He looked at her with the mask and sighed, which sounded more sinister with the voice modulator in his mask. This girl didn't seem to be as put off by it as he'd hoped. She was still about to go in his apartment with him and was either extremely desperate or stronger willed than he expected. Still, he didn't answer her at first, wanting to get inside as quickly as possible. They wouldn't truly know if they were tailed or discovered until the next day. Nothing he had was traceable, but who knew what the girl had on her. Inside his safe house he had a few devices that could block any signals tracing them. But, up until now, they would be vulnerable.<br/><br/>He started to walk to the secret entrance to his apartment, "Let's just get inside," He said as he walked toward the back of the Motel into a fairly shady looking alley. He looked around and said something that came out fairly muffled, "Thermal" which allowed him to detect any nearby heat signatures. Without any signs of humanoids, he felt a weight lift off his shoulders and walked toward one of the brick walls. He took out his credstick and used the thinside to slip in between into a crack in one of the bricks and a holographic panel came up that looked like a keypad. He quickly punched in a 10 digit code and the wall made a audible click before a door sized portion slid out and to the side. "Come on," He waved her in and waited till they were inside to watch the automatic door close behind them. The hallway they were in was poorly lit, and barren of any color or decoration. It looked like it might be part of the utility area for the motel. At the end of the hall was a steel door that he opened with a mechanical combination lock. When he opened it he reached in and turned on the lights.<br/><br/>The small apartment looked less like some kind of secret lair and more like a middle class flat. Though it lacked windows, the artificial light made it feel cozy. It was quite silent, no outside noise could be heard. There was one large bed, a sofa, desk with a simple computer, a large walk-in closet and a very small bathroom with a stand up shower. That was it. "Be careful," he said suddenly as she almost stepped on a pile of broken glass on the floor. Some smashed knickknack that looked like it had taken a tumble.<br/><br/>He walked over to the desk and for the first time, took off his mask before placing it on down. He pushed the hood off of his head and besides looking a bit pale, the human underneath was fairly normal, if not a bit attractive. "Sorry, but anonymity is important to me. You can pick up a lot of enemies in this business, you must understand. But, if your going to be sleeping in my bed, I'm not going to try and sleep all day in my mask. That would be ridiculously and unnecessarily uncomfortable." His voice and tone were fairly unimpressive. As opposed to the voice modulation that made him sound commanding and intimidating, he had a rather normal voice. It wasn't overly deep or high pitched and his mannerisms weren't proper or well educated. He seemed like a man who grew up in the city and likely fell into the lifestyle. He walked over to where there was a small kitchenette. He took a glass out of the cabinet and poured a glass of water. "Here," He handed her the normal, run of the mill city tap water. "Have a seat." he gestured over to the couch and sat on the edge of his bed.