Alicia returned his smile, although she was secretly terrified by what he might come up with. Well, terrified and excited.
She considered the two options for a moment. "Scary like they might lure us in, knock us out, cut us open and remove some non-vital organs to sell on the black market, then sew us back up and leave us for dead," she replied seriously. Cracking a smile a moment later, she laughed and punched Fred lightly on the arm. "No, I'm just messing with you. I'm sure all of the carnival workers are just lovely."
"You always could read me like a book," Alicia sighed, letting her head droop down. "It's true. I want a likeness of your face tattooed across my heart." She lifted one hand and placed it on her chest.