Jack stood behind the curtain with Thomas. He waited until someone nodded to him that it was time. When they'd arrived, the auditorium had been empty. Now it was filled to capacity.
He stepped out from behind the curtain and to the podium.
"As promised, Thomas is here to answer your questions about The City. He will try to answer as many questions as he can, but to keep things under control we will limit the questions to one per person."
He turned and looked off stage, waiting for the embodiment of the City to come onto the stage.