Only the good die young, so I’m destined to be immortal, I guess. - Charles E. Gannon

Your arrogant self-importance is complicating your perception of what is a very simple matter.

Riordan surveyed the scene again. Knowing that it could not be other than perfect made it seem less remarkable, much in the way a constructed vista in a theme park could never quite compare with a less perfect one discovered in nature. This was merely a technological achievement, and the price of its perpetual perfection was its inability to inspire a sense of grandeur.

Corporal, I'm in charge here—
"Doctor, you are in charge here. But this assault rifle has a special veto power, if you get my drift.