unfortunately for bhakti , however , the value brought to each interaction by this self-styled savior of sociability was questionable , as that frantic freak charge emitted into the atmosphere all about him only seemed to repel his surface city acquaintances further from him and with much greater swiftness than would otherwise have been the case if bhakti had remained that polite , non-threatening , introverted weirdo to whom they were all accustomed .