"A girlfriend?" Home meant a lot to Shotaro, and until joining the ship, he'd only once stayed overnight in Kyoto on a class trip. The unfamiliar smells and sights and the different way the wind blew made it difficult to get to sleep that night.

"The holodecks on the Enterprise can simulate anything. Volcanic areas of planets, people, and I think there's some programs in there that can let you be a part of a story as it unfolds, like a movie that you're in." He knew he was probably explaining this poorly. "But," he added, with a wave of his hand. "It's still not the same as the real thing. Not even a finely-crafted hologram can fool a detective's highly-trained senses."