Magnus tipped a few dollars to the singers before exiting the train.

Just as Magnus thought someone might have picketed his pocket there was a howl and screech.

And there on the platform floor was the guy who had picked his pocket.

The Friday night commuters started to form a knot of bodies in tight shiny clothes and artful hair around Magnus and Alec.

The red head squawked, revealing braces, and flapped his hands in an urgent surrender. "Dude! I'm sorry! Seriously! I didn't know you were a ninja" the red head blurts our to Alec.