"I see that Jonathan has left me with... quite the trouble" His toupe swayed with the littlest of wind, how boringly obvious it was for him to hide that raging bald spot. Nonetheless, he was a man of power.
He was... the Eden Academy Supervisor.
"Oh, you're such a funny man Mr. Joshua. We've heard only great things about your Academy, and it's just so... Beguiling to be here" As the representative of his group, Laurens bore the insults head first.
However, that doesn't mean he didn't know how to fight back...
"Please, Call me Mr. Anderson"
"Sure thing, Mr. Joshua"
At that point, Joshua Anderson understood who he was dealing with. His archenemies Jonathan had raised his disciple well, but time was on his side. Joshua could see a kid still wet behind the ears a mile away, Laurens was an enemy not worth fighting... Or at least that's what the young genius wanted him to think.