[Very much so. The way Lazarus avoids Nathan's eyes and stares at the ground should communicate as much. He tries to avoid this, but it breaks through sometimes, a combination of the cynical person who started receiving echoes over two years ago and the one who died and inflicted his soul's sinister story on that poor man.]

The pastries...? It's hard to tell, but I think it might be the especially pretty strawberry shortcake, with three tiers. I don't want to take any chances with it, but I didn't get anything else back. But... if you're sure it's not the toys, it's means you're sure what it is, for yourself.