That's pretty common for people. Maybe it's harder for you because you don't have the features to emote with? It's kind of... [ Casey pauses, thinks. ] ... a learning aid to understand how you act when you feel something and compare it to others.

[ Even between races and species, there's always some kind of common denominator. It's probably difficult to be a sentient creature without all the other trappings most other sentients would think a given. ]

But you're right, too. If people know you're reliable, that's all that really matters.