Actually, the adults barely had time to intensely inspect what the dubiously quiet children were doing.
Much like Princess Nina that night, surrounded by busy adults bent and working in literally every possible direction, most children were similarly granted an unusual amount of freedom simply because the grown ups were far too occupied to hover.
Those lucky enough to secure expo passes were already deep in strategic discussions about the remaining days.
Day one had been fair game. People who didn't know or arrived too late had simply lost out. But from day two onward, everyone understood that it would become a battle of wills and wit.
Because if even their usually lazy asses were planning logistics, then other people were likely doing the same thing. Probably to an even greater extent.
This time, people knew exactly what to do.
And more importantly, where to go first.
