.

He then quickly headed back to his office, and grabbed his phone.

"....ah, yes, I remember." he said.

He then dialled Sydney's number, and waited for her to answer.

"That might be reasonable." Hal agreed.

"It depends on Sydney's plan." he told her.

"Regardless, thank you once again." he said.

"This is already an amazing help." he assured her, before sighing.

"Is there anything I can do for you right now?" he asked.

"As in, immediate, short-term help?"

Just as they had finished up making the batter, they heard a knock on the door.

"Hello!" they heard Aly call in.

"Yo." Ryker said.

"You'd better answer the door." he told Eke.

"I'll finish up here and start making the waffles."

"I remember Sydney Sherwood calling me earlier." Hal replied.

"Said she needed people with good physical strength, and that she was dealing with one of the statues, too." he told her.

"And I have two employees that have... well... demonic strength." he continued.

"If I let her use Azazel and Miki... then we might have both parts to a solution." he reasoned.

Hal just sighed.

"Hopefully." he said.

"I mean, I'll do what I can to try and find something that can work." he told her.

He then paused, and thought for a moment.

".....hm." he mumbled.

"I wonder..." he said.

"Wait, we might already have a possible solution to this." he told her.

Hal just sighed in response to that.

"Right." he said.

"Well, then when all this is over, I'M ordering YOU to take some time off." he told her.

"Because you look haggard and burned out." he said.

"Which... to be honest, is putting it lightly." he then muttered.

"You're really been burning the candle at both ends."

"That is always handy." Hal responded.

"Good for her." he said further.

He then sighed, and placed a hand on Kiah's shoulder.

"...how long have you been working?" he asked.

"I don't see Illias around, meaning you probably ordered him to take some time to sleep, at least. But what about you?" he asked further.

"You're really starting to not look good." he commented, concern in his tone.

Ryker froze for a moment when he heard that... and smiled softly.

"Heh." he chuckled.

"Sure." he said.

"Come on and help me." he told him.

"And really? The river bridge?" he asked.

"Are you sure?"

"Well, 'breakfast'." Ryker replied, doing air-quotes with his fingers.

"It's getting close to noon." he chuckled.

"Which, if I recall, is when Aly's coming by." he then told Eke.

"Regardless, brownie waffles?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think I can try my hand at that." he told him, getting to his feet.

".....oh, yes." Hal responded, remembering that.

"Yes, she's mentioned that to me." he said.

"From what I recall, the suspicion on her is unfounded, and circumstantial at best." he went on.

"She's been here a couple of time since." he then told her. "But, on the record, she hasn't been." he added.

"Regardless, we need to deal with this, and then perhaps try and help her." he continued.

"She does not deserve the scrutiny she's under."

"Casey?" Hal asked.

"Oh, Casey Kiczys." he said.

Kiah just nodded in response.

"...predicament?" he then asked after a thought.

"What do you mean?" he asked her.

"Oh, and no, nothing else right now." he then assured her further.