"It works, just clearly not the same way yours does."

He doesn't really get it either, but he's had enough experience in pre-war science working even though it makes no sense.

"Yeah, we don't have anything like that back home." Sounds kinda like something the Think Tank would have looked into, but all their stuff turned out dangerous and wrong so...he's kinda glad they didn't. "Only way to preserve memories are in books and holotapes, and ones from before the War aren't always in the best shape."