“No, Scott’s helping me with my cat here. I can’t make it to the clinic, with cat, during working hours, for a couple days, and this needs two people and doing now.”
Apparently he thought being mysterious was cute or something. It would concern her less if he hadn’t totally randomly hit on something she’d been thinking about for over a year. ‘Obviously not human.’ What did that even /mean/?
Isaac figured it was time to try a new approach. This Summer girl was obviously not taking to his usual charm.
“What’s wrong with the little guy? I mean not to pry, but Scott might be a while, and you’re looking a little worried.”
She sighed. “Fleas. The usual back of the neck applications aren’t strong enough. It’s not even that complicated, I just can’t hold on to him /and/ force him to take the pill. I don’t have enough hands!”
“He’s miserable. They’re building skyscrapers in his fur.” She checked the link to Helios: puddled in his carrying cage, plenty cool but unhappy anyways.