"Well that was an interesting greeting," Insei said in a slightly irritated voice.<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled sadly, "Can you blame her? This isn't a very pleasant house call after all."<br/><br/>"Cereal's good," Mai said to Blue. He paused as he saw Insei and Ebisu enter the house. They walked into the kitchen where everyone happened to be and Insei spoke up.<br/><br/>"The maintenance tests are ready to be taken," Insei said.<br/><br/>"That's great," Reina grumbled. "You couldn't even wait until I was showered and dressed?"<br/><br/>"I tried to get him to wait longer," Ebisu said, leaning out from behind Insei. Insei turned his head and glared at Ebisu. Ebisu smiled and shrugged.<br/><br/>"Go ahead and shower and get dressed," Insei said. "We'll leave as soon as you're done."<br/><br/>Reina stuck out her tongue and started walking toward the bathroom.<br/><br/>"You know," Ebisu said while she was still within hearing range, "the maintenance tests will take all day today, and you'll probably be exhausted afterwards. So it would probably be a good idea to give you a day or two to rest after they're over before we send you off anywhere."<br/><br/>Reina turned and looked back with a surprised look on her face.<br/><br/>"You can't just decide something like that," Insei said.<br/><br/>"As much as you don't like it, I'm still in charge," Ebisu responded.<br/><br/>"You're too sort," Insei said.<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled and looked down at him, "And you're a stick in the mud. See? We balance each other out."<br/><br/>Insei made a huffing sound and Ebisu gave a big smile, "I guess that's a yes," Ebisu said.<br/><br/>Reina turned back around and went to the bathroom, bringing a fresh set of clothes with her.