"Fairies and knights, come get a taste of my cinnamon buns or some ice cold water. Huzzah, huzzah!" Hollering over the toot of bagpipes, sophomore Scout Jacobs has an impressive crowd to entice — an assortment of dragon slayers, kings, fairies and peasants. The exchange isn't just a role-play, it's her job as a concession worker at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. “My purpose here is basically to be rude, funny, nice and entertaining — whatever I have to be to get tips,” Scout said. “The way you read a person bases how much you get tipped. If you can spark a conversation, tell a joke or be a little rude, they’ll buy something because they came here for entertainment.” Since she started hawking at the annual festival last fall, Scout has seen it all: glitter-drenched fairies, queens demanding respect from a peasant passerby and little boys banging their swords against the counter — daily entertainment that was the reason she chose the job. To read the rest of Peyton Moore’s fea...