Her smile grows in response to Amelia's words, even as she ducks her head a little at the observation. She is not too proud to accept Caspar's generosity -- in fact, part of her relishes the attention he lavishes on her when they go shopping -- but with so many people getting by with less than what she has, she can't justify anyone spending that much money on her. Not even her boyfriend.
It's much easier to accept Amelia's trust, and worth so much more to her than anything bought in a store. "That means a lot to me," she says sincerely. "I wasn't always this sure of myself, but I am about this."
As for binary, she grins and puts down her slice of pizza so she can wipe her hands on her napkin. "It is! Sort of. It's how computers operate at their most basic level." Hands clean, she rummages through her messenger bag until she finds a notebook and a pen. She flips through notes on gardening and beekeeping to get to a blank page.
"In binary, there are only two symbols. Zero and one." She writes them down. "All numbers can be expressed with a zero and a one. So... zero... one... two.. three..." She writes '0 1 10 11' respectively. "And so on. You can correspond numbers to other symbols, so you can pass on any information you like using zeros and ones. Or on and off switches, in the case of computers." She looks up at Amelia to see if she's following. "Basically, if a Centurion is going to take the time to talk to Caspar in binary, it's going to be a lot more... hmm. Serious."
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It's much easier to accept Amelia's trust, and worth so much more to her than anything bought in a store. "That means a lot to me," she says sincerely. "I wasn't always this sure of myself, but I am about this."
As for binary, she grins and puts down her slice of pizza so she can wipe her hands on her napkin. "It is! Sort of. It's how computers operate at their most basic level." Hands clean, she rummages through her messenger bag until she finds a notebook and a pen. She flips through notes on gardening and beekeeping to get to a blank page.
"In binary, there are only two symbols. Zero and one." She writes them down. "All numbers can be expressed with a zero and a one. So... zero... one... two.. three..." She writes '0 1 10 11' respectively. "And so on. You can correspond numbers to other symbols, so you can pass on any information you like using zeros and ones. Or on and off switches, in the case of computers." She looks up at Amelia to see if she's following. "Basically, if a Centurion is going to take the time to talk to Caspar in binary, it's going to be a lot more... hmm. Serious."