"Maybe," he guessed (and as it turns out, accurately), "They started that later on. I... She n... They never went without..." Here he paused and gestured vaguely in front of him before it became too awkward to continue. "B--but the costumes were... elaborate, to say the least."
Christian found his coffee fascinating as he passed it back and forth between his hands. "There are so many things you say," he finally said, "That are strange to me. I don't know a lot of the things that you refer to. I'm sorry if I seem.... off..."