He came and went at odd hours in a glistening black Mercedes S-600 sedan, his shock of silver hair and dark glasses a fleeting apparition behind its tinted windows.
Darting down the corridor to a wood-fired samovar tucked in a cupboard, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders and tea bags of Siberian milk tea, thick, fragrant and soothing.
He insisted that many of the things people complain about (screen dimness, glasses quality) will be improving in the next 12-18 months as the next generation of digital projectors incorporate lasers to help with image clarity and as glasses get lighter and the silver screens improve.