[b]Mattis[/b]
[i]Alexis, the Landlord, Marie, Exo
(Akari, Neri)[/i]

Mattis blinked as Akari ducked past him, registering her brief greeting only long enough to raise a hand in bemused response. 

" . . . pool on the roof, if you'd like to go for a swim." He pricked his ears at this, returning his attention to the new arrivals and his boss. "I'm sure our lifeguard, Mr. Mattis, wouldn't mind the company... Until we meet again, Miss Anderson." Noting the name and its owner, a woman not much shorter than himself, he strained to hear what the Landlord said to the striking blond stranger but found that unless he was willing to leave his hiding spot, he would have to content himself with some guesswork. [i]Yada-yada something-boring Welcome to Primrose . . . [/i]

[i]Show off,[/i] Mattis thought, only half as venomously as usual as the Landlord vanished. He was distracted by Miss Anderson. Wandering into the lobby, she stopped short at Marie with her tray of cookies. Just the thought of the maid's baking goods made the lifeguard's bowels writhe. Sure they seemed nice, and that was the problem--that and Marie herself. It was impossible to say 'no' to someone so good-natured. 

"Excuse me, miss, I have just arrived, and would like to know if there is a map of this building? Or at least the direction of any important rooms on this floor." Not the roof though, or the pool, he noted, half-relieved, half-disappointed. At which point an enormous blue dog came skidding to a halt before the maid. Mattis grinned: it was safe to come out now--the Inugami would happily dispose of all Marie's dastardly creations, saving the rest of them from a fate only slightly preferable to death.

"Hello Marie, hey Exo--" he slipped a cookie off the tray, grinning at the maid. "Who could say no to a face like that, huh Marie?" He flipped the treat to the dog-formed bodyguard with a wink. "--and you must be Miss Andrew? I'm sorry, I just overheard the boss saying so. I'm Mattis of the Pool, pool-boy and lifeguard. You can just call me Mattis though," he added generously, offering a hand to shake. "Nice to meet you!"