Her sisters visit regularly. The gates have made an enormous difference. Porquenta was devastated when I told him what happened to his originators. He...said he was pleased to be told their name which had been suppressed from him. He said when he heard who his originators were it opened new functions in him. All of the planetary AIs are very distressed. Nuswa is grieving the most as she remembers the most about the Safion and had centuries of contact with them.“I was concerned about the necessary. I woke with my arm draped over Roger, our bodies not quite spooning. A combination of the morning sun and an urgent need awoke me. A glance at the clock showed “0635” on the LED screen. As an old military man I used the 24-hour timekeeping convention. I rolled out of bed and went around to lower the shades, then paddled into the bathroom. The morning sun would allow the prying eyes of our neighbors to see in. After my ablutions I went into the kitchen and started a pot of coffee. I heard the. He knew this would cause her some distress. Still, he started exploring neighborhoods that he would not mind living in.His insurance settlement had left him with more than enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life, if he was not foolish with it. Also, he had discovered the joys of investing. He seemed to have an eye, or a knack, for picking stocks out of the paper. The stocks that did well, or would do well, seemed to leap from the page at him.He also discovered that while he. They are uncomfortable in any enclosed space. Wearing a helmet can become a source of mental agony. The suit you are wearing has specialized nanobots. Should you find yourself in a vacuum they can extend protection around your head and seal in atmosphere,” the AI said.“Quickly?” I asked.“It takes less than a second,” the AI replied. “And the nanobots are already programmed to automatically perform such an action should a ship enter battlestations.”“What about air?” I asked. “This suit doesn’t.