(OP here - I am super happy with the way you are playing this, so feel free to ignore my expounding: when I mentioned 'brainwashing' I thought that could include adopting cult-like beliefs/behaviours, loss of selfhood, rewriting of his own history eg. declaring he'd come here of his own volition to learn the One True Way, etc. I am really loving the ice and the desolation, and the deliberate attempts to close out everything from his old life - music, family. Now I'm wondering if he's seen Gala yet and if he misses riding...)