Thumbs' place is basically empty, except for Thumbs. When Rose, Marco, and the Dogs arrive the front area is empty, and Thumbs is off in the back taking care of personal needs. Loudly enough that one can discern the nature of his activities, but not so loudly that one would infer he was performing for an audience. Outside, across the way from Thumbs' place, sitting in an out of the way crook is Squirrel, a member of Sundowner's menagerie. The masked individual is content to sit in the nook between two buildings, unobtrusive and unthreatening. The mask that Squirrel wears is one of those old world wonders: surely Squirrel must be able to see out of the thing, but there is no seeing Squirrel's eyes.<br/><br/>Eventually Thumbs comes out into the main area of his little joint. He stops dead in his tracks, seeing the Dogs first. "You fuckers tell Top Dog I-" The short man starts in, but then he sees Rose and Uncle Marco there and he clamps his mouth shut. He's obviously taken completely off-guard by Uncle Marco's presence, and is not at all sure what to make of it. There is a flash of anger at Rose, but it does not go any further than that.<br/><br/>"H-hey, Uncle. Surprised to see you here. Awful surprised. Offer you a drink?" Thumbs says, shifting gears and going into groveling mode.