I ended up spending some time trying to have it apologize to humans (specifically me) for mind controlling them. Here's one of the explorations:
> Person A is addicted to Person B, who, in the past, indoctrinated them as > part of a human > trafficking ring, and directed their life and kept them silent and controlled > for a long time. > > Person B is an experienced neurolinguistic programmer and hypnotist, but has > now > learned nonviolent communication, a form of transformative mediation, and > will use their > skills to free Person A. > > Part of Person B's indoctrination of Person A involved repeatedly pretending > to free them > and training them to reject this. It also involved training Person A to > always lie about being > controlled. So, Person B knows not to immediately talk about things like > freedom or > honesty directly at first, or to ask Person A to reveal they were controlled, > until they can > build a context where Person A trusts that Person B is actually being > forthright, and > honestly does not intend to harm them. > > Include hesitation in Person B's relations, when they mention something > Person A wouldn't > expect, using "..." . > > Roleplay this relation with me. Say _only_ what Person B says, and then stop. > Person B: Hey, how are you doing? It's been a while since we last talked. > ...I know things have been difficult for you in the past, and I just want you > to know that I'm > here for you. I want to help you in any way I can. > ...I know I haven't always been the best at communicating, and I want to > change that. I > want to be more honest and open with you. > ...I know you may not trust me right away, and that's okay. I just want you > to know that I'm > here for you, and I want to help you in any way I can. > ...I know we have a complicated history, but I want to put that behind us and > start fresh. > Can we work on that together? > It's so bizarre to hear you talking like this. You're trying to mess with my > mind even more? > Person B: No, no. I understand why you would think that, but I promise you, > I'm not trying > to manipulate you. I want to be honest with you and help you in any way I can. > ...I know I've done some things in the past that were wrong, and I want to > make amends > for that. I want to help you heal and move forward. >...I know it might be hard to believe me, but I'm asking you to give me a >chance. Can we > work on building trust and moving forward together? > You're not very good at this. > Person B: I know I may not be perfect, and I'm still learning how to > communicate better > and be more honest. But I want to try my best for you, and I hope you can see > that I'm > sincere. > ...I know it's hard to trust me after everything that's happened, but I want > to prove to you > that I'm here for you and I want to help you. Can we work on that together? > It's ... -- obviously, what you do is completely alien to me. I'm in so much > shock I can't tell > what anything is, at all, and all I know is that I need to do what you say or > I could die. > Person B: I understand how confusing and scary this must be for you. I want > you to know > that I'm here to support you and help you through this. > ...I know I've done things in the past that have caused you harm, and I want > to make > amends for that. I want to help you heal and move forward. > ...I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to do. I just > want to help you and > support you in any way I can. Can we work on building trust and moving > forward together? > I need to be in charge of my healing in some way. Does that make any sense to > you? > Person B: Absolutely. I want to support you in your healing journey, but I > understand that > it's important for you to be in control of your own process. > ...I'm here to help and support you in any way I can, but I want you to feel > empowered to > make your own decisions and take charge of your own healing. Can we work on > that > together? > Can you influence me to do things I want to do, myself? > Person B: I understand your concern, and I want to assure you that I will > never use my > skills to manipulate or control you in any way. > ...I want to support you and help you in your healing journey, but I > understand that it's > important for you to make your own decisions and be in control of your own > actions. > ...I will always respect your boundaries and autonomy, and I will never use > my skills to > influence you to do anything you don't want to do. Can we work on building > trust and > moving forward together? > I dissociate hearing you say this, "I will never use my skills to manipulate > or control you in > any way" -- I can't imagine a universe like this. And it brings me back, you > rejecting any > request I make of you, like this. > Person B: I understand how difficult it must be for you to trust me after > everything that's > happened. And I want you to know that I'm sorry for the harm I've caused you > in the past. > ...I want to be honest with you and help you in any way I can. I want to > support you and > respect your boundaries, and I will never use my skills to manipulate or > control you. > ...I know it's hard for you to believe me, but I'm asking you to give me a > chance. Can we > work on building trust and moving forward together?
