[Sephiroth may not see it as assimilation, but something does want to force them to act out a role, and he wants no part of it. (Definitely no dancing.)

He, um, does seem to give her proposal some serious thought, his eyes flicking back out at the crowded ballroom. Murdering civilians isn't something he would normally consider, but there's something about these people that makes them seem not fully real, as if it wouldn't really be murder.]

...well. We might find out whether there is any truth to those threats of consequences.

But I don't think these vapid people are in control here. I was hoping I might identify someone who is.