[at least he dropped the clunky metaphoric clues this time...! but being subtle as a brick also means he has as much tact as a brick; Cain should know by now to be prepared for him totally not reading the atmosphere and bowling ahead with blunt questions any time now]

If the audience needs to be kept alert in the first place, we wouldn't be doing excellent jobs as musicians, would we? I do agree that changing the pace would be a wise idea, though. Let's throw a few piano and violin duets into the middle and perhaps one toward the end. [is he walking a little closer to where Cain is sitting on the stage edge? yep.]