[Not really shorter, actually-- seeing how Ven's spent three years in Luceti, he's gained a few inches, but that's a minor detail. What matters is, he's got something warm on. That sure as heck beats turning into a human popsicle.

The Malkuth comment prompts a laugh out of him, and he shakes his head. Maybe he should nip this one in the bud before things get too confusing...]

Nope, and it's not part of any other place you've heard of, either; Luceti's off in its own world, and I'm not exaggerating, either. It's...

[Hmm... How to put this?]

Okay, so, you can think of it like being sent to one of the other millions of stars in the sky. Or another planet, I guess. That's how most people seem to look at it.