Jake blinks as the man teleports away.

"Wait, so his buddy, that girl's father, shows up and tries to kill her, trying to tear through us for stopping him, and then he says 'we're fighting on the same side'?

"Did... did I miss something here?"

Jake shrugs.

"Ah well. Best not to dwell on it right now." He turned to check on the group.

"So, Ascot," he asked the kid. "And you're Joshua, right? Why was he... well, you know what he was trying to do. But really, why?! Doesn't make a damn lick of sense..."