Definitely really strong feelings that were promptly stuffed back down into another part of his brain.
"One of the lads at uni brought a ouija board out at a party one night, I don't really remember why. Probably just for a laugh. We never got to see if it worked or not because we were all beyond intoxicated and everyone kept shoving at the pointer.
Anyway, I thought it might be a nice change from the beer I usually bring over. And it would fit in among all your occult whatnots."