By this time neither Joseph or Nicholas knew how long they had been there in that little cell.  Sadly it was at a point neither could really bring themselves to care anymore, the reality of no way out crushing them or just depressing's gripping hold who could say.  

Joseph was thankful for his prison mate.  Nicholas was always a threatening presence for the guards.  Sure they kept up the tough guy act, make fat jokes at the guy, but it didn't take much to see they were scared of him.  The imagination left very violent images of what would happen if he got his hands on one of them.

Still since he didn't need to eat much as his own obese body was practically self sustaining, Joseph could use their time for long meals.  He never used it to go outside though, he couldn't bring himself after he did it the first time and almost immediately began crying and needing to go back to his cell immediately.  It was one thing to be stuck I that cell, but being stuck with the sky right there and no way of flight, it broke Joseph's already wounded heart.

Still Joseph took solace in the fact they were in a cell where they were surrounded by like minded furious mutants who just needed one or two things to fight back.  After all, you know what they say about people with nothing to lose.