ThinksMarkedly wrote:Thinksmarkedly wrote:Penny's argument is that the treecat could be willing, so they wouldn't necessarily report on the lies and secrets, at least not the ones that the Onion is interested in keeping. But it seems that the reaction is physiological rather than a learned skill, so the treecat may not have a choice but to detect, fill ill at ease, and broadcast that to the adoptee. Even if both decide that they don't want to act on it, their reaction may tell others around them that a lie is being told or subterfuge being perpetrated.penny wrote:If a treecat is bonded with someone in the Onion, the cat might be loyal to the Onion.
You didn't hear me. I said the reaction may be physiological, like smelling something foul causing someone to wrinkle their nose. Or being punched in the gut causing someone to double over. They may not have a choice but to react and thus make it evident to others around them that it has happened, including reactions to the subterfuge that the adoptee may have wanted to cause. That means this person cannot be allowed to interact with untrusted others.
That's a serious impediment for the Detweilers, who need to run an organisation. The alternative is to literally become a secluded Evil Lord petting a 'cat.
Ah! I see. And I agree. Honestly, that went right over my head. Lies might be like tasting a lemon for a treecat.
But It begs the question of how that fact is handled in the GA. Nimitz and some of the older more experienced cats may have acquired a poker face. But that still leaves the younger cats. Nice thought Thinksmarkedly.