death in pied clothing

One would really think by now Cynric would have some inkling about what Johnny’s real plan was. Then again, maybe he just thought Johnny had wanted to pick up the Joker’s fashion sense. Because certainly it wasn’t Cynric’s clothing that had required the most tweaking. And yes, they had added more feathers to the fiddler’s hat.

( But having an inkling and actually seeing the gates of the festival laid out before them as they exit the Deck and step out of the trees into the parking fields? That’s something else entirely. )