"I can neither confirm nor deny your analogy and thus am forced to assume you know what I'm talking about." If that bothers Dorian, though, he doesn't show it, instead shrugging as though Tony's understanding of the situation had no impact on the overarching narrative.

He nodded, though, to confirm Tony's suspicion. "Indeed. It was rather like being punched in the gut in the dark when you were only stepping out to use the privy." He finishes the wine he was given, setting the mug down and looking back to the man. "Or rather it is."