Javert had thought about returning to his train, but he got a call that he didn't have to be back at his train for a few days still. In a way he was frustrated: He got paid whether he was running the train or not, but he truly loved his job. Ever since he was young he had loved trains; he often went up to the shop windows in Paris, staring at the expensive train sets, dreaming of owning one all his own.
However, he was also grateful for the break. He had been working seemingly constantly for what seemed like forever, and was completely exhausted. This little break was definitely welcome, especially if he could spend it doing a mindless, though semi-fun task of tracking down that troublesome mutt.
In an attempt to relax further on his spontaneous vacation (as well as be rid of the stress that the earlier meeting with the wood shop owner had caused), he went down to the city center, where he had heard a circus would be preforming.
He had always liked the circus, finding the mystical wonders of it fascinating to observe. So he decided to wait a bit before going in, looking at all the fun festivities going on outside the circus. He saw various dancers and jugglers preforming tricks and turning peoples' heads to them in awe. There were petite acrobats in their colorful uniforms milling about, somehow managing to use every available space in the crowd to contort themselves. He also saw several clowns milling about, their silly exploits making children and adults alike laugh. The point is, is that there was a wide variety of people, all looking some form of strange.
Therefore, he didn't question the silver-colored dog he glimpsed briefly, with the brightly colored marionette riding on his back.
Javert merely kept watch, as the sun sunk lower and lower in the sky, bright diamond-like dots appearing in the sky. The crowd had thinned out quite a bit by them, everyone crowding into the circus tent.
Eventually, the ring master stuck his head out of the flaps of the door, beaming out from below his top hat.
"Show time!"
A/N Sorry for the shortness, but I don't want to make Javert's parts all that big, though they ARE necessary. Well...you'll see later. *smirks*
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