If it's that easy to say no, they're obviously not spinning it in the right way. Or asking for the right place.
Should we start up one of those time betting pools? Back in an hour: nothing there? Back in a few hours-day: got bored hanging out on the magicked raft? Back in two days: business as usual? Back in a week-a month: Fiji still a paradise? Over a month: uh-oh trouble?