*Dr. Jack Bright earned a symphony of groans in whatever room he entered because his coping mechanism to deal with his unmet desire to die just happened to be chaos plus disregard for regulations and every widely accepted morality, hence his pranking habit. His undying loyalty to the Foundation was probably the only reason he still had influence. He found it hard to establish genuine connections with anyone knowing he will outlive them.* "Dust to dust! Not in my case, but you get the sentiment."