Potential, being "invisible" in a community.

He is sitting in the first row in the classroom. He always likes to sit in that seat, because that is the most conspicuous one in the room, therefore He can be the first guy people could see when they step into this room and He can take the advantage of it when people come in and look for someone to have a conversation with.
The room is being filled with more and more students with old and new faces. He is still sitting over there, unlike the others in this room, He is alone, does not seem to talk or even take a look around. Oh, there is another guy coming in, how He hopes this guy will wa…