▁is ▁long ▁dist r usted ▁by ▁Tre v ize ▁while ▁his ▁partner , ▁P elor at , ▁is ▁quickly ▁fasc in ated ▁and ▁they ▁become ▁lo vers . ▁ ▁Part icular ly ▁in ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Earth , ▁Bl iss ▁serves ▁partly ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁expl oring ▁the ▁narr ative , ▁as ▁she ▁and ▁Tre v ize ▁eng age ▁in ▁frequent ▁deb ates . ▁Bl iss ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁Ga ia / G al ax ia ▁while ▁Tre v ize , ▁still ▁somewhat ▁un com fort able ▁with ▁the ▁decision ▁he ▁makes ▁in ▁Found ations ' ▁Edge , ▁arg ues ▁for ▁individual ity . ▁As ▁both ▁an ▁individual ▁and ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Ga ia ▁group - mind , ▁Bl iss ▁is ▁extremely ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁easily ▁able ▁to ▁debate ▁with ▁Tre v ize , ▁despite ▁his ▁skills ▁as ▁a ▁politician . ▁ ▁In ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Earth , ▁Bl iss ▁leaves ▁Ga ia ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁men , ▁helping ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁search ▁for ▁Earth . ▁Because ▁Bl iss ▁is ▁a ▁Ga ian , ▁she ▁poss esses ▁considerable ▁ment all ic ▁powers , ▁which ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁plot ▁device ▁in ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Earth ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁compan ions ▁escape ▁from ▁d angers ▁that ▁they ▁encounter ▁during ▁their ▁quest . ▁She ▁commonly ▁uses ▁her ▁em path ic ▁and ▁tele path ic ▁powers ▁to ▁help ▁deal ▁with ▁dangerous ▁people ▁and ▁cre atures . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁also ▁exhib its ▁psych ok in etic ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the