Barid gave a slight, sad smile. "I try to do more than merely function, but it's a challenge. Millennia alone, with nothing but the sound of your own blood rushing through your veins makes one desire the peace and quiet, oddly enough. People are so... loud."<br/><br/>Barid nodded. "Unfortunately, most of my information is woefully out of date, by now. For all their stoicness, they adapt remarkably quickly. I've primarily avoided the issue by preventing conflicts in the first place, as opposed to throwing resources at it in a fruitless waste on both sides."