For the most part they are just playing a character as long as they aren’t really that dysphoric in the moment they enjoy the attention and style of conversation that comes with discussion of how well they pass with hons. Cements their place as a passoid and frustrates hons while making them despair.
Yeah I haven’t gotten any peeks behind the curtain there, I imagine there can be some awfulness. It’s a tricky balance because I don’t want to encourage any of that kind of behavior that could do harm to others, but they don’t really get to me, like I’m sure the life they willingly build for themselves will be worse than anything I could say or do to them. But I’d hate to leave anyone alone with their misery.