Dealing with someone who is mentally out of it is different, if you haven’t done it before. You really, truly want to “communicate” with them, but it’s not happening, which is peculiarly frustrating.
You don’t know if they’re even aware of you, or if they think you’re a Lizard Man from Mars. And oddly enough, it feels *less* threatening than when someone is all there.
Deciding to shoot them you hold back, because you have a lot less mental certainty. Your judgment is unclear.
I can't be certain of it but there may be several people who think that about me.
Cordially,