[He nods a little, the motion almost lost in the dark. He'd go mad. He'd go completely and utterly insane. It's something he's certain of, now, if somehow he hadn't been before. How long had it taken for Ardyn to feel safe enough in the world to even be around people again, even if people he hated, people who didn't know who or what he was? Too long.]

I don't know how you did it. Sure, you're crazy, but you're a coherent crazy. Pretty impressive. In a horrifying way.