Re: Ashley & Mr Darcy
A library for music. Overwhelming was certainly one word for it, but it was truly fascinating. Humans had set about recording what had been a verbal storytelling tradition through the invention of books, and so they had moved on to try to record their musical history as well. It shouldn't have been overly surprising, and yet... it was almost magical.
"While this revelation is absolutely astounding to me, I must admit that what I find most incredible is that you were able to recall the exact year that it was first patented," he told her, looking at her as if she were an enigma he just longed to unravel. And then the look was gone again in almost an instant as he mentally checked himself, and took a sip of wine. "From my time? Good grief, people still want to listen to that?"