Jack of Harts

My dad had always maintained an AI-free zone around his house. He wanted to live a simple life on the edge of civilization, you see. He and mom lived with the minimum of AI support. He understood AIs and cybers though. He could tell more about them with one look than I could with long study. He had a lifetime of experience with them, and I both recognized and valued that, even as I really wished he would talk about it. It was another life though, and he did not dwell on such things. My game AIs and Tai complicated matters for him, but I kept my AIs in my bungalow. And Tai respected her house for what it was. A polite request that she maintain her distance while working. She did join us for dinner fairly often, but there was no shoptalk at home.