Appearance of Sin [OPEN / INCOMPLETE]

[jardin_npcs]

Characters: Dorian Gray, whoever.
Location: Campus, dormitory garden.
Time: October 3rd, late morning and continued.
Summary: Dorian decides to introduce himself to students by drinking tea in their garden.

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[finalvictory]

About halfway during Dorian's first sip, someone sinks into a chair on the other side of the table. He appeared in a flurry of white (his labcoat, his shirt, his pants, his beret), but settles down easily once he's sat down.

Komui lets out a long-suffering sigh, then perks up and pours himself a cup of tea.

"What a day, eh?"

[jardin_npcs]

The blonde gentleman across the table breaks his attention away from the teacup and, after observing Komui for several long moments, offers a friendly smile. The affectionate, slightly invasive, kind of friendly one would expect from someone who knew you for many years.

"Already tired, Professor Lee?" He purrs softly, the edge of the cup still pressed against his lower lip. "The day didn't even start yet."

[finalvictory]

Komui notices, of course, and files away all information about the new teacher without commenting or showing anything.

"For you, maybe! For me, I worked out several genius ideas while you were safely sleeping the night away, Professor Gray," he chips, sipping his tea. He'd rather have coffee, of course, but he doesn't think he'd find any coffee in the vicinity of the art teacher.

[jardin_npcs]

Of course, Dorian expects him to do that... Not that it matters. This is, in the end, a one-sided game. He already has all the trump cards in his hands.

"Really now," he announces with what sounds like genuine surprise, if only because of how overdone it is. "Perhaps you could share a few of them."

[finalvictory]

Komui shoots him an amused look over his cup of tea, then sips it again, seemingly calming down a little.

"A scientist never shares his secrets~!"

[jardin_npcs]

A small sip of tea is all it takes for Dorian to prepare. When the cup is moved away, he produces a truly pitiful pout, the kind one would expect from their baby sister after she was forbidden from eating too many sweets on her birthday. A small curve of his lips, one almost like a smile, only adds charm to the already memorable expression.

"Not even to a fellow scientist?"

[finalvictory]

"Not even to his little sister who he loves and adores like an equal!" And that's saying something, Dorian.

...though he probably knows Lenalee would kick his ass if she knew what he was up to.

[jardin_npcs]

When faced with such impossible odds, Dorian decides to abandon the path of verbal assault. Instead, he visibly deflates and offers Komui such the kind of pitiful, abandoned look one would expect from a wet kitten sitting in the rain.

How could you, Komui? How could you?

[finalvictory]

Komui flinches and hides between his empty teacup, trying to laugh sheepishly and cover up the flinch.

"P-professor Gray, I honestly can't! You're being very insistent, however."