Obscure happened to be the correct assessment. The description brought to mind the devices that existed before connection gears, in an era where holographic interface and the U.M.N. had yet to surface. Nigredo was vaguely tempted to mention something about history and the thousands of years between them, but he figured that would be rude. As long as he understood what she meant, the details supposedly didn't matter. It would only serve to confuse, no?

Even if he was tempted...

"Oh, I see what you mean," Nigredo stated simply. "No, you won't find those here. If you did, I doubt our caretakers would let you touch them." The child crossed his arms and leaned back against the seat. "They're not fond of communication to the outside world." Whatever "outside world" happened to be.