Thomas noticed her touch the carvings, admiring the intricacy of some of the carvings. The carvings all served a purpose, ensuring that no evil spirits could enter his home. Each symbol ensured that regardless of what kind of demon it was, it wouldn't be able to enter his home. He was often a bit paranoid but it simply meant that he was prepared for anything. He was like a boy scout in a way....if boy scouts could practice magic, smoked a great deal of cigarettes, and banished demons to whatever plain they had come from. Thomas relaxed quietly in his chair as she seemed a bit distracted. He wasn't going to push her if he didn't have to. It didn't get him anywhere and just made things worse. It was true that his gaze could be a bit mesmerizing. Looking too long into his eyes without breaking eye contact had often strange effects. Sometimes it caused hallucinations, sometimes some would hear whispers, and some even felt their own sanity begin to crumble.

Thomas looked to her as she began to speak, going into detail concerning their background with one another. For the time being, it wasn't anything worth note. He was starting to think that the NYPD was getting lazy and were just sending her there because they were 'too busy'. He perked up for a moment when she commented that he'd gone to a bar known as 'The Black Dame'. He'd heard of it but he hadn't been there before. He took mental notes as she began to discuss the paranormal happenings that had occurred before her husband's murder. He had two theories in mind that could be possible but he needed two more pieces of info. One theory was that she had a link to magic and it was starting to manifest itself. The other theory was that a demon had latched itself onto her husband at some point and the ritual was a means of releasing it. Both could be very likely but he needed more info before he could make a sound thesis. He maintained a stony expression, barely moving aside from the occasional drag of his cigarette. It was brutal to say the least, the way Keith had been killed. 

Thomas watched as she showed him the bruises on her calves and explained that the house was becoming more active. Interesting. It appeared he had not only a murder to solve but an exorcism to perform. He held the cigarette in his lips as he took the envelope and looked over the photos. Nothing concerning the apparent symbol that had been carved into Keith's chest. At that point, Thomas adopted a slightly annoyed look. Leave it to the police to leave out the most important clues for him to look for. Thomas listened as she made a joke and raised an eyebrow, smiling a bit as she admitted she was being corny. Tapping the spent ashes into his ash tray, he grabbed a notepad and a pencil as he began to scribble a few things down. "[b]Well it's obvious from what I'm hearing that you have quite the unique situation[/b]" he said. Thomas looked to her and continued his doodling as he spoke. "[b]You had mentioned that the police had found 'satanic symbols' at the scene. This is usually the polices way of saying that they have no idea what the symbols mean. Unfortunately, there aren't any pictures of said symbol. Without it I have no idea what I'm looking for. So...[/b]" he began. It was at that point that he handed her the notepad.

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