"Feeding the eyes as well as the stomach." His smile is tilted, and he nods.
Then his smile fades as he thinks about the Simulation. Not in any negative way of feeling, merely of delving into his thoughts. Of how to explain.
"The senses were a more obvious aspect, yes. But the rest... imagine that you are aware of what makes you an individual. You can feel your life, your very soul, and how it inhabits your physical form. Your soul and mind work in perfect sync with your body to create the being that is you." He touches his palm again, small circles.
"To not have a true body throws yourself into dissonance. Imagine that each of your senses is muffled in a way, that there is a lag between when you move your leg with your mind and your leg actually moves. That there is a disconnect within the heart of you. All feels stagnant. You are real, but at times you do not feel it to be so. It diminishes you."
Now he spreads his arms wide in shrug. "That is how it felt, to me, with that false body. Each and every waking moment." It is why he enjoyed going to those other worlds so often. A breath of fresh air."
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Then his smile fades as he thinks about the Simulation. Not in any negative way of feeling, merely of delving into his thoughts. Of how to explain.
"The senses were a more obvious aspect, yes. But the rest... imagine that you are aware of what makes you an individual. You can feel your life, your very soul, and how it inhabits your physical form. Your soul and mind work in perfect sync with your body to create the being that is you." He touches his palm again, small circles.
"To not have a true body throws yourself into dissonance. Imagine that each of your senses is muffled in a way, that there is a lag between when you move your leg with your mind and your leg actually moves. That there is a disconnect within the heart of you. All feels stagnant. You are real, but at times you do not feel it to be so. It diminishes you."
Now he spreads his arms wide in shrug. "That is how it felt, to me, with that false body. Each and every waking moment." It is why he enjoyed going to those other worlds so often. A breath of fresh air."