Nodding, Sofia's expression softened a bit. "It was. As strange as this place is, it's a bit of a blessing. My Sasha's safe here. She's happy." She smiled, thinking about how she might be able to make her even happier. "She was thrilled when she found out you were here, and she'll probably be pissed when she finds out I didn't tell her I was meeting with you for dinner."
She listened to the explanation and took the watch when it was offered, placing it in the middle of the table. "Fortunately for me, two of my three abilities are rather boring to watch because they happen internally. Even so, here goes nothing." She took a deep breath to help her prepare for whatever personality the watch might throw at her, then touched the watch and closed her eyes.
The first image was just static, the watch giving a glimpse into its own loneliness. It was a wonderful start. It meant she could indeed get a reading off the watch. She had to coax the watch out of its sorrow, even going as far as to rub her thumb along the edge of the closed watch face. When the communicator finally did come out of its shell, it had all kinds of things to tell her. It didn't like talking about itself, having too much humility and a bit of shyness, but it happily told her about its sister communicators.
After almost three solid minutes of absolute silence, the only movement being the thumb running over the face of the watch, Sofia finally opened her eyes and held the watch out again. "Maybe give it a good cuddle for the loneliness while I see what I can do," she said, opening the bag on the booth beside her. She dug out the watch she'd brought and the old cell phone and began tearing them both apart.