In the continuation of the shared-garden sociodrama, the facilitator introduces a role swap between the public authority and a citizen, shifting perspective and testing how legitimacy, responsibility, and power feel when embodied from the other side. The newly positioned “public authority” attempts mediation, trying to reopen dialogue around access to minerals, drinking water, and permits, but the group dynamic is already charged with suspicion and skepticism, and mediation quickly meets resistance. The scene escalates into open confrontation as the citizen side presses the authorities for concrete action and the imbalance created by privatized resource capture remains unresolved; a direct request for help emerges as the conflict peaks, but the story closes without a satisfying resolution, reinforcing the sense of systemic blockage.

The debrief makes this emotional outcome explicit. Participants describe a difficulty finding a solution, a drift toward confrontation as the only available choice, and a pervasive feeling of being helpless, stuck, or even indifferent as the situation hardens. The theme of appropriation remains central, felt as both material seizure and symbolic exclusion. Several process-related observations also surface as the difficulty of not being oneself even when inhabiting roles, as personal values and emotions bleed into the characters. A strong current of despair is reported, to the point that one participant nearly leaves the sociodrama, signalling the psychological weight of the scenario.

F=Facilitator, P=Participant