Xander sat quietly in the corner, back pressed tightly against the dank walls, picking through his food with a plastic knife.
He observed those around him, unobtrusively, watching everything that transpired and listening to the various conversations that had sprung up throughout the mess hall. Like always, he made no attempt to interact with his fellow inmates, preferring instead to remain an outsider, a loner.
As he watched, a young black and white-clad girl rose from the nearest table, most likely fed up with the unruly gaggle of psychopaths dining around her. She left the cafeteria, whistling loudly... and clicking.
Clicking?
A few seconds later, he heard the rough, grating sound of a chair being forced backwards, almost inaudible over the din within the room, and cast his gaze towards the source of the noise.
Near the opposite corner of the mess hall stood a tall, lean man, nearly six-and-a-half feet in height, and sporting a distinctive scar across his face. Xander watched as he followed the girl, beady eyes scanning the occupied tables, presumably trying to avoid unwanted attention from any nearby patients or orderlies. In a flash, he was gone.
"Hmmm..." thought Xander. He twirled the plastic knife between his fingers, deep in thought.