Fair enough. [ Well, Jim's receiving that loud and clear; seems like a situation where there's no offense to be taken. He's happy to not beat around the bush, with permission granted. ] Huh, so it functions through your bending power, as opposed to heightened extraneous senses?

It's supposed to be similar to a rabbit, from what I understand. [ Jim's felt the flutter himself many a time, one hand laid over the odd placement, where a human's liver would be. Usually to great relief, because if he's checking Spock's heart the guy is critically injured. Par for the course, really. ] It's both, all the time. We get to do a lot of exploration, and that's the best part.

[ Mortal peril and defending the Federation is critical, but exploring is the lifeblood. ]