"If you're here for useless chatter, don't bother."

Aesop grumbled. Not batting an eye towards the door, it was an automatic response every time he'd hear the door to his office open. He was never social anyway, usually focused on his experiments and work, alone with his cat.

However, as soon as he took a small glance to see on who it was.

His eyebrows raised, halting to what he was doing, almost immediately changing his demeanor.

"Oh.... What brings you here?" He questions softly.