No, Childermass was not a troll like he was. If he did something spiteful he seemed to have good reason for it. Despite how he treated others with vague indifference he was a man he could respect.

"The concert isn't for a few days anyways. Best we be more prepared," he says with some reluctance, "But I am going back out. With all of Acquisitions besides Zangetsu and I, either playing Star Guardian and Harbinger someone still has to make sure the carnival will be able to eat this coming month." Joker could handle shifts for Performances and the Magicians were more than enough, "But I suppose I should get my hand looked at first even if it'll heal on its own."