Dick grins. "Sorry. It's kind of half professional interest. I grew up in a circus before I ended up doing the hero thing." Not...going to mention how old he was when that happened. "I still keep my hand in a bit, but not as much as I'd like."

He nods a bit at the animal welfare laws. "I'd probably be happier if we didn't have animals now, but old man Haly makes certain that the animals in our circus are really well taken care of. But it would be a lot cheaper to travel without them." And circuses just didn't make that much money any more.