"Nah, the strange part is the seeds they come out of. You think they actually grow down there in the dirt? I've never wanted to figure it out."

The sarcasm is met with easy humor, rolling off him like water. It's something he's used to, after all, so he can take it in stride easily. But as he continues, his smile does soften with some concern.

"I heard it was making you sacrifice things this time," he says with more seriousness, "It shows different things every time, as far as I've heard. But they're all along those kinds of lines. Dire, I guess is a word for it."