"Really? You have that kind of faith in my multitasking talents?" Ignoring whatever onlookers say or do while handling something fiddly is totally multitasking, isn't it? "Glass in the way, some kind of... remote viewing thing, or you feel like just being really trusting? This is something you gotta see up close to really appreciate."

Julien does have a secret weapon that makes this seem more plausible to him, if this does end up happening. His bird tongue is sort of pronged or three-branched, or forked partway up, with a long tip and two shorter projections that he can touch together and use to grasp. He wouldn't have to make all the necessary fine motions with his whole head, he could do just fine with his tongue.

This, now, this is making him think of old timey freakshows. He's seen Freaks and heard some of the dialogue about it. See, he has no hands and still manages to do this! It doesn't come off as creepy to that degree though.