"In my world, certain people have the ability to tap into a type of energy known as 'the Force'," Leia explained. "That ability happens to run particularly strongly in my family. And with time and practice, a Force-sensitive person can learn to use that energy to- among other things- sense certain things about people and their environment that they might otherwise not be able to."
"I haven't had nearly as much practice as some," she continued, "but I am generally able to sense the surface emotions of those around me. I occasionally pick up surface thoughts as well but only if someone is thinking very intensely about that particular thing. What I've noticed in Nautilus though, is that different species have a different overall 'feel' to them. Androids, for example, feel... 'sharper' for lack of a better term. That is, each emotion is more clearly defined than in humans; they don't blend into each other nearly as much."
She actually looked mildly surprised too, at Markus also being from Detroit. She hadn't wanted to assume, knowing how much the odds would be against it; if androids in their world were anywhere near as ubiquitous as droids in hers, they could have easily been from opposite sides of the planet. But it seemed like the odds were significantly better than she'd thought.
"His name's Connor," she said. "He seems pretty determined to believe he's just a machine, even though pretty much everyone else can tell that that's a load of bantha crap and most of us have said as much. Maybe another android will have better luck at convincing him."
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"I haven't had nearly as much practice as some," she continued, "but I am generally able to sense the surface emotions of those around me. I occasionally pick up surface thoughts as well but only if someone is thinking very intensely about that particular thing. What I've noticed in Nautilus though, is that different species have a different overall 'feel' to them. Androids, for example, feel... 'sharper' for lack of a better term. That is, each emotion is more clearly defined than in humans; they don't blend into each other nearly as much."
She actually looked mildly surprised too, at Markus also being from Detroit. She hadn't wanted to assume, knowing how much the odds would be against it; if androids in their world were anywhere near as ubiquitous as droids in hers, they could have easily been from opposite sides of the planet. But it seemed like the odds were significantly better than she'd thought.
"His name's Connor," she said. "He seems pretty determined to believe he's just a machine, even though pretty much everyone else can tell that that's a load of bantha crap and most of us have said as much. Maybe another android will have better luck at convincing him."