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cacambo43 wrote:I'm still confused as to whether a Loroi can or cannot keep thoughts completely to themselves or not.

The short answer is yes, but the more complicated answer is: sometimes.

Loroi cannot normally read each others thoughts. All adult Loroi have developed some level of mental discipline, which prevents them from "broadcasting" all of their private thoughts, and offers some protection against external efforts to read these thoughts. These barriers can be breached, but this usually requires touch contact, and/or close proximity and a very high telepathic skill level on the part of the would-be hacker. If there is a question of fact or loyalty, a Loroi may be subjected to touch contact with a skilled telepathy (such as a Mizol) who will probably be able to determine the matter.

Unguarded thoughts can often be transmitted through normal telepathic conversation. Because it is inherently truthful, a hidden secret can be reveal overtly through a truthful answer to a sensitive question (or covertly through a non-answer to such a question). Also, an attentive and skilled telepath can discover hidden truths through unguarded moments of normal telepathic conversation.

So, while most Loroi cannot simply read the minds of all other Loroi, secrets can be hard to keep, especially from your friends.

Arioch wrote:
So, while most Loroi cannot simply read the minds of all other Loroi, secrets can be hard to keep, especially from your friends.

Thanks for taking the time to explain. If one extends the question to non-Loroi minds, would one expect that if an unskilled or inexperienced Loroi was in a roomful of "aliens" she would be inundated with unguarded thoughts?

CJSF

cacambo43 wrote:Thanks for taking the time to explain. If one extends the question to non-Loroi minds, would one expect that if an unskilled or inexperienced Loroi was in a roomful of "aliens" she would be inundated with unguarded thoughts?

Non-telepathic aliens do not have the ability to "send", so they can only be read by a Loroi who is actively trying to read them. This usually requires very close proximity or touch.

Darroth wrote:

NOMAD wrote:OOOOOHHHH good page; Icekatze nice to see your character in the comic.

That last panel, are we about to see Talon pulls some very impressive flying . . . TOP GUN style

What's your problem Alex?

You're everyone's problem. That's because every time you fly, you're unsafe. I don't like you because you're dangerous.

That's right! I am dangerous.

*mutual smoldering looks*.

In this case, i see you genious in your flying, but I can't say that or everyone on this shuttle will know that.

@ Darroth nicely done sir . . . brought a smile to my face.

NOMAD wrote:

Darroth wrote:

NOMAD wrote:OOOOOHHHH good page; Icekatze nice to see your character in the comic.

That last panel, are we about to see Talon pulls some very impressive flying . . . TOP GUN style

What's your problem Alex?

You're everyone's problem. That's because every time you fly, you're unsafe. I don't like you because you're dangerous.

That's right! I am dangerous.

*mutual smoldering looks*.

In this case, i see you genious in your flying, but I can't say that or everyone on this shuttle will know that.

@ Darroth nicely done sir . . . brought a smile to my face.

Add the first panel of this page, especially Talon's words to him, and you may actually see a subtext Arioch may have never intended

fredgiblet wrote:Beryl's arm is still around Alex's shoulders~

Just warming up to the hyoomahn heating pad.

man_of_foul_tofu wrote:(1) Enticing as blossoming romance is, I find Romance in a hard SF plot - or in any SF plot twisting with 'because love' followed by the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bewildering "now change all our strategies" to be utterly frustratingly stupid. I do not want that here in Outside. [/size]

Bruh, attractive blue aliens with remarkably similar forms to humans almost ALWAYS ends in a romantic first encounter, physically, and culturally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxahwxY_5jg

Voitan wrote:

man_of_foul_tofu wrote:(1) Enticing as blossoming romance is, I find Romance in a hard SF plot - or in any SF plot twisting with 'because love' followed by the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bewildering "now change all our strategies" to be utterly frustratingly stupid. I do not want that here in Outside. [/size]

Bruh, attractive blue aliens with remarkably similar forms to humans almost ALWAYS ends in a romantic first encounter, physically, and culturally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxahwxY_5jg

Don't harass the hippie
Besides, you've got to admit that sometimes the romance is a bit forced and shoehorned.

Voitan wrote:

man_of_foul_tofu wrote:(1) Enticing as blossoming romance is, I find Romance in a hard SF plot - or in any SF plot twisting with 'because love' followed by the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bewildering "now change all our strategies" to be utterly frustratingly stupid. I do not want that here in Outside. [/size]

Bruh, attractive blue aliens with remarkably similar forms to humans almost ALWAYS ends in a romantic first encounter, physically, and culturally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxahwxY_5jg

COWABUNGA! (horrible sound quality, one of the reasons I always switched off the speech in UQM.)

Krulle wrote: COWABUNGA! (horrible sound quality, one of the reasons I always switched off the speech in UQM.)

Holy smokes, check out dem NAV HUDS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0C5V8OPVI