It was very helpful to Diarmuid when he was learning to use the Network for the first time to have them so close by too. Now he lives farther away from them, but that doesn't really bother him so much because he doesn't need to look at them everyday to remember how they work.

Of course, he probably should look at them everyday so he can keep up with what is going on, but...

"The computers are just over here!" Diarmuid moves away from James' side and toward a room off to the side of where they entered. Nearby is the staircase that leads up to the rooms above, "It's really pretty easy to use the Network once you know how!"

For now, the boy seems to have forgotten about the whole memory discussion, which is probably for the best...