"It really is pretty incredible. I grew up with a lot of electronics like this, but even in my lifetime, things have evolved really fast." Not for the first time, Claire was struck with curiosity about the place Aurora came from. Maybe after they were done with the brief lesson in technology, she'd ask.
With the phone still ringing, she held it up and pressed the button to answer the call. "If you were really calling me, I'd talk into mine, and you'd hear my voice coming through yours. We usually just say 'hello' when answering a call... I guess that's the most polite way unless we have a job where we have to answer the phone. But I don't think you'll have to worry about that."