Admittedly, a lot of it was superstitious mumbo-jumbo but there was also the part where real magic kicked in. He just did the altar parts and calling down the lwa out of habit. Just in case. He didn't want to piss off spirits. "It ain't about knowin' you, honey. It's about bein' a decent human bein'." He didn't comment on Justin's obvious need for peace other than a slight nod of his head. "Anything you wanna get off yo' chest you can't say to people you know well?"