[He shrugs, doing a thumbs-up at the snorunt, because damn son good job there.]

Usually it's all about buying time, isn't it? [He's been surrounded by rather elitistic Enlightened all of his life, so for him it comes as naturally as breathing to throw it around.]

You haven't? All those facets, the way it catches the light... I think it's rather breathtaking, really. And I'm not sure there's anything more beautiful than an Aurora Beam.