One day, as usual, Lore Deatherage was cleaning the asylum floors. He was humming a cheery tune to himself, his mop soaking up spilled blood and other fluids. He had seen and done many things over the years at the Shepherd Sanitarium for the Criminally Insane; he was never surprised anymore.

The staff members were often harassed, threatened, or bribed by the patients, yet most left Lore alone or seemed to have an understanding with him. He was a background character, always hiding in the shadows or appearing out of nowhere to tidy the mess.

He stopped mopping for a moment at the sound of an alarm, indicating that a patient had escaped their confinement. He wiped his brow, brushing his bangs out of his vivid green eyes as he looked around. "Hmm, I wonder who it is this time?" he asked out loud. He promptly resumed his work, nonchalant at the risky situation, the sounds of his wordless tones filling the barren halls.