He watched her fly, quietly envious that she had a form that was the master of the skies, wondering if he would ever unlock such a form for himself. She looked so elegant, so natural, like the form was simply another aspect of her put on display, a savage, brutal, wild part that he loved and admired as much as the rest of her. She settled on a rafter near him, and he shifted to ensure he had full view of her - his exploration of the room forgotten for his exploration of her.
'Ah, I'll do my best to explain it. It wasn't my area of expertise, though I made use of it frequently.' He paused, gathering his thoughts, purring all the while as his tail twitched in the space beneath the rafter he deftly sat upon, placing his faith in the instincts of this form to maintain his balance with its practiced ease.
'It's a bit like the attuned bond really. Our minds are connected right now, through a sort of network, that allows us to share information - thoughts, emotions. On my world technicians built things called computers, which had the ability to store and easily retrieve great amounts of information, and perform complex calculations. They were revolutionary when they came into being.' Another pause, as he chewed over the best way to explain the internet.
'The internet is a vast network of many computers linked up together, able to store more information and also share it between locations. As technology evolved, it became more elegant, more convenient - the device I used to carry with me everywhere, called a smartphone, could access all of the information stored on the internet. I used it to send messages to my friends all across the world, letters that would arrive instantly, and that they would return. And if I wanted to, I could call them, hear their voice, and sometimes even see their face too.'
He smiled at the idea of using seashells as phones, strangely comforted by the idea that Caido would have its own arcane version of the internet. 'Do you still have them? How far apart do they work?' He would be lying if he claimed he held no anxiety about their inevitable parting sometime in the future - he would follow her for a time when the season finally broke, they had a date after all, and a family dinner, among other things. But he had commitments in Halo now too - he took the position granted to him very seriously, and intended on seeing his plans through to implementation.
But eventually, they would sleep half a world away from each other, even if only for a few nights at a time, and he was not looking forward to it at all.
'Ah, I'll do my best to explain it. It wasn't my area of expertise, though I made use of it frequently.' He paused, gathering his thoughts, purring all the while as his tail twitched in the space beneath the rafter he deftly sat upon, placing his faith in the instincts of this form to maintain his balance with its practiced ease.
'It's a bit like the attuned bond really. Our minds are connected right now, through a sort of network, that allows us to share information - thoughts, emotions. On my world technicians built things called computers, which had the ability to store and easily retrieve great amounts of information, and perform complex calculations. They were revolutionary when they came into being.' Another pause, as he chewed over the best way to explain the internet.
'The internet is a vast network of many computers linked up together, able to store more information and also share it between locations. As technology evolved, it became more elegant, more convenient - the device I used to carry with me everywhere, called a smartphone, could access all of the information stored on the internet. I used it to send messages to my friends all across the world, letters that would arrive instantly, and that they would return. And if I wanted to, I could call them, hear their voice, and sometimes even see their face too.'
He smiled at the idea of using seashells as phones, strangely comforted by the idea that Caido would have its own arcane version of the internet. 'Do you still have them? How far apart do they work?' He would be lying if he claimed he held no anxiety about their inevitable parting sometime in the future - he would follow her for a time when the season finally broke, they had a date after all, and a family dinner, among other things. But he had commitments in Halo now too - he took the position granted to him very seriously, and intended on seeing his plans through to implementation.
But eventually, they would sleep half a world away from each other, even if only for a few nights at a time, and he was not looking forward to it at all.
CHULANE
