???: Rio, you’ve been staring at the Zohar Terminal for like 2 hours at this point...

RIO: You... you’re right. I’m sorry, I’m being a horrible host aren’t I?

???: You don’t need to worry about hosting, I’m still learning about this thing! You were just explaining to me what it does, and then you got distracted for a few hours. You tend to space out like that, so I didn't wanna bother you cuz you said sometimes it's really important... but then it went on for a really long time so I was getting kinda worried.

RIO: Yes yes, but I also wanna host a pleasant tea party, and I’ve not even poured the tea!

???: You er... You didn’t bring any tea, Rio.

RIO: Oh right. Hahahahahaha! So silly of me to forget! Well, it’s not like I can’t go get us some tea right now. Do you even like tea, Emi?

EMI: Nah, not really. That's a weird biological thing, kinda makes me uncomfortable. Not the tea itself, but like, y’know weird drinking stuff that people on planets make!

RIO: You’re right, but just because it’s something they do, doesn’t mean we can’t do it either.

RIO: Golly... I could certainly use that tea right now, it would hit the spot.

RIO: Don't you eat some stuff anyways, though? Why is the idea of drinking something weirding you out?

EMI: Yeah, some! Particularly when gaming, hehe. I dunno, that stuff is fine to me. Not sure why.

EMI: Does the Zohar Terminal have games?

RIO: You could say that, but I don't want you touching it, okay?

EMI: Awh come on, no fair! You still haven't even said what it is!

RIO: Well, basically... it's sort of a...

RIO: How do I explain this easily...

RIO: Ouugh... I'm not feeling well...

EMI: You okay?

RIO: I think... I just need to sit down.

EMI: Do you need more bandages?

RIO: No, no... I’m fine. Sorry to worry you.

EMI: Ya get this way every time you use the terminal...

RIO: Yeah, I know. My bad, hahaha.

EMI: Are ya really sure you'll be okay?

RIO: These terminals aren’t really made for us... they’re like... instruments of beings way higher than us...

RIO: Higher Beings, if you will.

EMI: Really? How'd you get one then?

RIO: Well, at its core, it’s just a computer program. It's pretty easy to copy.

EMI: A computer program that makes you sick?

RIO: It’s a very advanced program... nothing like what we have here.

RIO: Not even anything Homeworld could make something like this... it's incredible.

RIO: The program uses some very specialized hardware... obviously I don’t have that here, so I’m also emulating that hardware.

RIO: This Terminal itself refers to the other Terminals as “Zohar Terminals” as well. This one is a fake, so I guess it’s a “Zohar Emulator” or something like that.

RIO: It needed a TON of space, it's SO much data...

EMI: How much space?

RIO: 27.5 Zettabytes.

EMI: That's huge!

RIO: Sure is.

EMI: Does Homeworld even have drives that big?

RIO: Oh yeah, they do. Just not for consumers.

EMI: Oh, are you military?

RIO: Ex-military.

EMI: I could NEVER do military myself... it’s so scary! ;-;

RIO: Haha... you have noooooo idea.