[He doesn't at all seem to mind the more muted reaction. Perhaps he's simply the type of drunk that likes to hear himself talk, but then again, he's not particularly laconic while sober, either.]

Ah, but no, but that is the paradox, you see? If it were possible to turn back time-- Or if it were possible to change things-- You see?

How would you know? For it would all be overwritten, rewritten, unwritten. Everything...

[There's a dramatic gesture with his hand that nearly sends his glass flying but after all of that he finally quiets down a little.]

Well, that is why it is a legend.