Hmm, define modern?

[His world is actually anachronystic, which is the only reason he'd learned the BBS as fast as he had.]

The doc was working on some pretty advanced technology stuff back at the castle. Problem was he was combining it with magic, which you're not supposed to do... Now that I think about it, that must be what this thing is anyway, huh?

[He points with his free hand at the phone.]