Random People Pattern: Character/Modern Fantasy

Random passersby evinced patterns, when watched form the corners of his eyes. He became able to predict which ones would drop coins, which ones would veer away and refuse to meet his eyes, and which ones would just say, "No." At first, he tried to manipulate the pattern only so that he could get more change, maybe enough to buy a bottle of Jaggermeister. Then he became intrigued by the pattern itself, and watched it expanding away from people in ripples. He started to see where they interacted. He knew that the woman in a business suit was taking a lunch just so that she could have a nooner with a man not her husband. He knew that the pretty girl would stop and buy flowers. He knew that the hustler was about to lift a wallet from the striding man's--

Inspiration: Something labeled "random"
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Could be a fun minor character, though. And after all, who would be more likely to develope such a skill than somebody who sits around watching people all day?