"So, I accepted the architect's offer and settled on this floor. Normally, the Tower readjusts the time flow for each floor.
But here, the time is different for every individual.
And, as a punishment for my sins, the architect adjusted my time to such an extreme speed that everything else moves like a crawl outside the Tower.
Even you, despite how much your time has been adjusted, are still moving slower than me.
I can make tea in the time it takes you to say a single word. And I have to speak slowly just so you can understand.
If I spoke at my normal speed, then youwon'tbeabletohear&(/%+-"
At the end of his sentence, Jiroeki's voice sped up, growing faster and faster.
Then, his words blurred together into an incomprehensible mess, even to Arlon's superior hearing.
And finally, though Jiroeki's lips were still moving, there was no sound at all.
It was that fast.
