A Matter of Aesthetics
The two men, both tall, with white hair and long white beards,
surveyed the landscape before them. Then, with a slight shift in Time and
Space, they moved to overlook another - considerably wetter - landscape,
on another planet, and in another time.
With a blink, they returned to their original position, on the highest
of mountains in a great range. They stood that way for a long time, until
finally one turned to the other and clapped him on the shoulder in a
comradely manner.
"Yes, I did like your Scandinavian fjords. They are very well done.
But, if I have to be honest, I find these mountains more impressive visually.
Regardless, your work - all of it - shows sheer genius."
Then, arm in arm, Gandalf and Slartibartfast went down from the
mountains of Middle Earth and back to the wedding celebrations for Aragorn
and Arwen.