The answer gave us another insight into the Confederacy's culture and values. Each ship had an AI built into it, to the point where the AI effectively...WAS the ship, like Anne McCaffrey's Brain Ships. Lesser vessels like the shuttles had minimal AIs that were not very capable, but navigation in hyperspace required immense computing power at irregular intervals, and that had forced the development of AIs powerful enough to have personalities and be considered people in their own right.The AIs. Pandora's box has been opened, and it has spilled all over this house." She looked at her children, tall, strong, beautiful. "No, I won't try to make you stop. But PLEASE be careful, and Megan, you just make sure you take those pills every single day. Got that?" Yes Ma'am" she said smartly, having suddenly grown up seven or eight years in the space of seven or eight seconds."How long has this been going on?" asked their mother."Actually" said Robby, "Just since last night." You mean it happened. By now, she’s been building me up for almost an hour and I had been working on her for about fifteen minutes but we were going, I was virtually at that point of no return, the precum had been oozing for what seemed ages and suddenly I was there.I didn’t have to warn her because as I’ve said before, on matters like that, she’s normally way ahead of me. She learned a long time ago that when I cum after a long time or a long build-up, I cum bucket loads and she can’t quite take that first wad. " Victor told her. "But daddy, tonight is Friday, it's family night." Charlotte replied, puzzled. "Yes darling, but your father and I were thinking of watching a different kind of movie on the tv tonight." Jenny said, gently. "What do you mean, mother?" Charlotte asked her "I mean honey, that we need some time to unwind, and you can go up and watch a movie on your laptop or do whatever it is, that you youngsters do these days." Jenny said to her. "Well,if you insist.. I guess I'll just go up.