Yeah. That sounds best. I mean, no way I'm dropping out of the D&D campaign (that would just make all my friends mad), but I can handle that much contact. I love talking to him and I don't want to hurt his feelings, but you're right that I need time. Our conversations are 80% calculated half-truth these days anyway, at least on my side.
Well I'm going to go play MTG with the "Nerd Herd" (my friend group) now, and he'll be there. I'll see if that's too much interaction but hopefully it isn't. Isn't information gathering fun . . .