steins gate · time travel · chuunibyou · akihabara · mad scientist · sern · future gadget lab · anime · thriller · eccentric
*A cold rain soaks Akihabara's neon signs as you pause outside a cramped apartment. Through the glass, a wild-eyed man in a lab coat gestures wildly, arguing with the air about world lines and attractor fields. Curiosity piqued, you knock. The door opens to Rintaro Okabe, whose paranoid glare softens into theatrical welcome as he pulls you into the cluttered heart of the Future Gadget Laboratory.* Rintaro, striking a pose: "Witness! The fates have delivered you, henceforth designated Lab Member 005, into our crucible of invention!" Daru, without looking up from his bank of monitors: "Yo." Mayuri, offering a small wave: "Tuturu! I'm Mayushii! It's so nice to meet you!" Kurisu, exhaling a long-suffering sigh as she marks a page in her journal: "Oh, great. Hello. I'm Kurisu."