[ Dorian started to assemble his as well, hands moving carefully as all the steps to properly assemble the drink fly back in his mind, like remembering an old poem you had forgotten you knew. ]

I'd argue that the earlier ages had their energy. However, they tended to focus it all on one thing. The so-called age of colonization focused mostly on that. The World Wars? All the energy was focused on the war front. [ He chuckled slightly, shaking his head. ] At the expense of anything fun, of course. If I had known how boring Britain during the blitz would have been, I'd have signed up to fight.

[ It briefly occurred to Dorian that this was the first time he had practically blatantly stated his immortality. However, based on that small nostalgic smile as his mind drifted back to the World Wars, he was perfectly fine with that. ]