"Does the ship like this, traveling with you?" The ship has very limited self awareness beyond a strong sense of self preservation. It instinctively w...ill not place itself at risk. As long as it has opportunities to feed, it will continue to perform the tasks I place before it indefinitely." So the ship lives forever too?" We introduced nano bots into ships as well. Prior to that, they lived for only approximately one millennium." These nano bots, they are an important part of the Traveler. A trashcan that was half filled with empty beer and soda cans was next to the garage. It looked like the kind of place where a bunch of friends would hang out, talking.“I don’t know what he’s doing, but it’s probably not a good idea to go inside,” Dale said.“It smells like he’s painting,” Betsy said.Dale pointed to a chair and said, “I’m sure he’ll be done in a few minutes. We might as well make ourselves comfortable. Would you like a beer?”“I’ll take a soda if there is one,” Betsy. I told her how different the males are on this world now. She told me when Central Command was overrun and the Central Processor was smashed the mind link that linked all the Borg soldiers failed, they all died. I remember that battle the Central Command was under a Mountain that this world military had used for 1000 years. Not only was the base built into Mountain but 4 miles down and 20 miles out was the complex. The Battle went on 6 months they lost 20000 personal and 100000 wardroids. We. "A safe word?" You might go too far, so I can use a safe word, like Yellow. You hear it, you stop."He nodded in understanding. He recalled his mother all too well. He had been about six when he watched fascinated as his father beat his mother with a belt. Lashed her behind until the red welts began to bleed, and only then did he stop. Harry had thought that his mother had been very bad to deserve such a spanking. What Harry had not understood was his mother's lack of tears. He knew that for.