Veg lasted six minutes-twenty seconds being nostalgic. Sickly so to tell the truth.
Then he went off into a rant. It was worth the wait.
As the rant progresses Veg reveals the hidden crevasses of his mind. He pops the hood and lets you peek inside.
The part about admiring people who can do denial --- not my thing. But if you pop the hood on somebodies cranium and have a look inside.
You have to be ready for what you might see.