All the outrage is rewarded with a proud, affectionate smile and Glitch shakes his head, happy to be led onward.

"I'll say," he remarks and walks close beside Bagoas, unease about the fair mostly gone. Maybe there will be a ring toss, or a test of strength where he can show off since those rely more on physics than brute force. Or they can just find some caramel apples and find a performer to watch.

"Are there carnivals at all like this where you're from?" he asks, curious. "Traveling circuses, those sorts of things?"