"I know! It is fantastic!" It took far more than an invitation to join a pair of near strangers on a journey to offend him. In fact, he was just about as excited as she appeared to be.
"It's funny and mad and all a bit wonderful the way it works out. But I'm overdue to get out of this town for a bit. Teaching, classes, it's all a bit much after too long in a row. I haven't been in one place for a stretch this long in.. gads... I don't recall."