Ah... That's a hard thing to replace. Familiarity takes time, persistence. Things that can't be bought with money.

[ Midnight tilts his head. ]

If one makes oneself comfortable here, surrounds themselves with the things that are agreeable enough, for long enough for them to become "familiar"... That would do it. But it also tells our admirers we're prepared to be here for good. With them.

[ But on the other hand, it does keep them in a state of uneasy discomfort, which is bad for morale. Is a moral victory even relevant there, at that point? ]