For Kirk, this ability was reflexive, and it would activate whenever he would touch a person or an object which contained information, such as a book. All of that information would then flow into his mind. From a person, he could learn their history and some of their thoughts and emotions, as well as some information they could have gained from their abilities. For example, when he touched Lleucu Firelock he once heard all of the thoughts she could hear with her telepathy, though his ability had also surged at the time. On another occasion he would be more likely to only hear stray thoughts. When touching a book's cover, he would instantly absorb the entire contents, and the same would occur if he touched a CD. The information would never be lost in its original source; he would just gain