"I've been most of these animals, you know. Ah, here. The Indian rhino. You can see Penny and Ella over there, they're the big ones. The other two are babies. Penny's the one on the left. Rhinos have a reputation for being mean, but they're like any herding herbivore. They're fine if you leave them alone. Males can be assholes, but that's the way with bulls, too."
Gar knew a few of the animals by face, so he went on, describing their personalities and so forth. After a couple of minutes on the ride, Gar yawned and stretched and put his arm around Rose in a terribly, terribly lame maneuver that he was nonetheless very proud of. "I hope you saw what I just did there, kid," he said to a child sitting with his mother a little ways away. "You're going to want to remember that move."