"It's a distinct possibility. Of course, they could just be picking up on the ambient emotions of the festival and acting accordingly." It would be easier to tell if he were more used to the ebb and flow of dreamotion in this world. Alas, that only comes with experience and time.

He laughs and offers her a helpless shrug. "All hypotheses, of course, but I'd like to think mine own experiences lend them some sense of credibility."