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Wonder what would happen if one of those took a hit.
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The book "Blindsight" shows super-smart aliens who don't have consciousness or self-awareness. The Loroi see us the same way. They think we are like zombies, unable to understand our own minds or feel our existence unlike any other living beings they've met.raistlin34 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:05 amNo wonder Loroi find Alex creepy. He must feel like a robot made of flesh to their senses.
I remember watching star trek years ago and noting that when Data interacted with telepaths, they always treated him with friendly curiosity. Though that is in line with ST philosophy, in another setting wouldn't it make sense for a telepath to find someone with no detectable thoughts kind of unsettling, like meeting someone with no face? Even if they were polite and friendly, it would be rather off-putting.raistlin34 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:05 amNo wonder Loroi find Alex creepy. He must feel like a robot made of flesh to their senses.
Beryl wrote: The position is already clear[...] I... that is, We Loroi... can sense the presence of minds near to us.
That brings up an important point - why is Beryl so sure the area is clear just because she can't sense minds, might there not be automated or robotic defences without minds?raistlin34 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:05 amNo wonder Loroi find Alex creepy. He must feel like a robot made of flesh to their senses.
Would you put automated weaponry... in the place where you store your torpedoes?
It's called a camera lol.Krulle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:52 pmThat ...
Gives me
a) the creeps.
b) the feeling that the Umiak may have an anti-detection device on board, and that there is one hiding very close by.
And that ultimately Alex will be the one finding "it", showing the Loroi they've become too reliant on their telepathic ability, when he prevents "It" from shooting Beryl in the back.
The ones that aren't dead are very well aware. But by this point the Loroi are already in control of the bridge, the magazine, and main engineering.
"All hands to the Battle/Secondary Bridge!"