Smiling/happy All six eyes lidded/partway shut. Mouth open to expose teeth is usually meant as a more “devilish” or mischevious smile, but can also be enthusiasm, depending on context. Motions smoother and more circular
Anger/glare All four outer eyes closed, with the larger central pair narrowed or lidded. Mouth open implies higher level of threat/anger. Short, sharp motions with the hands and arms.
Confusion/surprise/fear Severe confusion or surprise and fear typically feature uncoordinated blinking from all eye-pairs and very wide eyes.
Lesser confusion or lack of understanding is interpreted via a slow, deliberate blink of the central eye-pair.
Sorrow/sadness All eyes closed except for the smaller, outer pair. Tears may be involved.
Disdain Deliberately turning one’s head away for that only half of one’s eyes bears on the target. May be enhanced by closing all but one or two eyes and the baring of teeth to express various levels of “fuck off, you’re not worth my time”. Notably different from first spotting with one side, then turning to look with all six eyes, which is simply curiosity.
Attentive Respect/Trust All six eyes open and focused on one person. This tends to indicate either a very high level of respect or trust, since one eye pair tends to be always on the lookout for threats or other items of interest.
“Shrug” One little finger and thumb pressed together into the palm. Center and pointer finger pressed together and extended. Hand brought up in a slow, circular gesture at roughly shoulder level and ends with both extended fingers pointing up and away from the center-line of the body.
COMMON IOTIAN FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTURES
All six eyes lidded/partway shut. Mouth open to expose teeth is usually meant as a more “devilish” or mischevious smile, but can also be enthusiasm, depending on context. Motions smoother and more circular
Anger/glare
All four outer eyes closed, with the larger central pair narrowed or lidded. Mouth open implies higher level of threat/anger. Short, sharp motions with the hands and arms.
Confusion/surprise/fear
Severe confusion or surprise and fear typically feature uncoordinated blinking from all eye-pairs and very wide eyes.
Lesser confusion or lack of understanding is interpreted via a slow, deliberate blink of the central eye-pair.
Sorrow/sadness
All eyes closed except for the smaller, outer pair. Tears may be involved.
Disdain
Deliberately turning one’s head away for that only half of one’s eyes bears on the target. May be enhanced by closing all but one or two eyes and the baring of teeth to express various levels of “fuck off, you’re not worth my time”. Notably different from first spotting with one side, then turning to look with all six eyes, which is simply curiosity.
Attentive Respect/Trust
All six eyes open and focused on one person. This tends to indicate either a very high level of respect or trust, since one eye pair tends to be always on the lookout for threats or other items of interest.
“Shrug”
One little finger and thumb pressed together into the palm. Center and pointer finger pressed together and extended. Hand brought up in a slow, circular gesture at roughly shoulder level and ends with both extended fingers pointing up and away from the center-line of the body.