Ah, well... maybe it's better if I show you. [ She bows her head a moment, and then shifts the camera so she can show the empty air next to her. With a wave of her hand several smaller screens flicker to life in mid-air. On those holographic displays are several still shots of the capital city on Mid-Childa, including a crowded cityscape, cars and bikes and magrail trains, an advanced port with yachts and coast guard cruisers, apartment complexes that dwarf even Marina's clock tower, rooms with massive computer terminals. ]
I prepared sort of a slideshow, since I know there are some people who come from a time farther in the future than me, and some from way back. [ And pictures help with explanations, she noticed. ]