#tham

These powers also serve them well as the spaceship’s intelligence officer. Tham has a sort of “mind sonar” which allows them to tell where people are in relation to themself, within a certain radius. They have to concentrate to catch the other person’s thoughts and pinpoint exactly where they are, but this makes it easy to tell if someone is feeling in danger. The more familiar with a person they are, the easier it is to spot them.

Additionally, if they can tell that someone is lying about something important, Tham is capable of forcing them to tell the truth. They can get surface-level thoughts from someone’s mind just from being in the same area as them, and depending on if they think they’re a threat or not, he may or may not ask permission before digging around deeper in someone else’s mind. In the case of Cyrus, the first time they met, Tham did not give him that courtesy.

Nowadays, though, Tham is entirely devoted to Cyrus. As long as they both continue to work and live on their current spaceship, Tham is satisfied enough with continuing their current line of work as the intel officer. Tham is aware of Cyrus’ dream to captain his own ship, and wants to help him achieve that goal and continue to live with him. Wherever Cyrus goes, Tham will follow.

Tham is additionally aware of Cyrus’ feelings for Helios, and does not want to dissuade Cyrus from feeling the way he does. However, given their psychic abilities, Tham is also aware of just how deeply the hurt runs in Helios’ mind, and knows that it will take time, effort, and patience for Helios to recover enough for something like that. If Helios ever gets to the point where he allows himself to love Cyrus again, Tham is open to loving him in the same way.