Chương 95: Interlewd One - Everyone

She was done! Her newest invention... and honestly, one of her first, was sitting right there on her 3d printer's platter. Now all that it needed was a bit of assembly. When she'd first seen the Sappho's engineering bay, with its high tech printer, she'd imagined all sorts of cool, niche parts. Twenty-Six didn't imagine that she'd be printing toys... so often and so soon. She cleared her throat and didn't think about that, though, because her newest device was going to change so many things.

Twenty-Six cleared it off the printer tray, then gave it a thorough cleaning before she started to fit the interior mechanisms. There were two small motors, one for the servos that controlled the... up and down flexibility, and another that just vibrated. That one had several adjustments to it, for intensity. Twenty-Six had to wipe her brow clean of sweat by the time she was done, and not because the work was hard... well, it was hard, but in a... oh no, her thoughts were spiralling.

The very worst part of all of this was that she knew that Ivil was spying on her this entire time. Usually, knowing that her big, strong, scary girlfriend was watching over her felt nice. Right now it was downright mortifying. The device wasn't done quite yet. It needed its little fluid tanks filled, and it needed to be checked for leaks. Twenty-Six was a serious engineer, lack of education notwithstanding, and she wasn't going to make something like this without ensuring that it functioned.

She watched as the device... sprang into active mode at the touch of a remote's button, then returned to its more flaccid inactive state. Then she tested the vibrations. She was aware that she made plenty of noise in this room. It was an engineering bay, after all, but still, that humming noise made her impossibly worried that someone might overhear. And then she tested the fluid dispensary system. For some reason, she couldn't stop pressing the 'squirt' button on her remote and giggling as the machine did its job.

But enough giggles! If she wasn't off the mark, then the others were mostly in the dining room which was just a corridor and a bit away from the engineering bay. If there was ever a time to... field test her new device, then it was now. Which meant putting it on. Twenty-Six swallowed, then paced the room to psych herself up. She was definitely ready in a physical sense. That much she could feel with every step.

"C'mon, Two-Six," she muttered to herself.

"This is your time to shine! To prove that you're the top!" Now somewhat more ready, she moved over to her workbench, gave the device a final check, and then undid her overalls. She wasn't wearing anything that would get in the way of the device as she strapped it into place. There was a little gasp as she inserted the bit that needed inserting. It was cold! Why hadn't she warmed it first? Ah, but it didn't matter. The closeness to her body would warm up the other end, she figured.

"Okay, okay," she said as she took a few deep breaths. Then she looked down. She stared, then shook her hips a little and giggled. It wiggled in a very interesting way. Twenty-Six shook her head to clear it, then patted her cheeks a few times.

"Head... heads, hehe, in the game," she said before she adjusted all the straps and fasteners so that everything was appropriately snug. Then she pulled her overalls back up. There was a slight bulge at the front, but that was fine. Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Twenty-Six adjusted her shirt, fixed her hair, and made sure the remote for the device was appropriately hidden.

(She'd made a very clever little ring with a spinning dial that she could move with her thumb! It connected over bluetooth. This wasn't what she ever expected to use her engineering skills on, but here she was anyway.) It was time! She stepped out of the engineering bay and made her way through the corridor leading into the ship's dining room. Former dining room. It was now... somewhat bigger than it should have been after Ivil complained that the Sappho was too small on the inside. They had couches now. Plural.

And multiple very large TVs and entertainment systems. The actual dining area was located further in, concealed by a few tasteful partitions. Aurora had a knack for interior decorating that surprised no one, but Pixie was also pretty talented with that kind of thing. Those two happened to be in the room now. Pixie was laying on one of the two-seater couches, barely taking up the entire thing while she read from a tablet, and Aurora was sitting on an armchair with a laptop on her lap.

Missy was further in, boots off as she painted her toe-nails. Across from her, Pepper was arguing with someone over the phone in a low, hushed voice. The only one missing was Ivil and... And she stepped into the room and gave Twenty-Six the most knowing grin ever. Twenty-Six felt her cheeks warming up again, but she took a deep breath and calmed herself. Right... now to...

"Fuck," Twenty-Six whispered. She knew that Aurora didn't like anyone swearing and she was making an effort not to, but...

"You didn't think this far ahead?" Ivil asked as she took a seat in the middle of the largest couch like a queen taking a throne. Missy glanced up, then noticed Twenty-Six.

"What's that?" She asked, her attention obviously not on Twenty-Six's eyes.

"I think Twenty-Six has something to tell us," Ivil said. She was smiling, the... the meanie!

"E-everyone," Twenty-Six said. Aurora's laptop shut with a click, and Pepper hung up. The room suddenly felt very, very silent... why had she not let the air-con system make a bit of noise, to fill it? Stupid need to keep everything in tip-top.

"Go on," Ivil encouraged.

"Everyone," she said.

"I've, uh, I've decided that I'm going to be a, ah, top. Sexually, I mean." Missy blinked slowly.

"The whole concept of top and bottom is, at best, a gross oversimplification of sexual dynamics. You can't just frame things into a binary like that, it's reductive, and it calls back too strongly to heteronormativity. Relationships thrive in a spectrum more than anything. You shouldn't assign static roles to yourself," Missy said.

"Uh," Twenty-Six replied.

"I don't know," Ivil replied.

"I like it. For example, I'm at the top, and everyone else is a bottom by contrast."

"I have a penis!" Twenty-Six yelled, which really did wonders to bring the topic back. Aurora started to cough, and she noticed Pixie very slowly glance down towards her crotch area.

"Since... when?" Pixie asked.

"Just now? It's... it's still in beta?" Twenty-Six said. Pepper stood up.

"I'll be away from whatever is developing here. Someone use some air-freshener when you're done." And with that, she exited stage left.