Bit of both, actually. Dream Eaters are named for what they do, and in the case of Spirits... well, they snarf down nightmares faster than a vacuum sucks up dust.

[As for the second bit, she's definitely got him there.]

It's funny, though, because I had more than enough time, but I kept spending trying to keep busy. Then I wound up caught in the middle of an adventure that's still not completely over, and by that point, there just wasn't time to sit down and care for a household pet.

[His mistakes and conflicts remain unmentioned because he'd hate to be a downer. Riku's life has been rough.]