A response would come from a speaker right above the button Charles had his thumb mashed on. Of course, it wasn't the speaker itself, but rather a person on the other end, in the security room. "I'll be down there in a second," was the response Charles received. With that, the speaker shut off automatically. A second was, in fact, a major underestimation of how long it took for the door to be opened. Nevertheless, machinery could be heard clicking and moving in the door as the locks were loosened. The door opened up, and behind it, an Asian man, a smile on his face. "Welcome back, Charles. Come on in, all."
Thomas stepped aside and would let both Charles and the group he'd gathered enter the building, closing and locking the large door behind them. "My apologies for the rather long wait, I was up in the Security Room," he said, directed to both Charles and the others. He turned his attention to the group of people Charles had gathered. They were all there. He knew because he had done his homework on each and every single one of them. "A hello from the bottom of my heart to each of you. My name is Thomas Yamamoto. Though you may not know me, you may know my moniker: Origami. Together, Charles and I have been working nonstop to create The Conduit Initiative. You six are the first initiates of the Initiative."
"If you have any questions and Charles can't afford to answer you at that moment, you may seek to ask me. Think of me as a co-Founder and a right-hand man to Charles. If no one has any initial questions, I would like to take you through the HQ, a tour of sorts, to orient you to our center of operations."