[Ben still remembers clearly the difficulty with people who simply don't understand what it's like to be conditioned to a certain way of thinking. How maybe it's harmful in the long run, obviously so even, but going against it still hurts in a way that can't be described; still makes the act of doing so feel unsafe, wrong. They mean to help, but often they end up causing more damage than they fix, and because they don't understand this they stop trying.
Ben doesn't argue. He wouldn't. Not willingly, not knowingly, not intentionally. Instead he nods.]
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Ben doesn't argue. He wouldn't. Not willingly, not knowingly, not intentionally. Instead he nods.]
Do you require anything at this time, Abigail?