He shakes his head, mouth pursing as his brow dips. "It was dumb, but everyone on that side figured that using any machina would mean they'd never make up for having it in the first place. It doesn't excuse them, but-" a sigh, and a quicker shake of his head. "--everyone was being lied to from the top."

Tidus pauses, before sharing on a lighter note, "But they got rid of the fiend finally a few years back, so now they don't need to worry about it anymore. And hopefully, people are being better about the Al Bhed! They know their way around technology better than anyone in Spira!"