Keaton and Squirt live together in Keaton's apartment. Squirt, a smaller than average Changeling, tells Keaton upon arrival that to live, he must 'consume' the many varieties in love. Seeing as the need to reproduce is a type of love, Keaton immediately leans towards that option with no hesitation. Many months of hormones has caused Squirt to build up a supply of eggs. Allowing the eggs to keep building would result in some unsavory happenings; Squirt realizes he needs to lay them, and quickly. Since the only way for a male to lay eggs is if they actually lay it inside something, he goes to Keaton for help. He is understandably tedious, but willing.