"From my perspective, this world's strange," he points out, amused.

"Yes, that would follow."

"I mean, mine's got some problems, but I like it. The technology's really nice. Also, no vassaling people, that's nice too."

"The technology?"

"Uh. I have no idea how to explain our technology. Mmm... Think a library that doesn't physically exist, but people can access it and add things to it through devices they can carry anywhere. And that it carries more than just books, it's got recordings of life that look real enough, still pictures of same, games, ways to leave notes for people that you like, so on. That's the basics of it."

"It's pretty great, I'd get you a phone if it would be at all useful without the infrastructure that connects it to the - network. But I'm not sure how to bring it here, there's a lot of stuff required to make all of what we have work. I mean, I guess I can try to find some basic things and bring them over here and you can have some technology?"

"Maybe. It's possible it wouldn't work here at all, though? The same way sorcery won't work in the mortal world."

"That - might happen. I don't know why it would, but obviously things are not following physics here, so your guess is as good as mine."

"Maybe there's a way to check."

"Maybe. I can probably go get a little two way radio set and see if they work here."

"What do they do when they work?"

"Basically, they let you talk to people over longer distances. One person carries one, another person carries another, and you press a button and talk to the device and it relays it to the other. There are better ways to do it now, what with satellites and cell phones and the internet, but that's a basic way to check."

"Ooh."

"There isn't a magical equivalent of that here, is there. If technology works, that'll be fun!"

"There are ways to speak over long distances but the radio sounds more convenient than any of those I know about."

He nods. "Makes sense. Okay, then - when I go home, I'll go grab that and we'll see if it works."

"Okay. I should probably hide the gate or you'll have fairies stumbling into your yard, though."

"Yes, please, that would be confusing and also alarming if my dad or someone else introduces themselves with a name."

"Very. I'll hide it and lock it up and gatekeep it. I should be able to do that in a way that leaves you passage even if I'm not minding it."

"That will be lovely, thank you."

"If I find lost mortals who find me to be the most convenient gatekeeper and I send them home will you be able to help them?"

"Yeah," he agrees. "Being a convenient gatekeeper won't cause you problems, will it?"

"Not especially. Fairies mostly don't want to go to the mortal world. I'd be in a little trouble if I stole somebody's mortal vassal, but not if I get them before anyone else does."

"Ah. I'll be - keeping people away from my side of the gate, too."