"The doctor was reluctant to give you any medicines in case you had an unexpected reaction."

"Logical, since I'm an alien. I don't know what effect your medications would have on me."

"You can bring the crutch out with you if you want to leave before you no longer need it."

"I think I'd rather wait. Being able to stand up without it will probably also make the procedures for leaving easier to follow."

"All right. Should I find you an accommodation that is not Nelen's single apartment?"

"That would be appreciated but I've managed all right with worse; I won't be upset if no one else volunteers for an alien houseguest."

"It would tend to be nervewracking. I can at least get Nelen another mattress."

"Thank you."

She taps her pocket everything more. "Is there anything else I can answer for you?"

"I think I am all right for the moment. Is there anything else you want to ask of me?"

"There are... many things it might be valuable to know, but I think we have covered what would be more urgent than not being concerningly knowledgeable when cleans come by."

...he nods slowly. "That makes sense. All right."

She departs. A mattress is delivered to Nelen's apartment a bit later.

That's more comfortable than a beanbag! Eden is accordingly appreciative.

And then he is left alone with Learning Friends on in the background till Nelen gets home from work.

He will Learn so much from the Friends.

The Friends teach him about deserts and vegetables and clothes and the four seasons. The yellow cartoon dog sprains her arm and her Friends visit her in the hospital. They are too young to go to school yet but they tour various schools to demystify them for the audience. The Friends sing the alphabet and they sing numbers and they sing months and they sing colors. The Friends go on an airplane. The purple cartoon dog opens a snack stand and the green one wants to help but is gently redirected by adult cartoon dogs into painting a sign for the stand instead. The grey cartoon dog loses at peewee arcball and his friends have to cheer him up.

It's moderately inane but at the same time kind of fascinating, and it sure does teach him the language. He and his notes can identify so many nouns and describe so many activities and recite so many cartoon animal social interactions.

Nelen comes home while the cartoon dogs are having a sandwich invention contest judged by their parents. (The purple dog is the favorite to win all around but the yellow dog might score highly in structural composition.)

"Hi," says Nelen.

"Hi," he says, accented but comprehensible.

"Where's Tosu?"

Did no one tell Nelen...? "Samfek said go. Tosu went."

"Oh. I should - check my messages." He does this. "- okay. That explains the mattress."

"Yes."

"Do you want me to leave the show on?"