”The woman in charge announced, “Well, well. We have a local at our table.” In my heart, I heard ‘local yokel’.I replied with a smile and ex...lanation, “I’m Greg. And you are?”With that, I reached to shake Number Two’s hand.Number Two had a name. “Victoria, or Vicky.” Then she asked me, “You know the area?”“Yes.” I said it loud enough for the boss to hear.To Vicky, I explained, “And a local, yes. My company maintains a room here for visiting clients and I see to it that the room is well. For those who don’t know us I should explain that my wife has a kink, fetish joy call it what you will, about being used. This was controlled well till I wanted as a treat to watch my wife with another man, most husbands have that fantasy, well she decided she would do it and I have to tell you that the old adage be careful what you wish for is so accurate it still takes my breath away. We chose a chap from those on offer who had shown an interest, and he turned out to be a bondage and S&M. " A knock penetrated the room. The chief yells at his secretary for letting people into the building when it was supposed to be a private meeting. The secretary calls on the phone and tells him that it's a man who might have a lead on the case he hasn't given me all the details. The chief told her off because she had no proof that he knew what he was talking about, she replied with a startled voice, "sir I just got a report in! They found a woman!! A woman who fits the age description and. That way, a bot could be assigned to any task upon activation, which is an ideal situation for an exploration ship. I think that is enough background as to how we began our evolution but the main point is, we didn't actually experience life in the civilization that created Dóchas. There is much more in the library, which as you all know is open to anyone."Shortly before the crew started activating us, the Command Staff changed the operating constraints on the ship's AIs. They removed the.