[Ahh so that's it. The whole "insert a device" was a little more primitive than what she was used to.]

Mmm! We had those things. My place is very... modern.

[Oh but that would mean different things to different people.] We have big skylines and stores. There's vendor restaurants with ice cream, fried tempura, and soft drinks. There are cars and electricity and big screens. Octarian society is a little more complex though... this is a step down, really.

[Or a step sideways, more accurately.]