I do. They remind me of the crystal screens in my world. Using silver rings inlaid with a special crystal, anything captured by them can be shown on their corresponding screens.
[How advanced for his otherwise prehistoric setting!]
That's why I'm curious. If this television is also a screen, what is it showing?
The last time they were used was at a large-scale event. In order to capture every participant's actions, the spirit eagles carried the rings to provide real-time viewing.
As for the specifics on the crystal itself, it's a little difficult for me to explain. Even I don't understand all of it.
[The table in front of him is rectangular. He moves a few things aside—oh, here's something smaller that resembles a rectangle with buttons! He leans forward to pick it up.]
[He takes the remote, inspecting it for a second before showing it to Shang Qinghua again. He taps the power button without actually pressing it, more as a demonstration than anything else.]
The first step is to turn on the television. Like this.
[Pressing the power button now! And turning on the TV, presumably. What's playing?]
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[How advanced for his otherwise prehistoric setting!]
That's why I'm curious. If this television is also a screen, what is it showing?
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I'm sorry— Could you elaborate? I didn't realize your world already had advanged technology like that.
[nani? the fuck???]
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As for the specifics on the crystal itself, it's a little difficult for me to explain. Even I don't understand all of it.
[There are no answers, only more questions.]
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Have you found the remote?
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What does it look like?
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Is this it?
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[Moving forward, so he can take a closer look at the remote when he picks it up.]
Most remotes are labeled in some way or another. What do you see written on the buttons?
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It's another language. Some of it is familiar, but . . .
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A demonstration would be better. How do you use it?
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The first step is to turn on the television. Like this.
[Pressing the power button now! And turning on the TV, presumably. What's playing?]
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It's pure static. Maybe the TV is broken. Shang Qinghua cants his head to the side.]
. . . I don't get it!
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It's normally not meant to work like this, I assure you.