lucy: (laughs lightly) oh, no. theyre my wacky uncles, the bright brothers. its not hard to fool them, but…

lucy: (laughs lightly) oh, no. theyre my wacky uncles, the bright brothers. its not hard to fool them, but id only lie to them in an emergency. and this was an emergency! (pauses) who are you? connor: im connor. im, uh, new here. lucy: (smiling) you almost got pushed off a cliff! connor: that was some quick thinking. thanks! (shaking his head) lucy, what day—and year—is this? lucy: december 17, 1903. (connor suddenly remembers his smart phone in his hand. he taps the screen several times.) connor: (panicking) its not working! no! no! what am i going to do? lucy: what is that? connor: its, um, a gadget. (pauses) can i talk to you about something? i warn you, its going to sound pretty impossible. talk about the text: why doesnt lucy know what connors smart phone is? lucy lives at a time before smart phones were invented. right! why does connor panic when his phone doesnt work? without it, he cant get back home. without it, he cant find the wright brothers. without it, lucy wont believe hes from the future.

lucy: (laughs lightly) oh, no. theyre my wacky uncles, the bright brothers. its not hard to fool them, but id only lie to them in an emergency. and this was an emergency! (pauses) who are you? connor: im connor. im, uh, new here. lucy: (smiling) you almost got pushed off a cliff! connor: that was some quick thinking. thanks! (shaking his head) lucy, what day—and year—is this? lucy: december 17, 1903. (connor suddenly remembers his smart phone in his hand. he taps the screen several times.) connor: (panicking) its not working! no! no! what am i going to do? lucy: what is that? connor: its, um, a gadget. (pauses) can i talk to you about something? i warn you, its going to sound pretty impossible. talk about the text: why doesnt lucy know what connors smart phone is? lucy lives at a time before smart phones were invented. right! why does connor panic when his phone doesnt work? without it, he cant get back home. without it, he cant find the wright brothers. without it, lucy wont believe hes from the future.

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Brief Explanations:

Lucy lives in 1903, a time before smartphones were invented, so she doesn't know what Connor's smartphone is. Connor panics when his phone doesn't work because without it, he can't get back home as it likely has navigation or communication - related functions for his time - travel situation.

Answer:

Why doesn't Lucy know what Connor's smartphone is? - Lucy lives at a time before smartphones were invented. Why does Connor panic when his phone doesn't work? - Without it, he can't get back home.