"So you absorb emotions, huh? If we were back on the Fleet I'd probably ask you a lot of pushy questions so I could set you up with one of our doctors, and get your condition written up for the database." Best to leave it there; as she recalled a lot of humans had high privacy expectations - a lot higher than she was used to, certainly.

"I'm sure that Stacy has a huge medical database." Because otherwise she'd unpod someone with a lethal disease or contagious insanity, and that would be that. "The Vizsnunishne database has as one of its condition of use that it can be given away, but not sold. Stacy might think her medical information is proprietary - well, even if she does think that, I can still add my information to hers. If she lets me."

One pushy question finally broke loose. "So - can you absorb emotions from anyone? Can you absorb them from Stacy?"