• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    8 days ago

    I would genuinely find it hard to be in the same proximity as a telepath. What the hell do you do? Recite mantras in your head to keep your thoughts pure?

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      7 days ago

      Think of absolutely ridiculous things and let it wander

      “Wow, I bet she would like great in a clown output and dyed red hair, kinda like that 20th century Ronald McDonald. But with a buzz cut instead of long hair, and maybe rainbow sandals. Still in my head, I can keep going down this rabbit hole aaaallll day”

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      7 days ago

      She’s an empath, not a telepath. She can’t read your thoughts she can only feel your feelings.

      Also, pretty sure she regularly does it between starships to the people who are on screen, which means you don’t even need to be in the same star system for her to feel you

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        7 days ago

        Okay, but the way it was depicted 9/10 times it just made everyone else look really stupid.

        Shady man with shifty eyes: "$30 to come spend time in our space casino/beach resort full of beautiful woman

        Piccard; great idea let’s go

        Tori; Captain, I’m getting a strange aura from him, he may be lying, perhaps we should proceed with caution.

        Piccard; your console is appreciated, Riker has already gone over to investigate.

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      Focus directly on the telepath and make sure to think your thoughts as loudly and clearly as possible. If they’re going to read your mind anyway then you might as well make extra sure they can hear you. XD

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        I just had this thought that perhaps some people would just be toxic to telepaths. Like emetics.

        The moment they tune into a person’s thoughts they start tearing their hair out and vomiting.

        Kinda like this but different https://youtu.be/nEiM6YSRFjk

        You get the gist

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    7 days ago

    Well have you looked at her? I too would have put her on the bridge. Although it might have been a bit awkward with an empath.

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    7 days ago

    Picard is part of a Starfleet pilot program designed to help delicate little flowers experience captaincy without getting their fee-fees hurt.