Castiel only had a split second of warning in the form of light casting shadows on the wall. That was the only indication that someone was coming before he half-turned in that direction and had someone crash right into him.

Startled, he stumbled away from the other patient, eyes darting up on the off chance that it wasn't something friendly. A monster here wouldn't have felt so person-shaped, but then Castiel got a good look at the culprit.

"Lloyd," he said, half acknowledgment and half greeting as he dusted himself off. "I didn't realize that your room was so near to mine." How had they not encountered each other on the way before now?