[Asch doesn't respond to that immediately, though he's visibly uncomfortable with the idea. 90% of his life philosophy is treating everyone like a stranger. It's just a defense mechanism- or the sort of mentality he's built up over the years. Strangers do the sort of damage that people who actually know you can.
Just what kind of treatment is he supposed to give them, then? Neutral territory doesn't really exist for him.]
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Just what kind of treatment is he supposed to give them, then? Neutral territory doesn't really exist for him.]
...And if I don't?
[If I can't?]