Strange is still trying to take deep breaths and follow that breathing advice Rita gave him a few days ago. And now that his hands are cool enough and not actively smoking, he picks up the creepy wife gem from his desk and runs his fingers over it's ridges and cuts.

Why didn't he have this thing with him back in the forest? That would have probably calmed him down from a few arguments. He's still tense and still looks a bit like he's ready to fight the next person who tries something. But all this plus Yuya's hand on his arm is calming him down to 'not actively on fire' levels.

"Considering that every time I open my mouth, someone tries to argue with me, that's more incentive to do it alone in the first place," Strange points out. Which really, says a lot more about Strange than it does anybody else. After almost a week of constant arguing, he's sloooowly coming around to try and realize that maybe he's the problem and not everybody else. Give him a bit before it sinks in, though. Maybe a few more dumb arguments.

"Thanks to that radio conversation, I've figured out that they yell at me whenever I mention Ignatius. But I can't spend the rest of my time at the carnival not talking about him."