He studied Stein as he looked through the microscope, feeling his pride swell as he noted every little facial twitch. Birkin could always tell when someone liked his work. "Isn't it though? It took months to get the DNA right to make them naturally grow those things after extended exposure." He sighed happily, remembering the look on everyone's face when he finally accomplished it.

"And I somehow figured you were a special kind of crazy from your..." Birkin moved his hand in a circle in front of Stein's face as he tried to think of the word, "Aesthetic."