007: AMAs, Third Round

[tarnishedavenger]

So, we've got a load of new people, and that means it's time for me to do the only thing it feels like I get on these comms to do anymore: AMAs.

For you new people, I find it helps when we get together and explain a little bit about ourselves, any powers we have, and our skillsets. That way we know what we're starting with and what we can build off of. So, please, come and introduce yourselves and be willing to answer questions.

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[takenalive]

Telepathy, eh. Can you project as well as receive? Is this purely a passive form or are you also able to delve past surface or current thoughts?

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[zerg_rush]

I can only talk to another psychic, and trying to sort out deeper thoughts is hard.

[Locked to New Hires]

I don't want the general public freaking out about me. I got enough of that back home. Yes, I can go past surface thoughts, and I can project images and emotions to non-telepaths.

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[takenalive]

I suppose that's fair. Interesting to have this as a human ability. I associate it more with Leerans.

What Andalites use isn't truly telepathy by some markers. Cadets sometimes make it through the academy believing psychic things don't exist. I'm not clear on the difference, though.

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[zerg_rush]

We're newcomers as far as psi goes. Every single protoss is a psychic.

What you do would be called telepathy where I'm from.

[locked]

[takenalive]

How did your people acquire the ability?

English has too few of the words I would use to describe how Andalites speak and sing, and I am no scientist, so any attempt I could make to explain is incredibly crude. We transmit what are generally assumed to be universal symbols, but it's also the case that we are better understood when we know something about the people we speak to and can adjust our language accordingly.