[Well look at that. Something they can both agree on. John finds himself a little surprised. For as much presentation as the man displays he would have guessed a different kind of outlook. It's not always a terrible thing to be proven wrong.]

I've been working at it nearly every day since I was a teenager. Reading books, seeking out lessons, practicing. That's what this is.

[He gestures to the fire lingering in the air and with a wave of the hand the words spelled in flame take on a new shape: a crude but unmistakable drawing of a penis.]