Emerson looked down at his incredibly pink and manly candle. Hopefully they'd get on to the ritual soon enough and not talk about him or his habits or anything that could devolve into remotely uncomfortable territory.
"So, since this is kind of your gig, I'll just follow your lead in case you're just making it all up as you go along," he said. "Which, don't get me wrong, you'd get credit for. I've seen some pretty amazing improv rituals in my day."