[ The Sheriff just responds with a shrug of sorts and gives his agreement with -- ]

Always gotta start with something.

[ What assholes. The question though, it does seem to make him happier since it's not one that anyone's asked yet. ]

Sort of. Festival's a word for it. Ritual's another. Harvest, too. Essentially, it has to happen and blood has to spill or things won't be so great later on. Like I said before, it is what it is. Ain't a way around it.