Loves Greatest Gift Chapter 18
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Saturday August 31, 2013
8:20 am
Bio-Gen Laboratories, Biometrics Lab
“Ralph Daniels, this is Doctor Brian Saunders, your new boss,” the Bernese boy said as he introduced the two furs before him.
“Boss, I really dislike that term no matter how accurate it may be. I prefer to think of the members of Bio-Gen as teammates or partners in discovery,” the mid thirties gopher said tersely.
“It's an honor and a pleasure to meet you sir,” the moose boy said with a bit of excitement in his voice.
“Great, wonderful... now if you two don't mind you can stop shoveling shit and toss the shovels under the porch. We have more important things to do than stand around while the two of you suck up. You,” he said as he pointed to the Bernese boy, “need to get your tail down to telemetry and see if you can help those egg heads figure out where they screwed up on the antenna array for the school building. And you mighty moose, can go back out there, get that panda girlfriend of yours and head down to level B3 to get her fitted for the most important piece of this puzzle. While I go and slap the dip stick that flipped the sensor placement overlay layer in the specifications file for the sim-skins before sending it to the molding company and nearly screwing up the entire process. We'll meet in my office on the sixth floor in five hours for the bullshit session, now get moving.”
As Ralph exited the Biometrics lab he looked at his pretty girlfriend and said, “come on sweet cheeks, we need to head downstairs and get you fitted for your suit and I have no idea what that takes.”
“Lead the way hot lips, let's go see what this thing looks like,” the panda girl said with a huge grin on her face.
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“Hello,” a mid twenties Fossa said as the young couple stepped from the elevator. “You must be Ralph,” he added as he offered a paw to the moose boy, shaking the boys firmly. “And this lovely young lady must be Zoe, we've been looking forward to meeting you both ever since we heard you decided to take part in this little brain child of a program.”
“Yes, we are,” the panda girl replied as her boyfriend gazed around the large, open space admiring the vast array of equipment it contained.
“Pleasure to meet both of you, my names Jonathan Turbot, but you can call me sparks, everyone around here does. Well we better get started right away. We have a lot to do to get you fitted for the sim-skin and do a preliminary test of the sensors. Then we need to check the receiving and recording equipment and see if everything is communicating properly,” the young technician explained before Zoe interrupted.
“Recording equipment? To record what exactly?” the young panda asked with an odd look on her face.
“Ah, yes I forgot you haven't really been told much about the system and how it works have you? Follow me and I'll see if I can explain it without confusing you too much with technical jargon. The 'suit' that you'll be wearing,” he said emphasizing the word with air quotes, “is actually a stretchy silicon mesh type of material that has the receiving sensors made into it, along with the radio frequency circuitry. The sensors will pick up things like changes in your body temperature, muscle contractions, and later on in your pregnancy the movements of the baby. That information is then converted into digital data and transmitted to a receiver that relays it to the suits the other girls will be wearing. But since we highly doubt that you and Ralph will be having a baby each and every year the data your suit gathers will be recorded so that it can be worked into a permanent file that can be reused with the rest of the system. That way we won't have to find a new girl each year, or one in every school if this thing takes off like everyone seems to think it may just do,” the young man explained as they walked into a room not much different than a doctors examination room. “Another advantage of recording your pregnancy is that at a later time additional variables could perhaps be included in the VR experience. A multiple pregnancy for example, or certain types of complications. Maybe even Braxton-Hicks contractions, or in other words false labor. The possibilities in this are nearly as limitless as the imagination to be honest. The primary thing that is lacking though is exactly what we have now. A pregnant girl to provide the base line data.”
“Base line... so what you're saying is that if this program goes over big that the data from Zoe's pregnancy would be the primary information for it?” the moose boy asked as he looked at his girlfriend.
“Yes, as I said we could modify it, or even add to it but she'll be providing all of the information that further advancements in the program will be based on,” the older Fossa said. “Now if miss Zoe will have a seat up here,” he said patting what looked like an examination table, “we can get started shortly. But I do need to ask if you have any problems, ummmm, being nude in front of others? There will be four or five people involved in the process of getting some preliminary information, heart rate, body temperature, respiration rate etc., as well as the initial fitting of the sim-skin and preliminary check of the sensors before we have the information we need to finalize the check off list on the design for your transmitter prosthesis.”
“Well I don't really have a big problem with it, but I'm not sure I can say the same for moose face,” she responded as she looked at her boyfriend, seeing the look of surprise on his face.
“I can understand his concerns,” the technician said as he turned to the moose boy. “But you have to remember Ralph that when the time comes for her to deliver there will be about the same number of people in the delivery room. They're certainly going to see her from a different angle than anyone here will. Also to be honest what I have in mind is while she is being fitted for her version of he suit I though you and I could go tour the lab and I could show you the rest of what we're working on for the system and get your thoughts on ways to maybe improve on it. But I need to tell you up front, both of you in fact, that this may not be the only time for this. The design team will need to check the suit periodically to see how it's holding up and there may be design changes along the way which would mean a new suit and another fitting. You have to remember that most of this has never been tried before so we're kind of stumbling around in the dark on a lot of it. Trial and error is going to be a big part of this while we work out the bugs and kinks to insure an easy to use system. Also of the people that will be working with Zoe today Ralph, only one is a male and that's the on site physician. The technicians are all female.”
“Oh, well in that case I don't have much of a problem with it,” the moose boy responded, “I just don't think I want a bunch of the guys I work with ogling my naked girlfriend. That I would have a problem with.”
“Doc Saunders thought you might, so he insisted that the techs be female. So if we're all good here...” the Fossa said, his words interrupted by a tapping on the door a moment before it opened.
“Ah I see Ms. Bell is here already, excellent,” an older raccoon said as he entered the room. “I am Doctor Jason Flanders, on site physician for the complex. I understand we have a busy day today so if Ms. Bell is ready, and if you gentlemen will excuse us we can get this examination out of the way and move on to other things.”
“Ready when ever you are,” the red panda girl said cheerfully.
“In that case, let's get out of here and let them get started Ralph, and I can take you down and show you the prototype of her sensor suit,” Johnathon said as he held the door for the young moose.
As the two young men left a tall slender and rather shapely blond lemur woman in her late twenties strode past them and into the room, as the door was closing Ralph heard the doctor introduce her as a nurse. Turning his head to follow the woman into the room he heard the Fossa beside him say, “Helloooooo Nurse.
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Saturday August 31, 2013
10:45 am
Bio-Gen Laboratories, Systems Integration Laboratories
As the pair walked from the interior side of the air-lock the Fossa said, “yes that's the general idea of it. We're up to the... fifth iteration of the suit now for Zoe. We've been refining it to make it as unobtrusive as possible. We want to keep it's interference in her, and your, normal routine and interactions to an absolute minimum.”
“I'm not really sure I understand how you guys plan to do that. From the other types of pregnancy simulators I've seen they seem to be really intrusive, and a lot of trouble to use,” the moose boy said as they walked to a near by workbench.
“That's exactly what we're trying to avoid with this new generation of simulation equipment. More accuracy, less intrusive, more immersion and a better overall understanding of the simulated experience. That's why for this project we designed this,” the technician said as he held up what appeared to be a nearly non existent garment, though try as best as he could Ralph could not really imagine it being called a garment.
“Light weight, very breathable, stretchy to allow for her... expansion. This one is actually an earlier prototype of the one she's being fitted into upstairs now. That one is even lighter weight and packed with three times more of the most advanced sensors we've ever created,” the Fossa said with a huge grin on his face.
“Not to sound like a doubter, but how is something that flimsy ever going to hold up for months?” the moose boy asked with a scowl on his face.
“Your gonna love this,” the tech said as he turned and pointed to a large screen on the wall, a descriptive presentation of the sim-skins construction starting a moment later. As the presentation went through an initial introduction the Fossa added, “we've been fine tuning this for the presentation to the school faculty and parents in about two weeks. But I can give you the short version and not lose you in five seconds. The answer is kind of simple really Ralph. The basis for it is a medium mesh fishnet type construction of a combination of Nomex and Kevlar fibers for strength, flexibility, control stretch and heat, flame, and fire resistance. The heat and flame resistance is more for safety as we expect that the girls will likely be near stoves and the like and don't want anyone getting burned by a melting suit. The micro wiring, sensors in Zoe's case and micro actuators in the other girls case are then attached to that mesh in strategic places. In the case of the data acquisition suit the whole thing is then encased in a proprietary form of silicon that is water proof and chemically inert, virtually indestructible. Other sensors, strain gauge transducers, and vital sign sensors, heart rate, body temperature, respiration etc. are concentrated in more vital areas on a somewhat more dense mesh. We were concerned with keeping this as non-intrusive on both of you as possible so we worked long and hard on keeping the thickness down to barely perceptible limits.” Laying the garment back on the table and turning to look the young moose boy in the eyes Sparks tone became less excited and more serious. “We realize we're intruding on a very important and special time for you and your girlfriend Ralph, we're doing everything we can think of to keep our 'presence',” the Fossa said throwing air quotes to emphasize the word, “as invisible as possible.”
“That's fairly obvious,” Ralph replied, “and very much appreciated. My only real concern is having, ummm... private time with Zoe. She's kind of the ummm, frisky type,” the moose boy admitted blushing hard enough it was visible even through the thick, dark brown fur.
“I can imagine,” Sparks said with a broad grin, “young teen girl, first boyfriend, pregnant... and I can remember what my wife was like with our first five years ago. But we've worked in a way with the telemetry equipment for you two to be able to shut down the data stream and have some alone time. The tech that installs that in your home will explain it when he goes over it all with the two of you in a couple of days.”
“That soon?” the moose boy asked quizzically.
“Yes, we want to get you set up and get out of your hair as quickly as possible, and make sure everything works right. The quicker that gets done the quicker we can leave you two alone,” Sparks said as the pair turned to leave the lab. “Doctor Saunders is really making the point that we need to intrude on you and your girlfriend as little as possible. It'll also allow us to fine tune the other remote equipment and work out the bugs quickly.”
As the pair entered the air lock Sparks phone began to emit the text message tone., the Fossa quickly retrieving it from the locker as the outer door opened.
{Flanders: Sparks Miss Bell does not want you to inform the moose boy of the additional sensors in her modified suit. She says she wishes it to be a surprise for him at a later date.}
The Fossa quickly slid the phone into his pocket, a sly grin on his muzzle as he led the way out of the airlock and down the hallway.
“Okay, I would imagine they're about finished with your lovely lady by now Ralph, you ready to go have a look at her in her suit?” Sparks asked as the entered the elevator.
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“Come in,” Zoe said in response to the knocking at the door, her boyfriend smiling broadly as he entered the room to find her wrapped in a terrycloth robe. “What?” she said as she looked into his brilliant blue eyes. “Expecting me to be standing here in the fur again? That would totaly spoil the surprise moose lips,” she said as a grin spread across her muzzle. “Doctor Flanders said we have the room for a few minutes so I can show you the suit. You ready hot stuff? You're in for a surprise studly,” she added as she peeled the robe away leaving her standing there in her beautiful fur.
“I thought...” the moose boy began, “I thought you were being fitted for the sensor suit thing?”
“I am Ralph, I'm wearing it right now,” she said, one paw going to her neckline fiddling with her fur for a moment before pulling out the neck opening of the suit.
“No way,” he said incredously, “Sparks said they made it so that it wouldn't be in the way any more than it had to be but this... I didn't expect this at all.”
“Neither did I,” the red panda girl said holding out her paws to him. “It feels a little weird, kind of like wearing a shirt even when I'm naked kind of, but I think I'll get used to it quick enough. Took a little while to get it worked down under my fur like it is so I'm kind of glad I don't have to take it off and put it on a lot. I'd never be able to get ready to ge anywhere in a hurry.”
As he wlked over and took her paws in his a large screen, like a flat panel television mounted to the wall behind her sprang to life, several lines being traced across the left side of it's surface, the right half of the screen still blank.
Seeing the odd look in his eyes Zoe giggled softly, “yea I had kind of the same reaction when they showed that to me too. It's what the stuff against my skin is picking up. Heartbeat, breathing, stuff like that.”
“Okay, but why is the other half of the screen blank?” the moose boy asked quirking an eyebrow at his lover.
“Sniickering as she began to pull him slowly closer she gazed into his blue eyes and said, “because that part is for the ones on the outside. The ones that will pick up things like this,” she added as she pressed his paws to her sides just above her hips, the other side of the screen springing to life in a flash with similar lines being traced across that half of the screen. “That's what the other girls will be getting when my studly moose touches me,” she said as she pressed her body against his as other lines faded into view on both sides of the screen, “and what their reactions to it may be, just like mine are hot stuff.”
“Damn it Zoe, why do you keep tormenting me like that? You know the whole thing about them feeling me touch you kind of creeps me out already,” the moose boy halfheartedly complained.
“To remind you of two things primarily moose face. First off that you better not even think about keeping those paws to yourself. I love feeling you touch me, it makes me feel betterand I know that you really do love me. Second, maybe, just maybe by knowing what it's like to feel the things I do being with you, the way you make me feel safe and protected and loved... maybe it can make a difference Ralph. Maybe it can keep more girls from winding up in the same position that Catarina is in.”
“I know...” the moose boy nearly whined as he shivered at the feeling of her fur under his paws. “But it still worries me about how they might react to it. I mean, it's a lot of different girls Zoe and I still feel kind of like a creeper over this.”
“I know you do honey, and I understand, I really do. I know there can be some bad things that can come from this idea of theirs. But you're driving yourself nuts trying to figure out every possibility up front. And you're forgetting that many more good things may come from this. There's no way you can figure out verything that might happen Ralph, you're just going to have to go with it and deal with things as they come up,” she said before bouncing on her foot-paws slightly, hopping up and wrapping her legs around her boyfriends waist, twisting to the side slightly causing him to turn them around. “So...” she said as she gazed dwon into his eyes with a sly smile on her muzzle, fully aware that he had not seem the sudden jump in the tracing lines on the lower portion of the screen indicating his paws contacting her firm, shapely rump. “We've got about fifteen minutes before the technician comes back for a few final adjustments. Anything you would like to do to pass the time stud muffin?”
“You're going to be the death of me, you know that right my dirty little red panda?” the moose boy replied with a twinkle in his eyes.
“You love the fact that I may do anything, at anytime, anywhere and you know it moose face,” she said giggling happily. “But I did sort of promise to try to behave today, at least until you get me back home. Then all bets are off.”
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“Alright gentlemen, and lady,” the older whtthefuck said as he took his seat behind large oken desk. “Let's get this shit...” he paused and bluched slightly before turning towards the red panda girl and adding, “sorry, I'll try to watch my language better Miss Bell.”
“No need for that Mr. Saunders,” the red panda girl replied with a soft smile, “my parents are both military officers. I'm pretty sure you're not going to come up with anything I haven't heard at least a hundred times. Besides, it's just you, moneybags, egghead and me, no need to be all formal and shit is there?”
Looking from the girl across from him to the moose boy beside her Brian Saunders giggled slightly as he said, “I like this girl, straight shooter and not affraid to speak her mind. Bet she's a paw full huh Ralph?”
“At times,” the moose boy replied. “At least I don't have to always be trying to guess what she wants, she just tells me. Kind of nice to know where I stand though.”
“So I assume they got you suited up, any problems? Concerns?,” the gopher asked leaning back in his chair.
“Feels kind of weird, gonna take a little getting used to it but no problems. The techs explained that the way it's made I can take a shower or a bath with it on, just have to turn down the heat on the fur dryer so it'll add a little to my get ready times. I got moose lips to feel me up some when I showed it to him with the monitors on and everything seems to be working perfectly,” the red panda girl said with a huge grin on her muzzle.
“Good, that puts us right where we need to be schedule wise,” Brian said with a slight smile. “The telemetry installation crew will be at your home on Monday and Tuesday to get everything set up on your end so we can get out of your fur as quickly as possible” He leaned onto his desk, his forarms resting on the polished black surface as he let out a heavy sigh. “Now the only big hurdle left is the presentation at the school for the parents and the inevitable thousand questions it will bring in two weeks.” Looking into the moose boys eyes seriously he said, “you two know your part in the demonstration right?”
“Act normaly, act naturally, and don't let the paws stray to far. Trust me, that won't be a problem since I don't want angry fathers hunting me down to beat the hell out of me,” Ralph said in earnest. “I'm at least as worried about the father's reaction to parts of this as much as the girls, maybe even more.”
“Just show them what you showed our dads honey, a strong, confident, in control young man and you should be fine,” Zoe said reaching over and taking his paw in her own. “If you look like you're being creepy, they'll think that, and I promise, no more comments out of me about feeling up the entire freshman girls class... at least not until the presentation is over.”
“Oh yes, I definitly like her,” Brian said shaking his head slowly. “Okay you goofballs, get gone, I'm still got a few million things to check on and go over before we reveal this shit to the parents. I'll see you three in the Prairie Flats Auditorium two weeks from today on the 14th at ten a.m. And don't forget to bring a robe miss Zoe. You will have to come out on stage to meet the rest of the parents and answer questions.”
“I will have appropriate attire for the evening, moose face will make sure of that,” the red panda girls said as the trio rose from their seats and headed for the door. “Now I'm about half starving fuzz face, you're taking me to Casa Bonita for dinner before we head home.”
