Eiden stared at the two men in the doorway for a long second, expression unreadable.
Then he spoke, calm as ever.
"First of all, Kenzo, why do you look like you fell off a building?" His eyes shifted to Atman. "Second of all, who's this guy? Did he jump with you?"
Kenzo didn't even lift his head properly. He stepped forward, water dripping from his clothes onto the wooden floor, and his voice came out like a groan.
"I'm not in the mood for jokes right now, leave us alone."
Eiden's eyebrow rose a fraction. "Noted."
Raizen stood up from the table before the silence could settle too hard. He tried to keep his tone light, trying to lighten the mood as much as he could
"Eiden" he said, nodding from Eiden toward Atman, "this is mister Atman. A professor at the Academy. Atman, this is mister Eiden. He's… A really good scientist"
