"The concept of trying something at all is like science though. Hypothesis: Hookah could be alright. Evidence: prior experience with smoking, albeit with tobacco. Experiment: Just try it."
Adrian’s face broke out into another grin. “I’m sorry, I just can’t help it sometimes. It’s in my nature.” His eyebrows rose. Oh. “Really? I mean, that’s g—” He swallowed, trying not to choke. “Great. Awesome.”
There's a groan reminiscent of why did I relate this to science, and he presses a finger to his lips, tipping them up into a soft smile. "Shh. Scientific method is like... the most boring part of it."
Fjalar sincerely hoped that Adrian meant that, because he didn't want to be left feeling awkward about actually being interested when the other person wasn't. Ew. "It still astounds me that people use the word awesome like it's supposed to be a good thing. The word awe itself was used almost exclusively for religious purposes, and awesome came about to mean something so incredibly powerful it struck fear into the heart of the people--like God." That was something he'd learned while teaching himself English outside of the classes he'd taken as a child. There were other slang words he'd researched, but it seemed appropriate to display his ability to retain completely useless information.
... Maybe he shouldn't have said anything, actually.