[@King Tai]

Rei skimmed through the unrolled form the man showed him. [color=Gray][i]Troy Marcellus[/i][/color], he echoed the name written on the paper in his mind. This stranger - Troy - seemed to be applying for shadow manipulation. His lips trembled slightly at the rising urge to bombard him with a torrent of questions that would quench his thirst for information, but he forced it down with a nod at Troy - his hand pulled out his documents from his hoodie and flashed it at the newfound ally, then shrugged his shoulders apologetically when he realized his application was written in Japanese.

[color=Gray][i]For him to have to sneak through the gates without going through that queer intercom, this person probably didn't register with this damned place---[/i][/color]

The sound of approaching footsteps towards their hiding place made the teen snapped his attention beyond the broad shoulders of Troy, at the corridor ahead. A quick glance around told Rei that there was nowhere to run - or was there even a need to? He beckoned the man to stay behind him, his eyes narrowed at the one who would be showing him or herself around the corner...

[@Blackmist16]

The figure that revealed himself was a teenager around his age - maybe slightly younger than him - but Rei's instinct told him that this dude wasn't much of a threat, for now. His mouth twitched into a plastic smile at the newcomer.