When Jonathan was out of solitary, there was only one thing on his mind. He had no idea of the date, if he had missed his session, or what. He took little notice of the other inmates. But then, the inmates took little notice of each other, now, as they were terrified of each other. It was perhaps the one time when he was surrounded by such fear that he took little interest. This could probably have been an interesting thing to observe. If he wasn't so terrified himself. Right now, there was only one thing on his mind, however. He simply had to get away! Away from…him. That was the only reason escaping was on his mind. Not to do any experience, but to get as far away from Arkham as possible. Far from Lyle Bolton.
Lyle would tell them they were scum, they didn't deserve to live. Perhaps, thought some of the inmates, he was right. Such fear, such terror, was in the atmosphere. It was almost as though no one even dared to breathe in Lyle's presence. He would go down the corridors, and one could almost feel the terror. The entire place was empty, for no one ever came out of their cells. Sometimes Lyle would simply pick someone to spend time in solitary, as he kept a strict schedule dictating who would spend time in solitary, how much, and when. Everyone had to spend as much time in solitary as possible, he had decided. He had had to stop his special treatment for a while, as the doctors were concerned about the outbreak of the flu among the inmates. Of course, Lyle knew it was no flu. It was simply proof of how effective his new treatment was, and he would not permit the doctors to find out. He had to continue using it.
Jonathan could only think of escaping. Only how? No one had escaped since the current chief of security had taken over. Everyone had actually given up hope of leaving Arkham ever again. They barely left their cells, much less Arkham. However, Jonathan, thought he had no other choice. If he stayed here…! He couldn't stand the thought. Only how?
As Lyle turned turned on the electrifiers on the doors, and checked to make sure that they were working perfectly, he noticed that a few hadn't turned on. He was taken aback, but then mastered himself, and furiously searched for the cause. He hadn't expected this! He felt more furious by the second, seeing as how this had happened.
Jonathan was so light headed from having been exposed to Lyle's treatment, that he accidentally tripped, and touched the door. It took him a while before realizing that the door was electrified, and withdrew his hand. That was when he realized it wasn't electrified. This was his chance! Although all the inmates knew Arkham like the back of their own hand, now Lyle knew it even better, perhaps. Jonathan didn't stop to think, there was only one thing on his mind. To get away! Like many times, he opened the door, and escaped.
As it's getting close to Lyle's hearing, should the inmates still be too terrified to say anything, or should they speak up?