"It's... very strange," Tenpou begins after a moment's hesitation. It's not that he doesn't want to describe the experience, it's that he can't. He speaks four languages fluently, but they all lack the appropriate words. The language of science seeks to avoid ambiguities, but human minds are by nature places of dreamlike ambiguity and half-formed philosphy. "You might try talking to Yancy Beckett about it if you're interested, though. Drift seems to come very easily to him."

Tenpou smiles with a slight hint of embarrassment. Hanji is a respected colleague, so it's difficult to speak the truth. After excelling at nearly everything he'd ever tried in life, Tenpou's utter failure at Drift came as a shock. "I'm afraid I'm not very good at forming connections with people."