Chapter 3
Darren erupted through the door and was about to burst into a tirade of demands when Yvonne from HR glanced up from the table. Completely deflated he rapidly adjusted his approach.
"These unexpected results" Darren said with more than hint of awkwardness, his entire body going limp.
"Yes Darren, it's more than likely that the incorrect motors are responsible, don't you think?" responded Joanne kindly trying to massage his ego.
"Well, quite possibly, to get lateral displacements like that the motors would have to be industrial." conceded Darren his posture more upright and bold as his confidence returned.
"Actually" murmured Jane "compact digital motors used in drones have been getting magnitudes more powerful in the last two years," her contribution was neutral, she had never met Darren and was alarmed at his entrance but trusted Joanne's diplomacy.
"A miniature motor small enough to fit in that dildo could be up to 30 watts each." She finished, petering off. Joanne was impressed.
"Darren, do you know what they fitted?" Asked Joanne, her delicious smile intended to disarm him.
"They're 32 watts, I got an email while I was on the phone." he confessed.
"Can I see the test you did?" Darren inquired feigning indifference badly.
Joanne nodded to Jane and said, "Sure, we have a video capture on the computer."
Jane crossed to the computer, located the correct file and played it.
Darren laughed quietly when he saw the weight lift.
Jane stated "that much vibration increases the effective girth by an inch."
"Say that again", said Darren.
"It increases the eff...," began Jane.
"I heard you," interrupted Darren. "This could be a way around the maximum girth limit on dildos," blurted Darren. "The standards don't include any allowance for lateral vibration displacement and the market has been crying out for bigger toys for years."
"How would that work?" asked Yvonne.
"It, well it can push things away from its sides by about 4mm so that it makes an 8mm bigger opening when it's pushed in. 8mm extra diameter means the extra girth will be about an inch," Darren explained awkwardly to Yvonne.
"If we are able to sell a vibrating dildo which is effectively bigger than anyone else's then it will give the company dominance in the huge dildo market," continued Darren.
"OK, Darren going forward, putting safety to one side, that's a passage the company may seek to get into, but we need to resolve this dildo's issues first," stressed Joanne pointing to phallus in front of them.
"The issue with that thing is it needs smaller motors," Darren said as if stating the obvious.
The three women looked at each other in a conspiratorial hush. Yvonne was pursing her lips as if considering contributing. Jane was looking quite disappointed. Joanne was concentrating but obviously not in agreement. Something was going on that Darren didn't know about but he had the feeling he was about to find out.
"How much less powerful do you think we should make the motors?" asked Joanne in an offhand way which did not match these women's body language.
Darren had seen enough to be nearly certain "You've all used it!" He stated flatly staring around the group.
"Now listen here Darren, you have no proof, so if you go blabbing I'll make it my mission to make your career here short," warned Yvonne.
"Message received and understood, what was it like as a vibrator? It must have been... Intense," he stumbled looking for the right word.
"I think he has a right to know, however now that you've told us that it's ten times more powerful than its design rating, any mention of our names is off limits."
Darren looked quizzical about this.
"You know why Darren, ladies don't want the wrong reputation." Jane spoke softly with a rather sexy edge.
"This is the report so far, it has three unnamed appraisals in it from human test subjects. I think we'll nip up to the canteen for a coffee while you read the findings so far." Yvonne intoned, looking desperate to get out of there.
Returning from coffee, they found Darren sat back in his chair smiling. The report open in front of him.
"Well fuck me" he exclaimed after they'd seated themselves.
"Dangerous statement in here," Joanne warned.
"You all loved it," Darren ploughed on.
"It was... You're not having it back, put it that way," Joanne told him, "if what I think we're all thinking but not saying is that given more testing and a very thorough safety approval, it should go to market pretty much as it."
They looked at each other in absolute silence, digesting the implications of what Joanne had suggested.
"Battery power will need improving." Darren concluded as he rose with Yvonne and left Joanne and Jane to their thoughts.
Ten minutes later the phone rang. It was Raymond the Managing Director, he had spoken to Darren. Raymond was delighted by Joanne's and Jane's efficiency and resourcefulness getting the preliminary test results done so quickly.
He had pushed the project back to design to resolve the battery issues and ensure power distribution processors were rated correctly for the higher powered motors. They had got away with the short periods of usage it had seen, but best to take the batteries out and not use it again.
Joanne almost wanted to cry when he said this.
Anyway, their next product to test would be arriving after lunch.
