"You have two options, Spirit."

"I know, Lord Death, sir. But it's just…"

"Just what, Spirit? This isn't a very hard decision to make."

"Just… You wouldn't understand, sir. Don't we have a guidance councillor here or something? Some I can talk to that knows what they're doing?"

"Hmm… Well, there is Miss Valente, but she's currently off sick… So no, not really Spirit."

"Oh. Well, okay, thanks Lord Death, but-"

"Now wait just a minute, young man! You can talk to me, you know, I do have this table for a reason."

"Err-"

"Come, sit. Good, now, what appears to be the problem, hmm?"

"The problem? Sir, you know the problem, I mean that is why you called me here…"

"Yes, yes, but sometimes it's better to hear the problem come out of your own mouth for a change – at least that's what I've heard Miss Valente say before…"

"I guess. Huh. This is going to sound so weird, but I have two very powerful Meister's trying to have me as their weapon."

"And these two Meister's are?"

"Stein and Kami, of course. So now I have the dilemma of choosing which one to be my partner."

"Now that is a dilemma. They're both excellent Meisters, and you'd be lucky to have either one. I can see why this decision is troubling you."

"Yeah."

"So how about we talk about Stein first, then? He's your current Meister, correct?

"Uh huh."

"What do you think of him?"

"He's great. I mean, we resonate perfectly together, that's mostly his doing though, but whatever, it's still good. We have a good partnership."

"But you feel as if he's holding you back?"

"What? No! No. Stein isn't holding me back at all, at least, well… I feel as though it's my responsibility to constantly keep him in check, you know, and sometimes… sometimes I just wish I didn't have to. He's a great partner, creepy as hell, but great."

"I see. You think highly of him, then?"

"Of course I do! He's a genius. And very powerful."

"Okay then. What about Kami?"

"Kami is… beautiful."

"Don't tell me you're about to base your Meister choice on your sexual preference, Spirit."

"N-no! Of course not, Lord Death, sir."

"Good. Please continue."

"She's an excellent Scythe wielder, we've sparred quite a lot, and we get on extremely well. Better than Stein and I do most of the time, actually. Our soul's resonance is near-perfect match without either of us having to put any effort in, as well, which is a bonus."

"It seems as though you would prefer to have Kami as your Meister, Spirit."

"I guess it does… But I just really don't know. I do however feel as though I'd be able to get further with Kami, closer to my goal, that is."

"And what is your goal, Spirit?"

"To be one of your Death Scythes, sir."

"And what a powerful Death Scythe you would be. But you know if you do become my Death Scythe, then I would be your partner, right?"

"Yes, I know that sir."

"Good, just checking. Why do you feel as though it would be easier to achieve that with Kami? I can assure you that the road to becoming one of my Death Scythes is not without its perils."

"Well, for one, I wouldn't have to worry about her being consumed by the madness. She might not be as good as Stein without a weapon, but she can sure kick my ass with ease when we're sparring, and I know I'm quite efficient at hand-to-hand combat."

"Interesting; it's going to be a tough decision for you, Spirit. All I can say really is go with the one that you feel is right. Whether that's with Stein or Kami is ultimately up to you."

"Yeah, you're right. I should go with the one I feel is right."

"Yep. So have you made up your mind?"

"I think so. Thanks, Lord Death. I should probably go."

"Any time, Spirit! Have a nice day!"

"You too, sir! See you!"

Well this piece is pretty self-explanatory, to be honest. It's written as a dialogue fic because I really wanted to have a go at writing another one, aha.

Okay, so I really like Lialane Graest's suggestion of doing a scenario where Kami finds out about the experiments, and the after-effects. (Thank you for that!) I have one idea in mind for it, and I know if I do that it'll definitely be a two-parted shot, so I was just wondering if any of you guys have any input you'd like to suggest for it.

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