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“Ah.” She blinks rapidly.
“Do you understand?” I ask.
“Of course. I understand everything.” Dejonae waves me off.
“You can ask questions,” Adam offers.
“What does MTB stand for?”
“Music to The Bone.” Adam looks at me and grins.
“He came up with the name.”
“I figured.” She smiles.
In spite of my frustration with her defiance in the lobby, I fight back a smile of my own.
“The reason we reached out to you,” Adam waves his arms at the device, “is because of your modified headphones.”
“My headphones?” She looks startled. “It isn’t as fancy as your headband.”
Adam assures her, “Maybe so, but the principle behind it reveals an understanding of vibrational resonance and timing. See, we’ve done a tentative test of the device, but something has been missing. We’ve seen that users still miss the right beats and get lost in the tempo.”
“You think I can help.”
“Sazuki saw you do it.”
She turns to face me, her eyes picking me apart.
“That day with Niko.” My voice is sober.
“Is that why you created this? For your daughter?”
“We didn’t exactly create it from scratch.” Adam lifts the MTB. “The technology to ‘hear’ vibrations already existed. It has for many years. In fact, you can say that a regular sound system can have the same effect on a larger scale.”
“How so?” Dejonae looks genuinely curious.
Adam traces a triangle in the air. “A speaker is made of amplifying cones. These cones push air around it, creating pressure waves that convey sound.”
A wrinkle appears between her eyebrows. “Okay.”
“When the speakers push out vibrations—”
“Adam, stop.” I lift a hand.
He goes quiet.
I motion to Dejonae. “She does not understand.”
“Yes, I do,” she says rebelliously.
I narrow my eyes.
Her mouth twists with defensiveness. “Quiz me.”
“This is not a classroom, Miss Williams.”
“You’re doubting my ability to learn and comprehend information. Give me a chance to prove that you’re wrong.”
