Kiel watches as his ward becomes lost in thought, looking with eyes that are not seeing. He dies his best not to stare, only catching the near blank expression through glances, however the look is unmistakable. [i]'Most of the time I see this look, they are recalling something unpleasant. I get lost in thought too, however with street kids it's normally not a good idea. . .But in this case . . .'[/i] The Father really has no idea what to make of this boy. One minute he's like every other lost lamb he's ever helped, showing all the signs and signals, being familiar even if they are disturbing. And others, like this moment, he looks like a completely different beast.

Watching the look in the youth's eyes as they move around the room. It's clear he is not looking at the fish any more. The waitress comes back and Kiel smiles warmly, giving her his order. Once the boy's order is in she leaves, giving them both a sideways glance before moving on to her next table. Kiel's gaze then settles on Zach. Without the menu there is no need to pretend not to look at him, since he is here with the youth. He smiles gently at the question posed. “It was an accident really. I normally thumb through the paper in the morning, see if there's anything I local I should check out, like fires in warehouses that I know my kids sleep in and such, when I found out about this place opening!”

He chuckles. “Since this is their opening week, admission is half price, and more affordable for a poor church man like me.” His smile widens and he glances off to the side where a colorful poster shows the time of their daily shows. [i]'We could catch one of those before we go. . .'[/i] Pointing at the poster he says, “Looks like the dolphin show is soon, and after that a second smaller show but with harder tricks.” He tilts his head to the side cutely. “We can catch one of those if you like. The first one would mean we'd need to eat fast, but we could make it, but if you'd rather we can spend some more time with the fish now and hit up the second show.” His smile stays in place and his suspicions fade back like always as he looks at his wounded charge.