>>5418172Jimba closes his eyes as he finishes speaking, shutting the book with his free hand. He exhales deeply and sits back down in his chair, and then looks at you and your siblings expectantly.
“Does that mean humans that live in space will have what amounts to augmented intelligence?” You ask, not entirely sure of what all that talk about expanded consciousness meant.
“I was wondering the same thing, Max.” Sayla says quickly, sounding almost excited.
“Mm. A good question, Master Felix.” Jimba says, nodding astutely, “Your father was speaking not of augmented intelligence, but instead of something more fundamental. A newtype will have far greater <span class="mu-i">perception</span> and <span class="mu-i">intuition</span>, not necessarily enhanced intelligence, though I see how one could interpret it in such a way from some perspectives. Deikun often said that newtypes will be capable of perfect communication without any misunderstanding, far superior to what any language could ever achieve.”
“And only spacenoids will become newtypes?” Artesia questions.
“He was never entirely certain.” Jimba answers after a pause, “We discussed it a few times, but the extent to which a person had to live in space was not clear. In theory even a person who has lived their entire life on the earth could possess the correct traits, but he thought that to be exceedingly unlikely. Nearly impossible, and certainly impossible for all of mankind to do so under such conditions. A person who became a newtype under such conditions would be <span class="mu-i">truly</span> remarkable, even among other newtypes. The transition from old to newtype has more to do with developing the correct mindset to awaken one’s mind, a sort of crystallization of emotion and intuitive understanding occuring in one's life, either dramatically in a single moment or as a trickle… Living in space, understanding it, dealing with its realities as an extension of oneself and all of ones life, these were believed by your father to be necessary for most.”