Dealing with catalysts

[creationist]

Since you are already at the point of asking for catalyst, then just accept it with amusement. You can choose to play the role of an angry friend, or you can choose to flip it around and analyze the original intentions of your friend. Or do both! Personally I like to analyze things from multiple perspective, from the eyes of multiple people and personalities, so that instead of just gaining the experience of the catalyst from one perspective, do it from multiple perspectives for an exponential gain in experience.