Little Stein was having a playdate at his former boss' house, Little Dice, and it didn't take long for the two of them to find trouble. Little Stein was Little Dice's bartender and "guy who could get things" when they weren't so little and it appears that old habits die hard. Elder Kettle does not look pleased at all.
After catching Little Stein and Little Dice in the act of stealing candy canes he decided they needed stern correction. Usually something like that would warrant a stern lecture and some corner time, but since it was that kind of behavior that got them sentenced to regression in the first place it was decided that they would need a much more aggressive approach. Plus it didn't help that they destroyed two Christmas presents while executing their heist. So Elder Kettle grabbed his trusty hairbrush and led the boys to the corner of the room. He started with Little Stein by untapping his diaper and pulling him over his lap and instructing Little Dice to drop his pants because he was next. Elder Kettler then wore Little Stein's behind out while Little Dice stood by in his training pants waiting for his inevitable fate.
After the fiasco at Elder Kettle's and Little Dice's house, Chef Saltbaker (Stein's caretaker) was not pleased. After picking up his ward from his playdate he lectured Stein all the way home (half of it in French no less). Once they got home Chef brought the tot to the kitchen, grabbed his trusty wooden spoon, pulled Stein's diaper down and set him over his lap, and then toasted his bare bum hotter than the chili he was preparing all day. After the spanking was over and Stein calmed down, Chef pulled Stein's diaper up and instructed him to follow him into the kitchen. Instead of time outs, Chef found it more beneficial to put Stein to work. It kept the little guy busy, taught him good work ethics and time to reflect on what he did, plus it helped Chef get things done around the house. Chef had Stein clean the dishes while he prepared dinner. Stein sniffled while scrubbing the dishes clean and his red butt on display. There was an awkward silence for a while until Chef started humming a tune that Stein could sing along to. Soon the two of them were singing while working their respective stations. After they finished they ate dinner together, Stein got a bath, and went to bed early to try to have a better day.
Little Stein was a shady bartender, as mentioned earlier, at Dice's casino before they all got rounded up and put on trial. Prior to Little Stein's regression he had an elaborate German style beer stein lid that was replaced with a sippy cup lid when he regressed. He was obviously found guilty when he went to trial and sentenced and regressed to a toddler and given to the care of two caretakers (to be revealed at a later date) for the next 18 years to grow up again.
Chef Saltbaker is Stein's caretaker. After Stein's sentence was handed down, Chef was the first one the council thought of to be his caretaker. Being a professional chef, they thought that he could instill some good qualities, discipline, and break some of the bad habits that Stein learned while he was a bartender at Dice's casino. Well the council hit a home run with that pairing as Chef was more than happy to take him in. Chef cares and helps Stein as he grows up again with lots of love and cooking. Chef also has an outrageous French accent while Stein has a cute German accent to it works on that dynamic too!
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