[Right, so there's the drill right there on the board. It's kidding, right?. He's here because of... Deep breath. Sooner he does it, sooner he can leave, right?]
My name's Sam and I had a... drinking problem. [It just wasn't with alcohol. And now sharing something.] I don't like Halloween. [There, nice and trivial. He'll just sit down and wait for today to be over. Or you could come bother him.]