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Who: Dr. Stein and you!
Where: The plaza
When: Right after his arrival! (Tuesday, Jan 29)
Status: Open

[There are some people who don't mind getting soaked to the skin. There are some people who do mind it. Stein is one of those people who acts a bit like a wet cat, removing his lab coat and shaking it out, carding his hands through his hair and trying to flick out the water, and making an annoyed expression at the general wetness involved in arriving in Vatheon.

This does mean that the tall, scarred man with the metal bolt stuck through his head is not exactly looking where he's going.]

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I don't think that will be a problem.

Right...

[What kind of idiot would do that right? Right? Ahahaha...

Oh, hey, here's a house coming up. Technically it's during a curse week, so Maka trots ahead to solve the puzzle lock on the front door before opening it.]

I'm home!

[And there's the boyfriend calling back.]

In the kitchen, Maka!

[As he walks into the house behind Maka, Stein's soul perception reaches out, scrapes against Rin's soul with a heavy-handed invasiveness. He could be subtle about it, learn everything there is about the boy's personality without alerting Rin, but sometimes he likes to scare people.]

Nice place you have here, Maka.

We keep it as best we can.

[And she'll direct him to follow her to the kitchen, where Rin is.]

Rin's already met you, Professor, but this is Rin Okumura. He's...[hesitance........] my boyfriend, I'm sure you've guessed that already.

[Rin damn near drops the wooden spoon he was holding when he felt that. It was... unnerving, and made his stomach twist.

But he manages to keep his mouth shut about it and turns as they enter.]

Yo. Welcome back, I guess.

My, you're an interesting specimen, aren't you?

...Person, Professor. He's a person.

[Oh dear god.]

... I ain't that interestin'. Just a regular guy.

[Did his voice just crack?]

Oh, I'd say you're positively abnormal. I would love to take you apart.

[...And that's Stein getting kicked in the shin!]

NO.

[twitching over here, trying to refrain from grabbing the closest kitchen knife.

His tail is tucked away, but obviously that's doing nothing here.]

Okay, fine, I ain't normal. 'least you could do is save the creepy comments for later. We're tryin' to be gracious hosts an' all that crap...

[Maka, that kick of yours isn't connecting. He's going to just pick up his foot and move out of the way. There's no point in getting kicked in the shin this early in the day.

And now Stein's got this innocent "I have no idea what I could have possibly said that could be interpreted as anything creepy" expression on his face as he turns to Maka.]

He's a bit like Black☆Star, isn't he?

I don't know, I haven't seen Black☆Star in nearly two years.

[But that doesn't mean she's forgotten him, just...it's weird to her, bringing up people that aren't here.]

He's a lot nicer than him.

HEY! Don't talk about me like I ain't here!

[Wow, five minutes in and Rin is already getting pissed enough to yell.]

Oh, I don't know about that. This one seems to have a little bit more of a temper. [Nope, talking to Maka still.]

Both of you, cut it out!

He started it! I ain't just gonna stand here and let some guy with a screw in his head talk 'bout takin' me apart and just smile like nothing's wrong, Maka! I don't give a shit if he's your professor!

Now, now, calm down, Rin. I'm not taking you apart right now.

You're not taking him apart ever. Do I have to call Kid?

[Can she barf from pure stress. Because that's how she feels right now.]

Just--sit down, please. Rin's getting lunch ready.

[Sorry, Maka... but he's got a point. Most people aren't just going to stand around and let some guy say that he's going to take them apart without some reaction.]

... I'll be done in a minute.

[going back to cooking now, and trying not to chop apples like he's attempting to kill them out of rage]

[And there's that creepy feeling of being watched again.]

...I wasn't sure when I talked to Rin, but you don't have any allergies, do you Professor?

[Ignoring you. And that creepy feeling. Ugh...]

No, I don't.

[Keeping up that creepy stare.]