..you know, play with me. Ron Russel,when we were staying with Grandma, he made mecome, a couple of times." "I guess a mother is the last to know..." "Mom... Mom, do you think they will rape us?" "I'm pretty certain they will." "What if I get pregnant?" "You just finished your period. You probablywon't be fertile for about a week. Given the way thatjerk likes to inflict pain, I'd say pregnancy shouldn't bevery high on your list of things to worry about." "Is it true,. " He then straightened up. "But I'd be a human girl. A bag of fairy dust wouldn't last nearly long enough. I'd end up wasting it on other wishes." She gestures became more confidently girl-like, "I'd want all the latest fashions and gimmicks, not to mention just experimenting on new looks." Lady Erst looked away, troubled, "You show a ruler's wisdom."Alfred said, hoping he was saying the right thing as he put his hands in front on him again, "Then how's this for Royal thinking? I show you how. Those not run over in the process will be arrested."On the eighth day, "Most of you out there aren't even affected by my reforms. Have you thought about that? Who is benefiting from your actions? It's not you. I have not undertaken these reforms lightly, or without careful consideration to the outcome. We cannot continue as we've been doing, and this is necessary to the health of our society overall. There's dry rot that has to be cleaned out, and I'm the one put in the position of having to do. "I started my presentation. I knew Karl would have my back with the tech gear. "As I stated, ion drives are not science fiction. They have not been since 1998. Ion drive though is a bit of a misnomer. Electricity provides the spark to get things started. Yes, just as the spark plugs in your car engines use the electricity to get the gas reactions in your car engines going, so it also is a stage in the operation of the ion engine. In this case the electricity is produced by the ship's solar.