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He frowned, but nodded silent in agreement. Someone had to take the fall. He just hoped they wouldn'tr treat her too badly.

At the question, Thom glanced back up, and, after a beat, nodded. "Met 'im a couple of times. He lost an eye, did you hear? Zach's carryin' it around in a jar."

Thom nodded. "He did th' same to me. Tryin' to use it to intimidate people, the arse. All it shows is that he's coward enough t' run back to th' labs. When they locked me in my duplex, I--" he paused, catching himself, and gave Nita a long, calculating look before deciding he'd might as well continue now that he had started. "I 'ad only insulted him a bit... Smashed his tophat, yeah, but I didn't intentionally hurt -him- or anythin'."

Sighing, he shook his head, then glanced back to Nita. "Gaius isn't a girl's name," he pointed out helpfully, grinning faintly. "I don't think I've met 'im, though."

"That's th' same thing I said when Emelyn told me his eye was gone," Thom replied with a half-hearted laugh, shaking his head. "This island changes everyone after a time...in more ways than one. Doesn't surprise me, really, that somethin' like this would happen to 'im."

Thom paused, attempting to summon up the memory that had apparently been less than pleasant for Nita, then managed a sheepish grin. "Sorry about that. Wasn't quite myself. Th' horse guy who looked so baffled afterwards, then?"

"He seemed nice?" Thom offered uncertainly, shrugging. He couldn't remember much of Gaius, and they hadn't ever spoken, but generally he got along with the same people Nita did. At that, nowadays he got along with about anyone who was against the labs, even if he may not particularly like the person. And if this 'Gaius' was against Zach, then he was okay in Thom's book.

"Zach'll get his soon enough," he added confidently.

"Then he's fine in my book," he assured her with a laugh. And even moreso if he disliked Miller. Good for him. Thom didn't exactly hate Miller, of course...but he was still rather miffed for nearly getting shoved out of a tree, not to mention woken from his nap. Stupid bird.

Thom lifted a scaled brow, smirking down at Nita, but intially only shrugged, waiting a beat before replying. "Zach an' I have a few disagreements of our own t' settle. Should be fun."

"Most people find comfort in that knowledge," he countered with a teasing grin.

After a pause, he nodded slightly in thanks, then waved a hand out towards the jungle, gesturing at nothing in particular. "I should probably go. I'm sure this path's watched, an' I can't afford to stay in one area for long. It was good seein' you again, Nita... Keep an' eye out for Emelyn, would you?"

"Thank you." He didn't bother with a goodbye, only offered a smile and a nod--as well as a second for Comet--, then pulled away from her touch and turned back into the trees, venturing only a few feet from the path before gradually lowering to move along on his stomach, chin hovering only an inch or so from the ground as he slipped away into the trees.