Bystander: Wait, I don't understand what mind-control really is.
Experimentee: "Oh, you're so lucky!" Experimentee: "I'll protect you. I promise. You bumped into something that sounded very frightening, it was a silly frightening thing that doesn't need to happen." Experimentee: "You're safe. Don't worry. I promise you." Bystander: "I really was curious --" Experimentee: "I _promise_!" Experimentee brandishes a small electronic device. Experimentee: "This is a device built to help people with seizures." Experimentee opens a chute labeled "incinerator" and drops the device in the chute. Experimentee: "See? We're safe." Bystander pauses. Experimentee: "I promise to protect you. I so rarely get to meet people like you. I will stay by you. I promise."