Yeah, that kind of weird cult-y propaganda can put a damper on a lot of good stuff. But it sounds like you never took your eye off the prize, so good for you.

[The wording may come off as sarcastic, but she truly means it. She's had her own share of ups and downs over her thousand year long life, and the effect both ups and downs had on her really depended on the people around her.

It is agreed: People are what's important.]

This place must seem like a total backwater after traveling around the whole solar system, though, huh?