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[konekopersia]

And it's yet another newcomer! At least this one has been lurking for a while and won't be asking the usual obvious question.

"How much does this place change people?"

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[just_a_murder]

It helped me become more sociable.

[konekopersia]

"That must make it pretty powerful if you are anything like your alternate in my world, Fujimiya-san." Mamoru smiles slightly more warmly than being friendly would call for.

[just_a_murder]

I found myself at loose ends. I found some great people here, and they could see me outside of my usual context.

[konekopersia]

"Oh, yes, that does make sense. Forgive me if this is presumptous, but are you happy?" If Mamoru seems wistful, it must be a trick of the light! Really!

[rurounitriv]

It depends on the person. If they are a very black-and-white kind of personality, it tends to open them up considerably. People who have a high level of paranoia, paradoxically, tend to find themselves loosening up a bit because the AVF gets them used to interacting with people without bloodshed, and because for the most part people here tend towards benevolence.

If someone's already fairly open-minded and reasonably trusting - without being utterly naive, that is - then the effect is less pronounced.

[konekopersia]

"So it would be reasonable to think that someone might start to consider options besides violence on a regular basis?"

[rurounitriv]

Well, if he's been hanging out here for any length of time, he'll have gotten into the habit - attempting violence can wind up actually rebounding on the attacker rather painfully, and even if it doesn't, it's rather frustrating to try to stick a knife in someone repeatedly and only dull your blades on the anti-violence field.