[She does talk poetically. He can appreciate it in a distant way.]

I'll keep that in mind, Erika-chan.

[Sincere. He stops again, placing a hand on her head, fond and gentle.]

I'll try to apply that principle to this. I think I can work out a way to duplicate the effect, if not the technology. For now, we can use these. [He holds his cell phone thoughtfully.] They'll only work more like a two-way than any real communication network, as the are now, though.