God, right? [ comes Matt's immediate, commiserating psychic reply. ] I mean, I'm sure tech companies back home would have loved to put SIM cards directly into our brains, but the technology never got to that point.

[ There's a pause, before a laugh comes through the connection. If it sounds tinny and self-conscious, it's only because Matt's not totally sure how to purposefully share something like this. He normally laughs without thinking. ]

... Thank you, [ he adds. ] Honestly, I haven't worn one in years. I guess they're in a lot of family photos, though. Were in.