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                           Kathy And The Sphere

Journal Entry 261 / 00622

Elenya, Hiss 18, 00622

We were in orbit around Stinz IV, primarily a Centaur colony of Pendor
established about sixty years ago. Colonies don't bother me, as such,
although why people brought up on a ringworld would want to live on a
planet has always confused me. But then, according to Liffip most of the
kids brought up here move to Pendor, and a majority of the population
of Stinz are still Pendor- born. I guess it's a sense of adventure;
the parents all know the homeworld's a paradise, while space is where
the excitement is, but the kids all want to go home. Oh, well. It happens.

Still, there is a sense of... something... when I visit Pendorian
colonies. I guess its a sadness that the kids are up and moving out.

But such thoughts weren't bothering me right now. I was in a much more
mischievous mood. Because I had made a date with my beloved slave,
the Captain of Engineering, Katherine Hawkwind.

She arrived at the appointed place directly on schedule. I was pleased
to see she was wearing a very simple white blouse and skirt that looked
like it would come apart very easily. I was also pleased that she hadn't
changed the color of her hair; it was still blonde, and it was still long.

I paused for a moment and said "You look lovely, Kathy."

"Thank you, Master," she said quietly.

I took a black leather collar with a slight 'V' shape at the front and
slid it around her throat. It contrasted nicely with her outfit and skin.
"Come with me."

She followed me down the hallway towards a SDisk room, and walked in.
SDisks require both a transmitter and a receiver, and SDisks that aren't
connected by hardware (as they are aboard ship, or on Pendor) require
a lot more interfacing hardware. So the ship has specific centers for
teleporting down to a planet or to other ships.

The technician inside was someone I trusted, and I nodded to him to get
ready. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a blindfold, tying it
around Kathy's head. She accepted it with only a slight whimper. She
hates being blindfolded. I leaned over to her ear and said "It's only
for a few minutes, slave." She nodded.

"Ken?" the Tindal behind the panel said, "I have a lock on the SDisk
you wanted."

"Thank you, Jilliam." I directed Kathy onto the SDisk, stepped on myself,
and said "At your leisure, Jill."

He nodded one head as the other worked the panel. We vanished...

... and found ourselves tumbling in zero-g. There was one small light
which Kathy couldn't see, so I grabbed her by the blouse and steadied her.
She whimpered again. "Are you all right, slave?" I asked.

"I'm fine, sir," she said with a slight shortness of breath. "Just
surprised."

"Good," I said. I bounced off the wall I had a hold of and grabbed one
of the four leather restraints, bouncing back to Kathy and securing one
wrist. Then the other wrist, and then each ankle. I don't usually like
suspension bondage, but with no gravity, I wasn't worried. I took the four
ropes and tied them with a knot to the cleat on the wall behind her back.

She was now completely spread eagled, hung in zero-g. Since she was the
only fixed item in the room, she now defined the 'top' and 'bottom.' I
smiled at the thought, and descended to the bottom of the room, turning
out the light. For a while the only sound was that of her breathing. I
was waiting for my eyes to adjust, and for Kathy to get a little anxious.

She whimpered slightly every once in a while. After a while I could see
her clearly by the only remaining light, that of the stars. I carefully
maneuvered my way up until I was in front of her, holding onto her
shoulders to stay in place. I reached behind her and gently pulled off
her blindfold, casting it aside and letting it drift about. She looked
up and said, "Wha...?"

We were in a sphere barely three meters across, made of completely
clear ceramic with a very low index of refraction. It was effectively
invisible, and the light of the stars, especially that of Stinz, was
all that illuminated us. I lied when I said Kathy was the only thing
for orientation. There was the cleat, and the life support module next
to it, affixed to the wall behind her in a place she couldn't turn her
head far enough to see.

I reached down for the pair of scissors on my belt, and with a few
judicious snips her clothes came free. Bouncing freely about the room,
I tied them in place next to the cleat. From the cleat I could reach
out easily and stroke her buttocks; she moaned loudly.

"Slave," I said, prompting her.

"Yes sir?" she said, a tone of desperation in her voice.

"I'm going to leave you alone for a little while. Make yourself...
comfortable." I actually didn't go anywhere, but instead descended to
the bottom of the sphere, slightly behind her. I settled down, removed
my clothes, and tried to breath quietly.

Katherine hung there, suspended, spread eagled and alone, with nothing
apparent between her and the entire universe, the stars shining in on
her in a blacker than black background. I imagined the loneliness, and
the trust she must have felt. The room was comfortably warm, and the
life-support was silent. The sensory deprivation must have been getting
to her as well.

I waited, occasionally glancing at my watch, which illuminated with a soft
red color. I waited two full hours, meditating almost. Occasionally she
would moan and fight her restraints. She must have known I was there;
I would never have left her alone in her present state, and she knew
it. But she would subside, sometimes sobbing gently

I rose quietly from my position, grabbing hold with my toes of one of the
many recessed holds along the inside surface of the sphere. My eyes had
long adjusted to the light, and even at five AU's out Stinz was a very
bright star, and I could see her clearly. I held myself fixed directly
below her, and with one finger I slowly traced along the line of her
cunt from her clit down along the trace and back up her ass, adding more
fingers as I scratched over her buttock to leave dim, red lines in her
skin. She shook with response, her groan loud and intense. I smiled.

I moved to a different position, giving me better access to her ass,
and grabbed the hard leather paddle I had brought along. Fixing myself
with on hand and both feet into place, I swung the paddle.

It made a resounding 'THWAK!' when it hit her ass, and I had miscalculated
my grip; I repositioned my feet, and swung again. She groaned aloud.
Another, and another. Again. I counted ten before I stopped.

Settled back down to the bottom again, and left her there, sobbing and
moaning. I waited, again.

Half an hour passed. I rose again, and floated the short distance across
the sphere, stopping my forward momentum by grabbing hold of her hips. I
have reasonably long toes, and rotated myself until my feet had a good
hold of the ropes securing her feet. I was directly behind her, my body
pressed against her, my arms now tight around her waist. She moaned
in response.

We hung there, pressed together, and my fingers traced down her sides. She
moaned and shuddered, and I began to lightly run my fingers up and down
her sides. I pressed a little harder, tickling her. She let out a giggle,
and I tickled her some more. "No!" she cried out. "Oh, please no!" I
laughed and kept tickling her mercilessly. She cried and screamed as I
tickled her sides. I bent my knees, pulling me down and let myself fall
to the bottom of the sphere. From there I could easily reach her feet.

"Noooooo!" she screamed louder. Her laughs were shot with sobs as I
switched back and forth between her feet, and she screamed and fought
against the ropes securing her.

This went on for fifteen minutes, and her screams grew louder and more
desperate. Then, I stopped, and settled back to the floor again. Her
giggles subsided.

After another half hour, I again rose, this time towards her front.
Because the sphere was so small, I had to crouch against the part facing
her to be face-to-face with her, and looked her in the eye. "Slave?"

"Sir?"

"Would you like to come?" I asked.

"Yes, sir, oh please sir."

I clambered over to her right hand and released it; she was still affixed
in place by her left arm and right leg, her left leg providing stability.
I floated back down and freed the small spherical vibrator I'd brought
along, placing it in her free hand. She let out a small laugh.

"What's so funny, slave?" I asked, curious.

"May I tell you afterwards, sir?"

I thought about it. "Yes," I replied. It was only curiosity that made me
ask in the first place, so I figured I could find out later. I settled
back against the floor and said, "Whenever you wish, slave."

I heard the quiet but powerful buzz of the vibrator, and heard the slight
drop of resistance as she applied it to her cunt, her moan rolling through
the sphere. I casually fingered the remote control in my hand. Her moans
grew louder, and with a nasty grin slid the switch down.

Her groan of frustration was immediate and gratifying. It occurred to me
that she couldn't let go of the vibrator to masturbate with her fingers;
it would float away. Nor could she hold it in her teeth (too smooth),
under her chin (collar in the way) or between her legs. She whimpered
for a while, and I slid the switch back into the 'on' position. The buzz
returned, and I heard her moans rise as she again attacked her clitoris.

Off.

On.

Off.

On. Her moans grew in intensity. I secured the remote control and grabbed
hold of her leg and pulled myself up behind her. She moaned as I did so,
but she seemed more intense on the vibrator. My erection grew at the evil
thoughts running through my mind, and with my hands firmly grasping her
thighs, I slid into her cunt from behind. She screamed "Yes, sir!" as
I did. I smiled.

Making love in zero-g is a lesson in physics. I could feel the vibrations
from the buzzer coursing through her body to my cock, and her wet cunt
accepted me easily, but getting a good grip and actually fucking her
took a lot of effort. With both arms and legs I pulled and pushed myself
into and out of her. She screamed as her orgasm came, but I was far from
coming myself.

She didn't stop with the vibrator, but instead went on. Her second
orgasm came much quicker, and my cock was starting to feel that tingling
sensation. I was reaching the edge, and I was going to come soon.

She came again, her body shaking, and I came with her, groaning aloud
as I released my seed into her. She still didn't stop, but came again,
and again, and my cock softened to the point where her next orgasm
pushed me out. I settled to the floor to just watch and listen to her
masturbate. I refused to count the number of time she came, but just
listened to her screams.

Finally, she snapped the thing off. I looked up and could hear her
breathing so very hard. I untied her ankle restraints and said "You may
untie your arm." She did so gratefully and hung there in zero-g. "You
okay?" I asked.

"Am I okay?" she said with an unbelieving tone. "Oh, I'm fine." There
was a pause. "Just lemme catch my breath."

I laughed. "You sound okay to me. So, tell me, what was so funny?

She laughed back and said, "Oh, that. When you placed the vibrator in
my hand, I noticed the velcro on the back to hold it in place. It's
common-sense little touches like that that make you such a great master,
I think."

"Well, I'm glad you liked it."

"LIKED it? I LOVED IT! Your sense of timing is perfect. Thank you."

"And thank you, Kathy. You make the whole effort worthwhile." I floated
over to her and kissed her. "Here," I said.

"What's this?"

"A cape. Your last outfit's in no condition to be worn."

"Oh well." She floated about the sphere, looking at the detail. "When
did you have this made?"

"A few weeks ago. It's been in cargo hold seventeen waiting for a chance
to use it. I figured I'd have it broken down..."

"Don't."

"What?"

"Save it. That floor pad you've got there to fix things to is a good idea,
but as a novelty, this is a great place to hold picnics." She mused for
a moment, "Or orgies, if they're good friends."

"A centaur could never fit in here," I said.

"Amanda could."

"You, my dear, have a dirty mind."

"And that's why you love me. Are we going home?"

"We could. Or we could sleep here, and then go home."

"I'm hungry," she said.

"Then let's head home." I picked up the small communicator and said,
"Shardik to 'Elen."

"Pellaeon Elen here, Commander." It was Jill.

"I am ready to return from an expeditionary SDisk."

"Affirmative." There was the familiar >blip< and...

...ugh. Gravity returned with full force. "So," Jilliam said as we
stepped off. "You two have fun?"

"You have no idea how much," I said. Kathy smiled along.

"Say," Jill said, "Isn't that a different outfit from the one you
left with?"

"Jill, just log the present coordinates of the SDisk. I get the feeling
it's going to get some use before we leave Stinz."

He smiled. "Yes, sir."

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"P'nyssa! We're home!" She came out from the second room we had managed to
finagle out of ship's roster. Seems the studio I'd been given was a little
small, especially considering the status of my roommate. Head of Life
Science's didn't rate nearly as well as Assistant Chief Medical Officer.
I'd thought that had been kinda strange.

"Who's we?" she said. She came out dressed in bluejeans and a green shirt
that hung loosely off the left shoulder. She spotted Kathy and I and said
"Oh, hi!"

"Hello P'nyssa," Kathy replied. "How have you been?"

"Well, not much has changed since last time I saw you." They made small
chit-chat, and Kathy asked to be excused to use the bathroom. Seems
she'd been tied up for the past four hours or so and had to piss bad.

"So," P'nyssa said after the bathroom door closed, "You two have fun?"

"Sure did," I said. She smiled. There's very little jealousy between
P'nyssa and I. It's good to feel that she shares my sense of adventure
in that respect.

Kathy came out and groaned, arching her back. "You okay?" I asked.

"I'm a little stiff," she said.

"I wonder why," I said.

"Would you like a rub?" P'nyssa asked. My eyebrow arched.

"I'd love one," Kathy said. P'nyssa motioned for her to lie down on the
couch and remove the robe. I walked to the kitchen and poured myself
a glass of apple juice, sat down on one of the barstools against the
countertop and watched.

P'nyssa began calmly enough, starting at the shoulders and working her
way Kathy's spine. It was pleasing watching two of my favorite lovers
touch one another like that.

P'nyssa's firm mittens stroked Kathy's legs, then back up to her butt,
stroking firmly. Kathy cooed under P'nyssa's touch, and I smiled at
the sound. P'nyssa returned up to Kathy's shoulders and began firmly
massaging them, working her way along the biceps. "Kathy?" she said.

"Hmmm?" That was a very pleased "Hmmm" I heard!

"What did you two do that got you so stiff?"

"Oh, Ken left me tied spread-eagled in zero-g for a few hours and tickled
me every once in a while."

"He did that?"

"Mmm-hmm." P'nyssa shook her head and kept massaging, working her way
down to the hands and fingers, then back up to rub her thumbs and mittens
into Kathy's hair. Then she tapped lightly and said "Turn over."

Kathy obeyed, and Nyss rubbed her chest and belly. Kathy raised her hand
and placed it on P'nyssa's leg. I watched this all with great interest.

P'nyssa pretended not to notice as Kathy began to stroke her through
the material of her jeans, just her legs, but she was getting closer
and closer to P'nyssa's crotch. She reached up and without much warning
she undid the clasp of Nyss's pants. I saw a smile cross my mate's lips,
and she leaned down to whisper something into Kathy's ear.

Kathy nodded, and turned her head to me, saying, "Master?"

"Yes, Slave?"

"Permission to return the compliment to your love?"

I thought about it, and said "Granted."

I sat and watched, then idly turned to the control panel on the countertop
and turned down the lights, just enough so I could see.

Kathy pulled down Nyss's zipper and P'nyssa stepped up to slide out of
them. Her blue fur looked ruffled even in the dim light, but Kathy didn't
make a comment. In the back of mind I thought she had better not. The
thought made me smile more.

Nyss took off her top and again straddled Kathy on the couch. Kathy
took the initiative, sliding down the couch until her head was under
Nyss. She reached up and pulled Nyss down onto her, and Nyss settled
down onto Kathy's mouth, leaning over slightly and holding on to the
edge of the couch.

Kathy apparently wasn't much for foreplay. Or maybe the backrub had
been foreplay. I heard soft liquid sounds coming from them, little gasps
escaping from Nyss every once in a while. The sight was astounding; my
blue-furred lover with a handful of Kathy's hair in her mitten, holding
Kathy's face against her cunt, holding herself up with the other ten so
as not to smother Kathy.

"Don't stop," P'nyssa said, and the tone was one of command. Kathy moaned
aloud in response and P'nyssa moaned back as Kathy doubled her efforts. I
was surprised by the apparent intensity; I'd've thought she'd've been
tired out after our little tete-a-te' out in space.

On the other hand, I felt no inclination to join them. I was satisfied
to watch, and I felt somehow, to orchestrate. I sipped my iced tea and
watched two of my favorite loves go at each other with a heat and a
passion I'd rarely seen.

"That's it. Good girl. Don't stop... Just a little more... More...
Harder... Little higher... Yes, Yes! Ohhhhhh...." Nyss moaned loudly and
then screamed "Yeah...." A long breath escaped her. She took a moment to
catch her breath and then moved back a little go give Kathy some air. I
heard Kathy gasp for breath, cough, gasp again, and Nyss leaned over her,
lay on top of her, hugging her close.

P'nyssa turned her head to me and winked. That one gesture made me
nearly die laughing, and I realized that the three of us were going to
do okay together.

P'nyssa rose and pulled her shirt back on, leaving her pants on the floor.
Kathy lay there, naked, breathing raggedly, and I walked over to her
and knelt on the floor next to the couch. She turned to me and said,
"Did I do okay, Master?"

"That's up to Nyss to decide." I kissed her. She wrapped her arms around
me, and I felt P'nyssa kneel on the floor behind me and hug me as well,
her head upon my shoulder. She reached out a mitten and placed it on
Kathy's head, tousling her hair.

"You did real well, Kathy," she said. Then she rose and said, "I'm ready
for a shower."

"Me, too," I said. "Want to join us, Kathy?"

"May I?" she asked with all the excitement of a little girl.

"Of course. Come on." I helped her up and we walked over to the shower.

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It may be disappointing to know that nothing sexual occurred in the
shower, but for them most part I think Kathy and I had had enough for
one day, and if P'nyssa was still felling randy, she didn't say so. I
then sent Kathy home to bed. Tomorrow was going to come soon, and all
three of us have serious jobs on the Pellaeon Elen.

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