<span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)">"have fun with that, i like my quiet, peaceful life and there is only room for one Eternal in it and even she keeps her distance."</span>Ophidian smirked and raised his beer.<span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)"> "this is my dessert. i have been working to introduce her to more foods but even when we go out to eat she usually sticks to salads, its a pain. i honestly dont know, i was at war for a long time."</span><br/><br/>Ibara nodded with a frown.<span style="color: rgb(255, 128, 0)">"youll find most of the people here have mental issues. this is a city of refugees, everyone is scarred and broken in some way or another."</span>she smirked and then laughed quietly.<span style="color: rgb(255, 128, 0)">"Nalo gave me this nonesense. i knew some of the names were bogus but i didnt have the time, resources nor did i give a shit enough to investigate it... but it just goes to show i was right not to trust a word that came out of that machine's mouth."</span>she shook her head and returned to her desk.<span style="color: rgb(255, 128, 0)">"dont bother, i honestly dont care. Nalo is gone, she doesnt matter. your methods must adjust. if the horse wont drink there is a reason, figure out what it is and fix the problem. if you dont help the people your programs are leaving behind they will only become problems down the road... theft, extortion, violence. every mortal is capable of these things if these things if they are pushed far enough. the question you have to ask yourself is this, which is cheaper? trying to help those people so they become productive members of society, something my temple boasts a seventy-percent success rate at in six months of treatment. yes, it costs as much as housing a prisoner for two years. but the average prison sentence is three years and there is an eighty percent chance that the people we release will only go out and commit another crime because they still dont know how to get a job."</span>she pulled out a file and handed it to the avatar.<span style="color: rgb(255, 128, 0)">"James came to us after spending half his life in various prisons, first in Stormwind and then here. his only problem? he had no education and his entire life he was told he was too stupid to learn. his parents told him he was an idiot so many times he believed them and resorted to mugging people to get by... we worked with him for four months and as you can see he actually has a very high intelligence and is now the cheif architect on all city projects. if i thought like you and ignored this 'horse that refused to drink' instead of finding out why he wouldnt drink we would be short one brilliant architect and plus one drain on society... my point is, the vast majority of people want to work, they want to do something meaningful with their lives, they just need help. help people find the right job and they will do it better and be happier doing it then if you ignore them and push them into a life of crime."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>