"Papa, I want you to meet my new partner. His name is Soul Eater."
"Hey, old man."
Slowly, face twitching in irritation, Spirit turned to face the impertinent little bastard.
"Wha—What did you call me?"
Soul Eater Evans was the direct culmination of all of Spirit Albarn's worst fears. To begin with, he just didn't look right. Scowling red eyes, old man hair so unkempt it resembled quite particularly the shape of an octopus perching on his head. And then there were the pointed teeth and general bad attitude. He practically had a sign pinned to him saying, "I am a Danger to the welfare of your daughter."
Spirit begged Maka to reconsider. "Please, Maka! For your Papa?"
"Stay out of my life, Papa."
In fact, as far as Maka was concerned, Spirit's intense disapproval of Soul was the final evidence that she'd chosen the right partner.
I would so love to see Atsushi Okubo animate a flashback to the first time Soul and Spirit met after Maka's partnership was announced. You think those two were butting heads in the first chapter/episode? Imagine what it would have been like on their first meeting! I'm not cackling… _;;
Not my favorite chapter, which is why I'm posting number three in the same go to make up for it. :)
