I'm not familiar with Ray Bradbury, but I see what you're saying. I think it's only natural, though, to want personal/human reactions from your T. You're being real with her, so why wouldn't you want her to be real in return.

I might be reading too much of my own experience into this, but I struggle when I feel as if my T is putting on her "T mask," and giving responses that sound as if they've been scripted from a textbook. Not sure if this is what you're referring to.