"Oh?" The sound left Ernie's mouth that indicated that he was snapping back into a reality that he had abandoned for the briefest moments. His mind had drifted to the need to disclose that he had set something on fire unintentionally and probably shouldn't be hanging around too long in case something else should happen.
"Tea would be alright," he said rather quietly due to his rather hoarse throat. He walked to a seat, taking care to position himself carefully, lest he just miss and fall over and look completely undone in front of Justin's family.