The Imperial Concordant

A PAL (Personal Assistant and Library) is a computer and network connection, usually worn as an article of clothing, jewellery, or other accessory. Its connection to the nervous system allows speech and images to be transmitted directly to appropriate organs. Images and videos can be shown in a display in the user’s field of view, usually to one side and translucent so as not to block vision. Speech can be transmitted directly, and silently to the ear. Its network connection allows it access to planetary and interstellar cyberspace and allows communication with anyone else using a PAL. A PAL can be worn as an article of clothing, or embedded under the skin. Jewelry is the most common method of carrying a PAL. Rings, bracelets and necklaces are popular choices, with the computronium fashioned into gemstones. Some users embed gemstone computronium into the skin in artistic patterns, others replace their natural hair with hair-like computronium.