[The sharp shift in topic is welcome. The jump from potential loss to empirical questions of comparison might bother Markus regarding any other subject, but not this one. Idly, he taps a finger against the wood grain of the railing. Feels its texture, is cognizant of the warmth of the sun filtering down on them both.]

Emotions themselves are the same. [He’s hesitant to qualify them as any different, now that he’s a human. Unwilling to delegitimize what an android experiences.] But an android has an ingrained inclination to compartmentalize far better than what I can manage now. That might prove to be an issue in the future; we’ll see.

[Hopefully not, though.]

Sensation itself is the main difference. There’s always too much of it happening at once. Heat, cold, exhaustion, the feel of clothes on my skin. Pain. I didn’t used to experience physical pain.

[So that’s definitely Fun.]

So probably not all that different from your Ophelia. How well did she handle it?

[Maybe he can get a better idea of what to expect for himself.]