Ravage sighs, a little nervous, and leans against Soundwave, who caresses her with a ripple of his field.
"In Ravage's case it might be best if you told him beforehand, since he will be able to feel her discomfort if he touches her without warning, especially if she doesn't see it coming and doesn't have a chance to slip out of the way."
He isn't going to repeat what Ravage told Aletayria earlier in the evening about having been assaulted, or what she told them before about how upset she gets when people disrespect her because they think she's a non-sapient animal. But he can imagine how distressing it would be to a telepath or empath to experience the violent emotional reaction Ravage can have to being touched by surprise by relative strangers, particularly if she doesn't see it coming. He's felt it himself, when others have made that mistake--and not only did it upset Ravage a lot, the flaring of his own protective instincts was unpleasant as well.
"It might make him feel unwell, and that would just make her feel worse."
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Date: 2021-02-13 08:01 pm (UTC)"In Ravage's case it might be best if you told him beforehand, since he will be able to feel her discomfort if he touches her without warning, especially if she doesn't see it coming and doesn't have a chance to slip out of the way."
He isn't going to repeat what Ravage told Aletayria earlier in the evening about having been assaulted, or what she told them before about how upset she gets when people disrespect her because they think she's a non-sapient animal. But he can imagine how distressing it would be to a telepath or empath to experience the violent emotional reaction Ravage can have to being touched by surprise by relative strangers, particularly if she doesn't see it coming. He's felt it himself, when others have made that mistake--and not only did it upset Ravage a lot, the flaring of his own protective instincts was unpleasant as well.
"It might make him feel unwell, and that would just make her feel worse."