"Very strange," he agrees, trying his very best not to be too pleased by how obvious it is that Gary's trying to cover up his own discomfort. He won't say 'I told you so', it's not quite to that level of things yet, but he's privately thinking it.

"This isn't the strangest, though. You weren't here for Kevin's crowning but it was held at a carnival and the only food they had to eat was cupcakes and hotdogs. I almost prefer this."