[ He refuses to let himself flinch at that. If his eyes darken for a moment...well, it's only a moment, and then it's gone, and he's giving her a hard, unimpressed stare.

She needs to learn to use the network, so that she finds more people to rely on here than him. ]

Because it's said to be the year 2012, and you are an imPort.

You've said yourself you aren't normal, after all. That you're special. Here...that means using that device.