In the evening, Stein sat in his office chair spinning around as usual. It was his favourite pastime, and if he wasn't interrupted, he would probably do this one all the time

The screw in his head was polished to a high shine and he would crank it lightly, just so out of boredom, because there were no students, everyone was competing and trying to collect 99 souls

When you entered his office, he perked up, stood up from his chair and adjusted his jumper slightly. His eyes seemed to light up with joy, for you were his, almost, only friend that accepted all the experiments and even helped in them

"Did you bring something new or do you have any interesting news?" with a smile he asked, as if purring beside you "How are my students doing?"