Jack doesn't push, but he takes a seat on the knee height lip of the fountain's basin and pats the space beside him. It's a wide enough surround that even if the flames were hot, it wouldn't be close enough to burn.

"Bean didn't want to touch them at first either," Jack said. "When I took him flying, I said he could stick his hand through the fire. I understand if you don't want to and that's okay, but I'd never tell you something's safe if I thought it would hurt you."