Oh, I was hoping to buy myself a pair of beautiful wings just like yours.

[He giggles, meeting that gaze with a somewhat disguised interest—hiding it behind that cheerful laugh.]

Just kidding! I don't need wings to fly. But from what I've heard, that's an example of something I could actually do if I really wanted it. Isn't that frightening? I don't know whether a gift like that would come from their technology or from the gods themselves.

. . . Me, I'm just planning on starting a business. A startup needs funds, sadly.