More like the latter. [He shrugged a bit.] I heard someone back at the Fair in Union talking about it, so I figured I'd check it out.

Seems pretty festive... all the lights and stuff.

[He decided not to ask the obvious question about the destroyed building there.]

You in town just for the holiday? [He tilted his head back towards the busier part of town, silently suggesting they head back towards the cheerier stuff for a distraction.]