Alex had gone on the carousel earlier in the evening, and had noticed Laura on it, giving her a friendly smile. Then she'd gone off to find food and do other things. Walking close to it, she couldn't help but notice the fact that the kid was still there in much the same position as she had been before. After checking her watch, Alex had gone and grabbed some cookies and some hot chocolate and a pretzel, and talked the ride operator into letting her on with them. She was good at that.

And then sitting on a nearby horse, she just said quickly, "you've been here a while, you must be hungry. Do you want a cookie? I just grabbed em from the stall over there." Within sight, and not something that she herself had made. No one wanted something that Alex herself had baked.