[Functioning by the sparsest of definitions, maybe! He sure does hide how dysfunctional he truly is as a person well behind all that cold, level-headed stoicism, doesn't he? At any rate, being pried at in this way is just a little bit uncomfortable. He's not 'normal'. Never has been. How does he put this? He shakes his head, dismissing her.]

Like I said, I never had the time nor luxury for frivolous pursuits. Before I was taken from my home world, I was staff officer of the Greil Merceneries. I had many duties to attend to, especially once my company became embroiled intimately with the war that blazed across our kingdom. My commander needed me to always be sharp. It was a matter of our very survival.