[ The mentions of some of the instruments she was familiar with were enough for Bruce to immediately get a general idea of what time she came from, although he did appreciate it that she elaborated on it, eventually narrowing it down to a year and even a month. It gave him a good notion of what kind of world she'd left behind, and thus telling him how he could best explain things that she didn't understand or know about.

The bit about recordings, mementos, that hit close to home - harder to let go and move on. She was right there. And yet... would he really prefer to not have recorded memories at all? No. It didn't mean he hadn't let go, though. He just liked to keep the memory of some people more alive. ]

Then I see how all this must be so strange for you. [ He'd expect more shock and awe, but then she might have had days to adjust, if not longer. ]

Yes, they can. It's not exactly the same as the original photographs. You see, the name comes from a process through which you expose a film with a light sensitive chemical to a certain image for a very brief period of time. Because light reflects on surfaces and people in different ways, it also passes onto the film with those variations, and once you process the film, you get the picture of the scene captured there. These, though-- [ He lifted his arm and gestured at his MID device. ] They use a digital process. It's just a machine that captures the image, there's no film or paper or any actual physical material on which the image is engraved. Does that... make sense?