Giant sentient spaceships, millions of years old, operating on a roughly fifty thousand year cycle to harvest all advanced organic life. Oh, and they kind've look like gigantic squid, because it's not like we need more nightmarish tentacles out there.

[The sigh earns a bit of a wry smile, appreciative if not apologetic.]

Believe it or not, I know the feeling. If it makes it go down any easier, I have just gotten a still up and running, if you want to follow the example of generations of philosophers and drink while debating.