Dark Mist couldn't help but notice his subordinate was acting quite strange lately, though he couldn't for the life of him figure out why. It was incredibly odd, the way he was being. He'd never done it before, only just now started. Dark Mist first assumed he has just caught a cold or something, but he doesn't fit the symptoms.

He wasn't necessarily concerned for the Barian, but it is just very... Well, odd that he is now behaving differently. He decided to look into it further.

So that day, Dark Mist followed Vector around and watched him more closely. This seemed to only make him uncomfortable, and he shifted nervously a lot. (Though that's not too out of character for him. He's always been fidgety)

Later, Dark Mist tried getting a bit closer to see how he reacted.

Put simply, he seemed to lose his senses.

He got the oddest shade of red and stuttered uncontrollably, tripping over his words until it was impossible to tell what he was trying to say. Then he walked away all flustered. Almost cute, Dark Mist thought. Not necessarily in the most attractive way, but kind of like a whimpering puppy. It's a little annoying, but you can't help but feel bad and care for it.

Dark Mist continued this randomly throughout the day, getting the same results, but still being terribly confused by them. He just didn't understand why Vector was acting this way. He'd tried asking as well, but Vector just stuttered again and he hadn't understood a word of it.

He decided to try once more, which he probably should have picked a different time. He'd tried asking him and/or getting near him in different places, except here. (And from not exactly being from this universe, he didn't think it'd be a problem) The bathroom.

Another thing Dark Mist never understood about him, or humans in general, was the need to shower. He didn't, so why did they? He supposed it was since he wasn't really a solid, but oh well. Perhaps he would find out two things this way.

So, completely unknowing, Dark Mist went in the bathroom while Vector was showering. Bad move. As soon as he got near the curtain and asked him to talk, he got the worst reaction yet. He got screamed at and cussed out.

Dark Mist found this awfully rude, but let it pass since he had been acting odd all day and perhaps this was just another odd reaction.

When Dark Mist tried talking again, Vector finally peeked out a little from behind the curtain...

Only to throw a bar of soap at Dark Mist's face and to tell him to get out.

He complied, still puzzled by his actions. Who throws soap at people?!

He still couldn't help but notice his face was still oddly bright red.

So he finally came to this conclusion:

Barians are just very weird.