Volma

Volma is the Vuduri word for movies. We find out from Rome, right in the very beginning of Rome's Revolution that the Vuduri never watch movies. So how is it that they even have a word for it?

Before they used the Espansor Bands, Rome was busy learning English from OMCOM as Rei was speaking it. So when they had their discussion about fun, reading books, watching movies and the sort, OMCOM was "whispering" into Rome's mind the meaning via her bloco. His exact translation was projected images in motion. Rome understood this because the Vuduri used projected images. In fact, they had a very large image projector right in the stellar cartography lab on Skyler Base.

However, Rei was using the term as we understood it and Rome rejected the idea of fiction categorically. Well, in the beginning, she did. Once she was cast out (Cesdiud), she learned about many things. Beauty, love, enjoying life and during their year-long trip from Tabit to Deucado, Rei (with MINIMCOM's help) attempted to construct some movies for her. His best attempt was a movie called Future Past which was the "real" story of how his grandfather met his grandmother on a reality show in the early 21st century.

After they arrived at Deucado, Rome was given access to the Essessoni data slabs and right after Rome was downloaded Volume 18 which was a digital copy of every movie, 2D and 3D, ever made, she had a conversation with MINIMCOM about it. In the novel The Ark Lords, Rome and MINIMCOM had this exchange:

     “Now you know why Rei has planned for you to build an auditorium,” MINIMCOM observed.
     “Why?” Rome asked.
     “Rei’s diagram actually refers to it as a theater. I believe you have single-handedly created a new enterprise. You have just established the entertainment industry for the entire planet of Deucado.”

While it didn't make much difference to Rome at the time, after it was built, she came to love the theater and the enjoyment it brought to all the people of Deucado. Go Rome!

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