The Vuduri and email

Obviously, since they are all mind-connected, the Vuduri would have no use for email. They have very sophisticated electronics for other purposes but just no email. In fact, when Rome realized that by going to live on Deucado, there was a chance she would never see her mother again, she needed a method of getting the information regarding her decision. She was stumped. Rei straightened her out:

     “Well, you’re going to go to Deucado with me,” Rei said. “That’s going to make it more difficult to see her, don’t you think? What do you want to do about her?”
     Rome frowned. “I had not thought of that. I, I do not know what I will do about that.”
     “Do you think she’d ever come to Deucado? To see you?” Rei asked.
     “I do not know,” Rome replied. “When Commander Ursay and the crew get back to Earth, the Overmind there will know that I am going to Deucado. So my mother will know. They will tell her about my Cesdiud. I wish she would come, though. She would like it on Deucado. Now that I understand the concept, from the few descriptions I recall, I believe it to be very beautiful there. There are many mandasurte there. She seemed to always like it among the mandasurte.”
     “How about sending her a note?” Rei asked.
     “What do you mean?” Rome asked back, confused.
     “Write her a letter. Give it to Ursay. Let him deliver it to her. Tell her what happened, that you are OK and that you want her to come visit.” Rei offered.
     “I have never written a letter before. Conceptually, it would not seem to be that difficult. I suppose I could do that.”
     “You’ve never written a letter to somebody? What about e-mail?”
     “E-mail?” Rome asked.
     “Electronic mail. Notes sent electronically.”
     “We would never do that.” Rome pointed to her temple and made a wry grin.

        
In the original long-form version of Rome's Revolution, I actually included the entire letter both in Vuduri and English. However, when I condensed the three books down to one, the letter in both languages had to go. It will reappear when I release The Vuduri Companion later this year.