Thomas Connor

Thomas Connor is a character in Optic Ink, and is the upstairs repairman of Joey Drew Studios. He is the twin brother of Murray Hill, and engaged to Grant Cohen.

Appearance
Thomas has dark red hair, which is messy and tied in a ponytail, amber eyes, and dark skin. He has some stubble on his cheeks. He has a lavender shirt with darker pants and suspenders, one of which hangs around his waist, and gray work boots. He also wears brown work gloves when dealing with heavy machinery.

He and Murray are 6'2

Personality
Thomas is relatively stoic, preferring to do his job and mind his own business. He does not interact with many of his coworkers besides Wally, who he is training, his fiancé, and Murray. Unlike his brother, Thomas is a chronic smoker and has all but ruined his voice.

He and Murray are hired contractors from Gent, and built the Ink Machine virtually by themselves. He expresses distaste with Joey's business practices more than once, but refuses to quit because of Grant.

He considers Wally as a son, especially when he learns his strained relationship with his blood family. However, this doesn't stop him from getting ruffled by Wally's steep learning curve and stubbornness, particularly when he has to take responsibility for the mess.

Post-Ink
Thomas has been transformed into Boris, a rather airheaded but helpful companion of Henry's. He follows him around but refuses to fight until kidnapped by Malice Angel and experimented on, transforming him first into Brute Boris and then, as he recovers, Tom Boris. His memories of his previous life only begin to return at this point, much to the relief of Grant-turned-Striker. He begins to express his previous personality, preferring to avoid Henry as he keeps trying to re-ink him, wanting his friend back.

He becomes close friends with Allison Angel during this time, sharing her strong desire to get free and live a normal life, but less willing to attempt to murder the Ink Demon without assurance that Wally will survive the experience.

He is deeply wounded by the apparent loss of his brother, and devotes most of his time to searching for him and later trying to coax Murray's memories from Fisher.

Trivia

 * Thomas is the older twin by roughly twenty minutes.
 * He possess Lacie's animatronic left arm post-ink, and is subject to occasional ribbing from her over the "theft."
 * He has been known to eat cigars, much to Grant's horror.
 * He and Grant get engaged shortly before the events of the Ink Machine, and Thomas fashions them replacement engagement rings when he returns to himself.