My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: Difference between revisions

[[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] is always fun when played for laughs and amusement. Two characters are totally into each other but it's never acknowledged, just heavily implied.

 

 

See, [[Super Senses]] let you see things like body temperature, or [[Transformers Film Series|pheromone levels]]. And what can you infer from those signs? Why, [[UST]] of course. This non-human character just proclaimed (loudly) that '''My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That'''. Usually causes embarrassment on the part of the other characters and everyone tries to ignore it for the sake of awkwardness. It can be seen as a form of [[Lampshading]] the [[UST]].

== Comics -- Books ==

* From ''[[Ms. Marvel]]''; "I analyze your every word, identifying subconscious speech patterns that betray your poorly hidden lust for my rock-hard robot body."—Aaron Stack, the ☠☠☠☠-ing Machine Man.

* In ''[[Empowered]]'', the Caged Demonwolf has this role.

 

* In the romantic comedy ''[[Just Like Heaven]],'' when the guy is visiting the owner of a Pagan-esque shop to see if he can get [[Cursed with Awesome|Reese Witherspoon to stop haunting him]], <s> [[Napoleon Dynamite]]</s> the shop owner can immediately read the auras of both people in the shop - and proceeds to inform them ''both'' that they've got some pretty strong feelings for each other! "''Righteous.''"

* ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'' has Sara (the girl with [[Psychic Powers]]) commenting that the [[Hot Scientist]] lady found The Rock's character attractive. This, of course, sets him to wondering about it, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|spacing out]] for ''just'' long enough to {{spoiler|let himself get caught by the mobsters chasing him, and for him to lose track of the kids in a crowded casino.}}

* [[Robin Williams]] as Andrew Martin in ''[[Bicentennial Man]]'' uses this in a logical assertion that Portia is attracted to him, saying her pulse and breathing rate have increased, and even that she's putting out pheromones.

* ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]''. The [[Love Interest]] is a psychologist who specialises in reading body language. When she and English share an intimate moment he gently spoofs this by listing her emotional indicators (dilated pupils, flushed cheeks, etc) that indicate they're going to kiss.

* In the short story ''Liar!'', the mind-reading robot Herbie can tell when humans have fallen in love, although he [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|doesn't understand how love works]]. He reads romance novels to try and get some education on the subject.

* ''[[Discworld]]''

** Gaspode the Wonder Dog can also tell when two humans are attracted, often well before they do. To his way of thinking, human sex can already be going on when the potential mates are sitting on opposite sides of a campfire, steadfastly refusing to speak to one another, as in ''[[Discworld/Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]''. Noted again in ''[[Discworld/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]''.

** You Bastard, the camel mathematician... ahem, regular camel whose skills aren't really anything special compared to some of the camels whose postulates he uses in his work, can likewise spot a hookup-in-the-making in ''[[Discworld/Pyramids|Pyramids]]''.

** Regarding the above: wasn't it confirmed that {{spoiler|House and Cuddy never hooked up, and that the entire night, including House's horrific withdrawal from Vicodin, was actually a Vicodin-induced hallucination?}}

*** Answer: {{spoiler|Yes, yes it was. And the lipstick was his Vicodin bottle, and he ends up in rehab}}.

* ''[[Smallville]]''

** The episode "Instinct" has Maxima (thanks to her mental powers) tell Lois that she is in love with Clark, and vice-versa, even if they don't know it yet.

* A version in which the one with the sensors, Visas Marr, ''also'' wants to tap that comes from ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] II'' if you're playing a male character.

* In ''[[Star Control]] II'', the [[Telepathy|neo-Dnyarri]] names a couple of your crew members with crushes on you. (Then, when you tell them he's been listening in, they start envisioning creative ways of killing the neo-Dnyarri instead. It's hilarious.)

{{quote|'''Kerrigan:''' Captain Raynor, I've finished scouting out the area and... you pig!

'''Raynor:''' What? I haven't even said anything to you yet.

{{quote|'''Toph:''' ''(done in a singsong voice)'' I can tell you're lying.}}

* A wonderful variation from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' cartoon. Zelda has spent the entire series denying that she loves Link. Due to a wacky accident, Link's spirit gets separated from his body, so he and Zelda go on a quest to find his body and pull him together. While everyone can hear his voice, Zelda is the only one who can see him. When Ganon learns this, he mutters that that must mean that she loves him. Link and Zelda overhear this, and Link shouts for joy at this undeniable proof that she does love him—thus giving away their location and starting a fight scene with the bad guys.

 

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