[He's finally changed out of his dingy, ratty purple robes and into his preferred robed from millennia ago.]

Much, /much/ better.

[laying face first on the floor]

[Grumbling to himself as he teleports just outside the door to his lab. As he enters, things seem largely the same. Some sample tubes have been busted open, and the creatures within are long gone or deceased.

Fingers glide across the counters until they reach a dark lump of something resting in+

Skulking around, scheming things.