I think we can do things to other people, but leave the interaction open. As in, you say 'I try/think/decide to do X', and leave it to the other character to react, deciding whether or not your action is accepted/successful, etc.
“…Judge not what a man has done, but judge what he could have done if he was a different bloke altogether. For art thou a leper? And a leper can changeth his spots…” --Rudy Wade, Misfits (Series 4, Episode 8)