[ Venti picks up his own drink, finally taking a long sip from it ]
I don't know how to even begin explaining . . . what was ultimately a short time felt like an eternity trapped in a birdcage. They took our powers, for starters -- I couldn't fly. Even Cloud Retainer couldn't fly! Imagine it!
[ IMAGINE WALKING EVERYWHERE??????? Traumatic. ]
Though it also meant you couldn't throw rocks at me anymore-- well, not you. A different you.
[ A stiff sort of pause before he barrels on ]
Things were so dire there, I even developed a sense of responsibility that I fear still plagues me . . .
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I don't know how to even begin explaining . . . what was ultimately a short time felt like an eternity trapped in a birdcage. They took our powers, for starters -- I couldn't fly. Even Cloud Retainer couldn't fly! Imagine it!
[ IMAGINE WALKING EVERYWHERE??????? Traumatic. ]
Though it also meant you couldn't throw rocks at me anymore-- well, not you. A different you.
[ A stiff sort of pause before he barrels on ]
Things were so dire there, I even developed a sense of responsibility that I fear still plagues me . . .