"Well," he says, managing through some impressive effort not to grow visibly uncomfortable at the mention of sexual desire, "people generally consider themselves to love their families, but that's going to have a much different application than loving someone romantically, yes?"

He shrugs. It's not something he's given much thought to before, but it stands to reason. Most emotions vary, depending on the situation, depending on the person, depending on the context at any given time. And of course, it's far easier for him to be on the outside looking in, viewing Ned and Daneel's emotions and giving his own interpretation to them. Whether or not he's right, he isn't sure.

"It's just a theory," he cautions, never wanting to be too certain about something, especially not something so vague as emotion.