Chuckling, the figure speaks. "Welcome, all. I'd like to thank you all for being here - whatever your reasons." The voice (unmistakably male) is soft and low, yet easily made out. It is the voice of one trained in the arts of locution. The figure continues, "As I'm sure you've guessed, I'd like to hire you all. You each possess talents that make you... valuable, to one with goals such as mine, and I am prepared to pay you all handsomely."
Clicking his figures, the figure summons the thin man from the corner, who hands him a glass of wine. "Now,"-he takes a sip-"Before we get down into the nitty-gritty, I'm sure you all have questions."