You were, Jigen. Not that your friend will enlighten you of this. He fears it will just confuse you further. "Don't fall in--we've been having a lot of snow lately, and we don't want you to freeze, you know!"

It's a small joke, but he's hopping out the door on one foot as he tugs on his shoes. "You like Pall Malls, right? I've found those here decent enough--just none of my Gitanes. I'll grab a pack and lighter for ya too."