Chapter 24: Ghost in a Blue Suit
"New blood?" Matthew mumbled as he looked at the masked guy. "Was he talking to me?" he wondered inwardly.
"Good! It’s my lucky night," the man got up. Just like Matthew, he was wearing a black suit. Then he extended his hand toward Matthew. "You can call me... Argent."
Matthew lifted an eyebrow. Since they were all wearing masks, they were allowed to use different aliases as well to hide their identities.
"Ghost," Matthew said.
"Ghost?" Argent asked, seemingly confused.
"No, I mean—" Matthew frowned. He had just accidentally said the word ghost because there was a ghost standing behind this Argent!
"Good! That’s a good name! Ghost! Great, it immediately gave me some sort of mystery. Was it because you like horror movies?" Argent said, his tone extremely perky.
"Is it?" Matthew asked. This man seemed to have such good hearing abilities. He had just mumbled the word ghost, and he immediately heard it, Matthew thought inwardly.
Argent seemed more excited than necessary. "Ghost, huh? Good name. Real edgy. You wouldn’t believe how bad some of the others are."
Matthew didn’t respond. He just kept his eyes on the man’s outstretched hand for another second before finally shaking it.
Argent plopped back down in his booth and motioned for Matthew to sit next to him. "You’re lucky you ended up next to me. Some of these guys? No personality. Anyway, people here use all sorts of names. Some go for the dramatic types—Shadowfang, Venom, Night Howler. I think someone used Night Raider one time. It was silly. What are they? Kids?"