Vector's autistic and one of the defining traits of autism is inability to read facial expressions, so I really doubt she's being paranoid.
Yes, I'm aware of that Kaijyuu, I'm autistic too, I'm also aware that there's a certain syndrome some ASD people suffer from where they associate issues they have as being issues they have because they're ASD. I've had issues with this, as have people I've known AFK.
I don't know, I have documented evidence where they asked us to draw facial expressions in kindergarten and I drew ones that were total mismatches of the emotion? And similar tests I took a couple years ago when I got something like 50% identifying cartoon drawings of 10 different faces? And the way people
act when they make a face and I don't get it? And people constantly telling me "now give X a hug" or whatever or "THAT WAS A JOKE."
Look, what I'm trying to say is that I've been the world long enough to know the difference between "we miscommunicated and you, O normal person, thought it wasn't too clear" and "we miscommunicated and now you, O normal person, are very loudly wondering what's wrong with me."
I am okay when it comes down to context, because there's usually lots of information. But when it comes down to reading individual facial expressions, I
just can't. Yet.
I usually can't tell the difference between disgust and anger, or fear and surprise, or happiness and surprise, or fear and sadness, or worry and anger. Whoopie-dip. So in general I'm operating on positive vs. not-positive for my emotion identification (i.e. "is this person obviously upset or not"). And that's kind of it.
*raises hand*
Another one of those annoying people who flakes out in the middle of conversations. ... I get too tired to be polite, and often forget to drag myself online for a curt signoff.