Chapter 5

1^st Monday noon at Lone Pine

By the time Marcy and Susan sat down for lunch, Susan’s nipples had returned to near their normal size. They had only been seated a few moments when Susan heard a familiar voice say, “Mind if we you join you.”

Marcy said, “Welcome. We are pleased to have you join us. I don’t think I seen any of you around. My name is Marcy with two in the hangar.”

“In the hangar?” inquired Susan with a puzzled look.

Smiling she replied, “An old saying that means that I am pregnant and the two denotes twins.”

“Oh, guess I am a bit slow. Good afternoon. It is good to see you although a surprise.” Susan’s response puzzled Marcy.

“I don’t think you are slow as it is a very old expression,” responded Jan. “If I remember correctly those who initially used that terminology were usually aviators. We’ve only been here a couple of days. I am Jan. Jen is next to me, and Jo is next to her.”

“So what do you think of our home?” inquired Marcy.

“Well, this is I believe a very unique place for an unusual purpose,” responded Jo. “The layout of the facilities seems to be well done. Its remoteness appears to be both a benefit and a weakness. Everyone has been very friendly. How long have you been here?”

“A little over four years as I am carrying my third set of twins.”

“Are you comfortable with your decision to come here?” inquired Jen.

“Definitely. I like the environment, as I think it suits my personality. It is stable and everyone is quite friendly. Living here as a resident allows me to be selective in accepting contract work. My speciality is creating interface devices primarily for analog to digital conversion. Probably, one of the best features of living here, is that there are many people around me who will help satisfy my lusty urges. I don’t know of any other place where it occurs so smoothly.”

“Thank you,” responded Jan. “We are evaluating whether to accept a security role. If we accept then we will need to sort out relocation issues. So today and tomorrow, we are looking over the operation and the site as we consider the opportunity. While this is a wonderful opportunity, relocating here would be a big step for us as doing so creates a number of complications.”

“Well in hindsight, I am pleased that our paths crossed when they did,” responded Susan. Then with a smile added, “If you decide to accept a role here, remember my speciality is data analysis.”

Marcy said, “Well if you are going to solicit work, don’t forget that my speciality will give you the data to analyze.”

Laughing Jan said, “Even if we don’t accept this opportunity, we will keep you in mind as we often have need of both skills.”

“Marcy, what is your opinion of the network?” queried Jo.

“Well my development work is done on a standalone computer which happens to be a mac. This isolates my development environment from the network. When I communicate offsite, I always use a VPN connection. I’ve noticed that the remote node is not always the same location.”

“Connection speed?”

“Never been an issue for me. I think some have had issues from time to time.”

“Thanks for the insight.”

To Jan and Jen, Jo said, “I think we should do a user survey.”

“Agreed,” replied both.

“Have a nice day,” said Susan and Marcy as they picked up their dishes, “See you around.”

“We will try,” responded Jo, Jan, and Jen.

After lunch Marcy took Susan out to the barn. As they stepped out of the stairwell into the barn, the big door opened letting in a gust of chilly air. They saw three women enter leading horses. With the barn door open, it quickly became quite chilly.

“The cold certainly puckered up your nipples,” noted Marcy as she handed Susan a drovers coat.

Quickly slipping it on Susan responded, “Yours are quite puckered as well and they look wet again.” Susan was surprised at how good the coat felt even so she could feel a cool breeze around her ankles. “Thanks. This is very comfortable.”

“Yes, they are,” replied Marcy as she slipped on a coat. Then to the three women, “How was your ride?”

“A bit on the cool side,” replied Janet. “These coats made it tolerable. Actually we should have worn coveralls or leggings.”

“Hi, I am Lori. That was Janet, and this is Lena.”

“I am Susan. Marcy is showing me around.”

“Welcome aboard,” responded Lena. “Are you a rider?”

“Well I use to ride quite a bit but that has been quite a while ago. Like before I went to college.”

“Well see me if you need a refresher or assistance. It should be getting warmer before long, which makes casual riding a lot more enjoyable.”

They watched as the three woman led their horses to their stalls then began taking the gear off of them. Walking down the aisle they passed several more stalls, then went into the tack room. In looking at the saddles, Susan noticed that some had a small ridge in the middle of the seat. It started under where the butt would rest and ran up toward the saddle horn as it increased in height. She ran her hand over saddle, with a perplexed look on her face.

Marcy smiled. “Since you haven’t ridden in a while, you may not remember the stimulation riding can give you. That ridge is there to increase the stimulation when ridden naked but can be a bit uncomfortable when wearing regular pants. Some wear a skirt that has sleeves for your legs. Sort of like pants but with no crotch. The advantage is that the leg covering minimizes scratches. We will have to go for a ride when it is warmer.”

“Sounds good to me.”

“Let’s head back. On the way I will point out the entrance to several other tunnels and tell you where they go. One leads to an emergency shelter. Another goes to the power station. We will enter the one for the garage, so you can see the layout.”

On entering garage Susan said, “Wow, this is quite a fleet.”

There were 4 SUVs, a couple of crew cab pickups, and two coach buses. “This looks like enough transportation to accommodate everyone.”

“It is. Be sure to read over the emergency procedures which are in the notebook on your desk. There are also copies on the network. You should find a small bag in your closet, which we refer to as our go bag. Unless you store your documents offsite, a copy of those should be easily accessible. The emergency procedures contain a list items to keep in your go bag. The list suggest items that you may want to consider having available to add at the last minute.”

Frowning Susan responded, “That is a bit unnerving. Have you all needed to do that in the past?”

“A couple of times when tornados were sighted in the area. For those we went to the emergency shelter via the tunnel I showed you. With respect to tornados, the building’s weakness is the roof and windows. The other natural threat is forest or brush fires. In that case we could use the vehicles to relocate, but would likely choose to use the cave. The buses are primarily used when a group of us make a trip.”

“Considering how remote we are, that makes a lot of sense.”

“This completes the tour and I think I’ve covered all the orientation topics. So why don’t we walk back to your suite, as it is still a couple of hours until dinner time.”

“Fine.”

Entering Susan’s suite, Susan said, “Would you like something to drink? I have fruit juice, water, coffee, tea, wine, and beer. Although beer or wine probably isn’t a good idea since you are lactating.”

“A fruit juice would be great. The beer we have here does not effect our milk, but I’d rather have a juice.”

Susan gathered two juices and brought them over to the couch. As she was handing one to Marcy, Marcy said, “Would you slip you jacket off? That way I won’t feel over dressed.”

“That is certainly an interesting way to justify getting me naked.”

“Well you had a good view of me all day,” responded Marcy while licking her lips.

“Well you do look appealing. On another topic, I put a towel on the chair this morning so it wouldn’t get stained. Perhaps I should get one for the couch.”

“You can but the fabric doesn’t stain. Just wipe them with a damp cloth afterward to remove any residue. There is fabric conditioner in the community cleaning supplies. It cleans and keeps the covering in good condition, as well looking like new.”

“Thanks. One reason for using the towel this morning was so that there wouldn’t be a cold shock. Although now thinking back to the times I sat down today, I didn’t notice a cold sensation on sitting down.”

“Interesting...” She paused a moment then added, “I had to think about your comment a bit. The only time I remember noticing cold is when I first sit in a saddle but that really depends on the temperature. Inside I sense a slight coolness that quickly disappears, like when we sat down here. The reason I had to think about it is cause I hadn’t notice it.”

“Since you indicated that the furniture coverings don’t stain, perhaps the material is more like a cloth covering although you don’t feel any texture when sliding your hand over it.”

“It also seems to hold up very well, as I don’t remember seeing any that had obvious wear. Next question?”

“Okay, boobs ... all the women I’ve seen have boobs larger than mine, and I think larger than yours, but none of them sag. Sagging, I thought was a consequence to lactating and more pronounced with large boobs.”

“It can be. Yours are a C cup?”

“Yes. More like a C plus.”

“Mine were a B cup and are now an F cup. A part of the change is due to lactating, but another part of it is due to a treatment we receive shortly after arriving. As to the other residents, most are, I believe, a G cup although some may be a bit larger. My understanding of the treatment, is that it enhances or alters the breast structure resulting in an increase in their support. This results in virtually no sag presuming you maintain your fitness. While undergoing the alteration, exercises are required to strengthen your shoulder and upper back muscles. Those exercises use electro stimulation and often include some weight lifting.