[ He'll cross his arms and actually consider what he says seriously. ]

So you steal hearts in the metaverse. You weren't being literal before. [ He's quietly mulling over the logic of it all, curious as to what the metaverse might look like. An alternate world where people's inner-selves and their twisted desires reside sounds odd. What would be the purpose of that? ]

And does stealing their "heart" actually change anything in them in the material world?