The blond sighed, "It's true. I'm the only person she talks to, ever since she moved here almost two years ago. Before that, she didn't have any friends. A lot of people bullied her or made fun of her because she was alone all the time. Because of that, Rylie doesn't trust people very well, and hides her emotions away. Even when she's sad or angry, she just smiles like nothing's wrong. The only time I've ever really seen her get upset was when someone mentioned the U.E.M. I've asked what the big deal is with that, but she won't tell me."<br/><br/>Emily blushed, having been caught staring, "Oh! Umm... Me? Ahahaha, I wasn't staring. Nope. Not at all. Rylie! Help!"<br/>The girl in question directed a look at her two conscious companions, "Kratos. Emily has a crush on your familiar."<br/><br/>"HOW IS THAT HELPING?!"<br/>"It's not," Rylie replied, not even looking at them anymore as she washed a few glasses, "It's payback for the eighteen months of "ermigerd you, like, TOTALLY need a boyfriend!" that I've been putting up with."<br/><br/>Emily slumped down slightly, trying and failing to hide behind her coffee, "That's not funny, Ry-Ry-"<br/><br/>"And also for the use of that<span style="font-style: italic">ridiculous</span>pet name!"<br/>"But it's cute! Jut like you! Ry-Ry!~"<br/><br/>"Right. So Emily and Raphael both need decaf when they order from here," Rylie noted as she placed down a few complementary sweet breads, "Can I get you anything else? We're running a special on our House coffee cake. It comes in three different specialty flavors and of course classic, as you can see on this pamphlet."<br/><br/>"Oooh! Coffee cake! Hmm.. Peach mango, apple cinnamon, blueberry cream, or classic... Wah, there's so many choices, I can't decide! Which one's really good, Rylie?"<br/><br/>"They're all amazing, obviously," Rylie grinned, just to be difficult, "But I do find the peach mango to be particularly good."<br/>"Then I'll take a slice of that please."<br/>"Add a scoop of ice cream for fifty cents?"<br/>"Heck yes."<br/>"Alright then. And for you?" Rylie turned her attention to Kratos with a grin, "And should I get a bowl of cream for our cat-eared friend when he comes around?"