By the time the parade actually started, Sparkle was wrapped in rainbows. Hell, he'd even pulled a rainbow feather boa from his ever-present backpack and was rocking a pair of high heels all along the parade route, stairs be damned.

Every now and again he'd sort of stray in order to pluck up a flower and then add that to his whole ensemble, and he still had enough flags and beads on hand that he was passing them out to anybody who might be sitting and watching, too.