In fact, it was still quite early for mealtime, as the official dining hours in the asylum were at 9 a.m.
But there was a rule here, where the Supervisor would take new patients on a tour of the asylum's facilities one day in advance to help them acclimatize. The dining hall was also part of the environment to get used to—to ensure these newcomers had something to eat, during their first week, the Supervisor would bring them to the dining hall before mealtime started, allowing them to get their food before the other patients.
In some sense, this was a kind of "protection period for newbies."
After all, it was common for new patients to be tormented by the veterans to the point of utter misery, with some eventually curling up in their rooms, refusing to go out, leading to anorexia or even suicide.
Ke Mingye mentally reviewed some matters relating to the asylum and slowly stopped walking, pausing at the end of the corridor.
