I mean, you could, but it's just gonna hurt more later. You know how it goes.

[Billy makes a little face at her, apologetic but honest. Let's try and rip the bandaid off fast, shall we?]

Good news! It's not gonna last forever. Maybe three or four hours from whenever you picked up that feather, there's an oil on them that basically lets you pull an Elphaba and defy gravity.

Bad news: when it wears off, it's gonna happen fast, and your face probably isn't gonna like it if it's the first part hitting the ground.