Whilst a ward of the state for one and a half years at the institution/campus, I have met many characters that defy one-word descriptions, but one in particular stands out due to sheer eccentricness rivaled only by Emperor Norton. For this writing I shall refer to him only as The Spaniard, and he is the most disturbing thing I have ever seen. He would claim parentage from Aaliyah, late star of the film adaptation of Queen of the Damned, or would insist he was from either Louisiana or Egypt. He never told the same story twice.
He often slept in just his underwear and would wrap a sheet around him like a cloak for a good portion of every morning. He was followed by a minion who was a great deal shorter than he despite being only two months younger. They both acted in a stereotypically homosexual manner, despite not even past twelve.
I remember one disturbing incident where he expelled a pile of waste in front of everyone, including the staff and their supervisors. The amount was bigger than his head. He did not care that he had done so, nor did he care that it poured out of his pants onto the floor. He was dragged into the bathroom after the staff got over the sheer audacity of the situation, leaving a trail behind. This incident haunted my dreams for months.
At one point I had fought him. Now fighting was in a barbaric, almost gladiatorial at that place, and was usually started over something petty and mundane, like the fight in question involving legos. It involved biting and hair-pulling and improvised tactics like trying to karate chop someone in the groin or kneeing someone in the base of the neck. These fights were discouraged, naturally, by the staff, but were cheered by the children. I had the dubious honor of besting him in the altercation, and left a bite mark on him that lasted for two weeks.