Well, because they weren't the same person. Not at all. They looked the same, and shared some personality traits, but once you got to know them they were incredibly different, and certainly their experiences were quite different. But even Kirk could admit sometimes he wondered what shenanigans they could have gotten up to if he hadn't had his wings.

His brows scrunched at that, lips pursing as he parsed that new tidbit of information. "Wait - you could take them off?"