"I don't see a problem with this." To that he just winced and sipped at his coffee. "Sorry, sorry. I'm forethought, which as you can tell results in a lot of foot in mouth syndrome. I really meant it to sound less creepy."

"But that sounds wonderful though. Much less dangerous then going 'hey you guys like fire, right'." He figured if he wanted to continue working on his issues, he could laugh about them.

"That sounds...interesting. But as long as you enjoy it."