Cool story, Jolly. I like it much more than the first one, because it's a little more relatable. As much as I enjoy art, I don't know much about it and I only understood a couple references in the first story. I can understand crowds of people, though, and therefore I like this one more.
I'd like to point out my favourite phrases:
"wholly unholy"
"Weep on, frailty."
I would pay money to have the second one put on a shirt. Not a lot of money, but money nonetheless.
Good story. :)