Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27082610-20170729051211/@comment-25396609-20170911184244

It's like... he can't actively control it; it requires his action and his intentions to line up. If he wants to do something and he does it, the semblance will give him a bit of a boost; make it easier.

Example; he feels like he's being ripped off, demands a refund; semblance makes it seem like he's right and they should let him have his money back.

That is something it CAN do, it's a simple psychological trick; if he is being agressive in demanding a refund, he will seem more intimidating. If he begs for the money back, he would become a living embodiment of puppy dog eyes.

This is because

1: He believes he is in the right, his mentality is that he is making a reasonable request and thus the semblance is able to I guess "tune" itself to aid him in convincing them.

2: He takes action to achieve the desired result; by actively requesting his money back, through whatever method he ends up using, the semblance triggers and changes his presence to make them want to do it his way; be it out of fear, respect, or pity.

Things it cannot do:

If he killed someone (extreme example) he could not convince somebody he didn't do it. He KNOWS he did it, and that already rules out the requirement that... basically he has to believe in himself, stupid as that sounds, for the semblance to tune itself; and he has to act on that belief in order for it to activate.

Basically, he has to be able to convince himself, before the semblance will help him convince other people; and he has to be able to act on that conviction in order for it to activate.