Isn't it normal for someone to offer you a seat? Don't put so much stock into it.

( hmph... angela leans back a bit so she can watch them move too, gazing impassively at the essentially empty fairgrounds. is this more exciting when there are more people? how vibrant in color and lights, and yet... )

...I had wanted to see a normal carnival, ( she says after a moment, ) but how disappointing that it has to be one like this.