Thomas stared from the darkness as [i]the[/i] Jester landed right near the first figure. Thomas had, like everyone else, heard dozens of - often conflicting - stories about the mysterious man.

Jester spoke to the first man.

[i][b]"You seem to have a hobby for burning things down Cole Carton." He swept one arm to show the man the result of his actions as a good portion of the city was only now finally being doused of its flames. "I have two questions for you Cole Carton. First and foremost, by what business do you have here? Have you come to pay your respects to your almighty Superior in person?"

In a flickering flash, the Magix Man appeared behind Cole and placed a palm atop his shoulder. "Or, have you come to visit me? Surely that option would prove to be more....interesting." He leaned in close to lock eyes with Cole. "As a fellow madman, perhaps our destinies are not so different, yes?" Jester backed of now as he placed his hands in the pockets of his coat.[/b][/i]

Thomas was taken aback by everything he was seeing and hearing. Not only could Jester apparently teleport, but if he was to be believed, this Cole guy was responsible for the damage that had been done to the city. A single man couldn't possibly do that... unless they used a Tome. If the man held a Tome with that much destructive power and was as mentally unstable as Jester seemed to be suggesting, this situation that Thomas had found himself in could be a little more dangerous than he would have liked.

And things just got stranger.

[i][b]"Ah, but regardless of your answer, I'm afraid the second question requires a faster judgement as it could decide a great number of things. Tell me Cole Carton...how do you plan on dealing with that child over there? Well? Come out now. There's no need to be shy Thomas Reeves."[/b][/i]

Thomas flinched slightly, receding back into his hiding place for a moment. How had the Jester known he was there? And more importantly, how did he know Thomas' name?

[i]"Jester himself told you to show yourself. It would be wise to do so,"[/i] Samoht said.

Thomas didn't particularly want to get any closer to the two. Jester seemed okay - while not much was known about him, he was the Superior's second-in-command, so he couldn't be a bad person. But the other man, Cole Carton, held too many unknowns. On top of being accused for the explosions in the city by Jester, Thomas knew little about his Tome. Keeping his distance until he could find out what the Tome was sounded like a good idea.

So instead of approaching, he quickly scaled a wall near him, bringing him up to a ledge. He stood so that he could be seen and looked down on the pair with his blank, white eyes.

Only a moment passed before a fourth person joined the party. The girl, who Jester referred to as 'Evie', appeared to be about Thomas' age. She timidly walked over to Jester, her body language clearly showing that the masked man was something of a celebrity crush to her. She made an attempt to speak, which failed quiet spectacularly, causing Thomas to cringe a little. 

As Evie made a second attempt at talking - which thankfully went a lot better - Thomas realized that he vaguely recognized her. Putting two and two together, he figured she must be an Academy student that he had seen in the hallways.