The difference between physical and emotional pain is that with emotional pain it has do more with chemical changes in your body that are transmitted to the brain, hormones and such. Whilst physical pain has to do more with neurons and nerves and other complex stuff that i don't feel the need to extrapolate. the thing is that you FEEL it - whether it's physical or emotional or mental, it's perception like other senses - the same way you hear and smell things. and Jasper feels whatever your body feels, your "emotional" state. The thing is though that, physical pain is capable of effecting your emotional state as well.eclipserox wrote: I think there is a difference between physical and emotional pain. It feels very different to be in physical pain when you break a bone or something than to be in emotional pain (e.g. losing a loved one.) One is literally physical, and hurts wherever you have been physically harmed. The other is all emotional. You don't actually hurt anywhere physically, but you feel a different kind of pain. SM has never said whether or not Jasper can sense physical pain. We do know that he can sense emotional pain. He could tell Bella was in pain when they were in the hotel room in AZ in Twilight. But, you're right, it doesn't matter because I'm pretty sure Jasper wasn't in the room during Bella's transformation.
I'm sure Edward wondered whether or not Bella was in pain. But, I don't know why he wouldn't believe her. Bella was generally very honest with Edward. And, Edward didn't act very concerned after she woke up and said she was OK. Normally, Edward would agonize over any potential negatives. This time, he seemed genuinely happy. This is one of the questions none of us will be able to KNOW the answer without a doubt. Only SM would know.
A broken whisper. "She must be in agony" - Edward Cullen
I didn't say he didn't believe her, i said he wanted to believe her despite his suspicions.
Who says that?As she says, the pain in his voice is only because he feared she was in pain. If he had known how much pain she was in, he would have been on his knees. It would have been the burning man all over again.
and roseaurora - awesome, that's what i was about to post myself. i absolutely agree. the more venom, the more less time it takes for the transformation as SM said herself.