[He's so sad for you that you'd be so used to a place like that that you'd miss it.]
If you'd ever had the misfortune to find yourself a prisoner in Angband you'd know that ludicrous question for what it is. [That is to say an insult to anyone who had, he himself included. And you're hardly going to get lobotomized.]
[That eyebrow is just going to get raised again at that laughter.] I've been fighting orcs, balrogs, dragons and wargs for centuries and have been the personal prisoner of Morgoth himself. [Just in case you think he'd be somehow impressed by all that.] Believe me things could always be worse. Just be glad you haven't found yourself nailed to a mointan for a couple of decades... I can assure you it's a less than pleasant experience.
[You do that. He'll never turn down free information, but don't expect him to use it as anything but a reference point to why Gadriel is the way he is.] Not necessarily. I don't know you well enough to be able to tell whether you are a reasonable sort or one who'd think offering a suggestion you disagree with to be a betrayal. And I'd much prefer you seek other recourse with the rest of us here before you start lopping heads off of shoulders. [Unless it's literally a life or death thing, in which case he'd probably be on your side about that.]
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If you'd ever had the misfortune to find yourself a prisoner in Angband you'd know that ludicrous question for what it is. [That is to say an insult to anyone who had, he himself included. And you're hardly going to get lobotomized.]
[That eyebrow is just going to get raised again at that laughter.] I've been fighting orcs, balrogs, dragons and wargs for centuries and have been the personal prisoner of Morgoth himself. [Just in case you think he'd be somehow impressed by all that.] Believe me things could always be worse. Just be glad you haven't found yourself nailed to a mointan for a couple of decades... I can assure you it's a less than pleasant experience.
[You do that. He'll never turn down free information, but don't expect him to use it as anything but a reference point to why Gadriel is the way he is.] Not necessarily. I don't know you well enough to be able to tell whether you are a reasonable sort or one who'd think offering a suggestion you disagree with to be a betrayal. And I'd much prefer you seek other recourse with the rest of us here before you start lopping heads off of shoulders. [Unless it's literally a life or death thing, in which case he'd probably be on your side about that.]