Ah, I'm sorry for that. They can be unsettling to be around just on the street as it is. [Hmm...] Well, overt rebellion or troublesome behavior on your part will often result in you turning into one for a certain amount of time, usually proportional to the "offense".

[Usually.]

That's the most common form of brainwashing. It's both a punishment and an indication that someone has returned to their original world. [...] I think the latter briefly happened to me, although I don't quite recall it.