[ James is in decent company there. Honestly, most of the Summoned are not into motivational speeches, especially the Summoned who have been around for years. That does not stop Sam, unfortunately. ]

Mm, lucky you. [ She takes another swig of wine with a smirk, then the bottle returns to him. ] Constantly meetin' new folks who need a rundown on everythin' gets old fast. I'm sure you can imagine.

[ Her nose crinkles with confusion. Not that he's from the future, he's not nearly the first case she's run into of distant future people. But more specifically, ]

How can the internet be outdated? Ain't the whole thing that it's just the connection between everyone's computers? It's like sayin' communication is outdated. Any future shit you could do would be based on the internet. Sendin' messages back and forth, data transfer, whatever. That's all the internet is.

[ Her hand abruptly begins to glow a rose pink, and when she opens her closed fist, a butterfly that looks to be made of iridescent glass flutters out. It flits around for a moment, then settles on the edge of the pool. ] You could learn. My world didn't have magic at all.