I've talked to a lot of people lately. They are both ascension fans and neutrals. Some people don't turn the game on after Valentine's Day. Another person neutral was interested in learning the “evil” of the path, ascension, and having fun playing. Not after being forced to be locked into the role of victim. They played an ally and lover, willing to do anything and certainly not afraid of anything. Now they can't and wasn't. And plays friendship. Whoever wanted to destroy this romance has quite succeeded.
