Thomas inclined his head slightly in recognition of Capello appearing at his side. [i]Funny, I don't recall..[/i] His nose gave an irritated twitch. [i]An illusion, of course! Am I truly getting this slow?[/i]

"Ah, yes, do we have our dearest guest to thank for it?" He asked in reply, giving a small shake of his head as the apparition addressed the other man in the hall before disappearing without a trace. He had thought the sudden appearance of rain to be odd when the news station had forecast it as bright and sunny all week, but what did humans know of meteorology when they didn't even know how easily it could be manipulated by a single entity.

The space that the illusion left was quickly filled with silence as Thomas observed the young gentleman in the hallway, he was German going by the accent that came through as clear as his discomfort, as he attempted to fill the void with conversation.

"Hallo, I'm Victor Steiner, one of the new residents."

"A pleasure Victor, I'm Thomas, but many refer to me simply as Tom" He said with as much of bow as his cane would allow him. He faintly noticed someone at his back, but they were speaking so quietly he had trouble discerning whether or not they were addressing him.

"Attacked you say? Well, no doubt Marie is in there with them, and if she were to catch me trailing water through her lobby like this... Well, it doesn't bode well to even think about it." He said with a warm smile. A blur of movement caught the corner of his eye, and his brow came down in a frown, feeling somewhat guilty at having not turned around earlier to confirm his doubts.

He gave a quick nod and raised eyebrow at Kimiko as she passed them in the hallway, chuckling to himself at the look that passed across her face at his drenched state, he once again turned back to Victor.
"I do fear everything is in disarray, forgive me, but I must take my leave. I believe some may be in need of a good solid drink before the day is through and what good is it to them if they find the bar closed?" He asked rhetorically, giving Victor a firm pat on the shoulder as he walked passed him down the hallway.

"Do come for a drink if you find this all as overwhelming as I." He added over his shoulder as an afterthought, quickly disappearing around a corner.