"Beats me."
Francis skirted over the room once more. More masks seemed to have appeared since he got here. He could notice guys in various masks, balaclavas and helmets, some looking quite fancy while some seemed improvised, like they just put on something covering their face without changing out of their everyday clothing. Men seemed to outweigh the women in this turnout though. He thought to himself, Doesn't seem like women would be too interested in this line of work anyway. Too dangerous. Still though, he was happy that he wasn't the only one trying to clean up the streets of Champion city. He held onto his spear. His excitement had waned down slightly enough to start questioning whether this was a set up or not. He began to reassure himself, first mentally, then verbally as he said to Bo, "Even if this is a trap of some sort, I'm sure we can all take whoever set it up."
As if he believed that Bo was having these thoughts as well, which may or may not have been the case.
Suddenly, as Ninja appeared silently, The Friend was taken by surprise and tightened the grip on his spear further. he loosened it as Ninja made his introduction though, realizing that he was yet another vigilante.
"Didn't see you there, buddy." He stepped forward, touching a chair with his other hand. He turned the chair around, and casually sat in it with the back of the seat facing his chest. He pointed at himself with his thumb.
"You can call me 'The Friend'. I've been fighting crime with this baby since the Green Skull has." He moved his spear outwards, showing it off to Akara and the other vigilantes. His voice matched his mask almost perfectly at this point, a cocky, smirky tone that seemed to emit a carefree attitude.
"You may have also seen my face in alleyway walls around the city. You can say that's where I've been busy." He picked up a spray can from his right side and shook it.