"Sir? There's no need to be that formal. 'Ten-chan' is fine." That was a drop of several levels in formality, but Tenpou didn't seem concerned. His ever-present cigarette dangled from his lips in defiance of lab anti-smoking rules as he sat at the command console and began typing. The sample container was taller than himself or Sugane, so a large industrial robot took care of releasing the catches that secured the metal lid.

"And don't worry - you're doing great! Experience is the best teacher, you know." For a moment, Tenpou almost sounded like a competent mentor... and then he opened his mouth again. "Or at least that's what they said on Dragonball. I'd advise that you try not to die quite so many times as the characters in that anime, though."