>On a similar tangent, there *has* been an example of a person who
>isn't (and can never be) conversant with The Force, a condition called
>"Force-Blind." IIRC, that would be Washuu. As demonstrated in one of
>Red's fics, Washuu does not fall prey to The Voice (e.g., I am not
>here, you will cluck like a chicken, etc.). I'm guessing that this
>does *not* extend to actual physical manifestations of The Force
>(e.g., she *will* fry if someone tosses Force Lightning at her),
>unlike the Ysalamiri in the Zahn novels.

I think the reference you want is Wilderness, Part 4. With Washuu in the room, Redneck tries the Voice on Washuu's student Gina. Gina and Washuu both recognize the Voice, but Gina is unaffected because she knows how to use it as well.

Washuu doesn't respond to the Voice because she has been around the block so many times that it is a parlor trick to her. Think about it: how old is she?

--rR