[quote=@RawrgnatheBloodfridge]
I'm pretty sure that unless the guy brought his own sack lunch to the convention, or food was being shown off, it's likely that she took the gauntlets.
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She was looking for food, but saw a chance to snatch something she might be able to use later, so she took it. Doesn't matter to her what it was, just had to be something good if it was sitting there.

*Eyes fourth dimensional cheese floating over a magical plate* Ooh, maybe that was it. Don't eat it, it'll give you fourth dimensional toe cheese.