Stone snorts, himself. "I hate parties. Even when I was young and pretty, I hated parties." He glances back at SAGE, and says, "I just want to know if others of you idea-people see these shortcomings, too, and want to do something about them, or if we're alone with SAGE here on our side. If he even is. Since you're here, you're the one probably most likely to agree with him."