Thomas kept quiet, offering each new arrival a, as welcoming as possible, nod and feint smile before finally stopping his pacing around the room next to Pascal. Thomas shoots a glance at the lighter Tide pulled out "As long as it works I don't see why that'd be a problem." he answers smirking ever so faintly before beginning to massage his fingers, causing a few to let out cracks "Thomas R. Grayson by the way, here as your Captain." he adds quickly before folding his arms and offering the whole room an affirmative nod. 

His thoughts then shoot back towards each individual once again, scribbling down mental notes to avoid causing any nervousness to arrive. As experienced as he was with meeting new people that we would be working with, the first moments always caused him to become paranoid to a certain degree. He always tried giving off the vibe that he was a man that knew exactly what he was doing and wouldn't hesitate to do it. 

"I hope you're all looking forward to getting to know each other as much as I am. Some of you certainly seem to be able to keep the-..." he was interrupted as Valerie burst through the door wheezing heavily and gasping for air as she stated her name and position. Thomas kept his mouth and eyes slightly wide open, worried something bad had fallen upon her before realizing she had simply been in a rush to get here. "Careful, don't forget to breath." he quirked his brow in ever so slight amusement.