"Thoughts are hard because you get the thought and you understand the thought but you don't always get the context for it. The more different the person, the harder it can be to understand what the thought really /means/. This is why communication with aliens is possible but tricky. Sometimes it is easier to try to speak in emotions and concepts than words if the minds are very different."

Madelyne shakes her head, "Then again, that can be just as bad, depending. Emotions are chemical as well as thought, so they're tricky things. Hearts are notoriously challenging things."