[spam for hallways/common rooms]

 [It took him a while, and a lot of confusion, before he was able to sort out what exactly in the Hell was happening to him. Finally he discovered the truth--that he was reading the thoughts of those around him. Fascinating, but it was giving him a bit of a headache. Still, his intense curiosity finally brought him out of his room, a small chinchilla kitten riding along in his coat pocket. When the chatter of random--and they were usually very random--thoughts around him grew too overwhelming, he focused on the kitten's mind and her simple dreams. Of course then she woke up and he got a headful of ??? as she peered curiously at everything around her.]

[He kept walking around, half eavesdropping on minds and half hoping to get into a nice distracting conversation to block out all the chatter.]

How does Narvin do this all the time?