[It’s a reasonable question, he thinks. Where the line is drawn between sensations for androids of his world. He waits for her motions to slow and become more rhythmic before he replies.]

I can feel sensations — but none cross into the threshold of pain. For instance, I can feel the pressure of your touch, the fabric of the towel against my hair. The vibrations from the drying motions.

But say you were to punch me. [You know, as an example.] I would feel the force behind it. The way it might fracture my parts, if it were strong enough. But none of it hurts.

[And, well, they’ve had the conversation about temperature before. Can sense it, but not feel it enough to be an inconvenience.]

That can be changed, however.