A similar shift in Deckard’s perception of androids can be explored through the progression of his relationship with Rachel Rosen, an android and a member of the Rosen Association. Subsequent to the killing of Luba Luft, Deckard converses with Phil Resch regarding his newfound empathy for specific androids. Having experienced these feelings previously, Resch offers Deckard advice on the rationale behind this apparent sense of empathy:
If it’s love toward a woman or an android imitation, it’s sex. Wake up and face yourself, Deckard. You wanted to go to bed with a female type of android-- nothing more, nothing less. I felt that way, on one occasion. When I had just started bounty hunting. Don’t let it get you down; you’ll heal. What’s happened