"Uh, right. It's a technology from my future. Coherent light, portraying actual recordings of people speaking or acting. Here."
She skims the shelves and pulls down a disc. "Hold it like this." She takes his hand and places it flat in his palm.
"Activate holo-recording."
A three-dimensional figure made of light appears on the disc, about six inches high. It's clearly not human, with long hair and beard, dark features with deep brow ridges, and a martial demeanor about him. The recitation has a certain lilt to it, as the figure holds forth, passionately, the voice low and gravelled.
"I've been told Shakespeare is better in the 'original Klingon', but I'm not sure I agree."
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Date: 2013-12-10 07:35 pm (UTC)She skims the shelves and pulls down a disc. "Hold it like this." She takes his hand and places it flat in his palm.
"Activate holo-recording."
A three-dimensional figure made of light appears on the disc, about six inches high. It's clearly not human, with long hair and beard, dark features with deep brow ridges, and a martial demeanor about him. The recitation has a certain lilt to it, as the figure holds forth, passionately, the voice low and gravelled.
"I've been told Shakespeare is better in the 'original Klingon', but I'm not sure I agree."