[Deeply into it! He hangs on her every word, and okay, he gets it. It's almost analogous to magic, only not quite the same—he can see that much of it is grounded in data-gathering, in taking in information and putting it together in a much faster and more expansive way than a human brain could. But he catches what she's saying: as long as you have the physical hardware.
It makes sense. All the information in the world can't force a thing to change into something else. You'd need something more hands-on for that.
He tries not to wince when she mentions aiming a gun, though. He knows, logically, that the existence of a multiverse means he's not the only person who's invented firearms, means that other people who've done so in their universes have been responsible for spreading the technology. It doesn't make it easier to hear.]
So—machines you can not only program to gather and store information, but to change information to your advantage. [Quick on the uptake, this one. He leans a bit closer to see what's on the tablet.]
Can I see? I won't change anything on it. In turn, [and he pulls the gauntlet back from the side, to show her,] you can take a look at this. I call it Diplomacy.
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It makes sense. All the information in the world can't force a thing to change into something else. You'd need something more hands-on for that.
He tries not to wince when she mentions aiming a gun, though. He knows, logically, that the existence of a multiverse means he's not the only person who's invented firearms, means that other people who've done so in their universes have been responsible for spreading the technology. It doesn't make it easier to hear.]
So—machines you can not only program to gather and store information, but to change information to your advantage. [Quick on the uptake, this one. He leans a bit closer to see what's on the tablet.]
Can I see? I won't change anything on it. In turn, [and he pulls the gauntlet back from the side, to show her,] you can take a look at this. I call it Diplomacy.