[ okay, now he looks really surprised. to sylvain he's just been carrying on business as usual, nothing that particularly stands out in his mind... ]

Uh. You mean Jason? [ sorry jason ur the first person he thinks of ]

A circus... A performing troupe of sorts, yeah?

[ he frowns at the 'fellow carnie' bit ] I hope they're no longer a thorn in your side. Nevermind this whole business. [ vaguely gestures to hotel they are in ]