[He's got three months of Ermes' horrible jokes in his head and he still has to pause at that pun. At a loss for words for a few moments, he simply gives Siffrin an almost injured look as the shinx moves ahead.

A few moments pass and he shakes it off, moving at a speedy trot.] Uh-

Let me know if the lighting is too low, okay? [He says up to Anasui, realizing just now that perhaps having all the fire at a foot above ground isn't great.]

Should we try to hold some conversation maybe..? ...To help make sure we're all accounted for with all of this?