[i]If we ever want to escape, we need more than our powers. We need a plan. A map so we know where we are going and other stuff.[/i]

The note was briefly displayed in scribbled penmanship, but it was good enough for Payne to read quickly enough. A map...and a plan? The plans he had came up with was mediocre at best, seeing as not everyone was as decent with stealth. Another plan was for him to consume a guard, take on their appearance, and escort everyone out, but that would be way too inconspicuous. He would need more brains to help spitball a plan around, even if it was via paper, but a map...a map he could do.

Payne crossed his legs, leaning back in the cold metal chair and stapling his fingers together. In the shadows of the corner, only his lower face was visible. He spoke quickly and quietly, restricting the biomass in his throat so that his three-dimensional voice was nothing more than a shushed whisper. The audio detection in the camera, he had learned from mentally being inside of it, focused on you once your voice reached a certain octave of volume, so therefore he made it so that his voice stayed just below that specified octave, to keep himself from being heard by the people watching the cameras.

It was at that moment that another boy, this one African American in descent, and wearing the usual orange jumpsuit. David was frightened, and hid the paper behind his back in an incredibly noticeable way, but Payne ignored it in favor of leaning forward again and raising his hand to his mouth, as if he was about to cough. Hopefully the camera didn't pick up the new boy's question.

"A map...I can do. But a plan? We should figure that out after I create the map. My plans are...usually very violent and could fail if one person messes up." Payne said, his voice forced to be extra raspy due to the biomass constricting his vocal chords. He glanced over at Riley and gave him a barely-noticeable nod. Alex, the one-armed war veteran entered shortly after, and Payne gave him a glance before turning back to Riley and David.

"Do not display your powers. Act as inconspicuous as possible. We need this camera muted."