This ongoing sci-fi series will contain non-consensual elements.
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The days passed quickly. All I could think about was our trip away together. Orton had told me to pack for cold weather. It was all very mysterious.
A servant showed me to a room that contained a selection of clothes that were being stored. I spent a whole afternoon in there.
The rest of my spare time was wasted in the entertainment center. Outside, the air was colder than before, so dreams of sitting by the pool were nixed. It wouldn't be long before I would be wearing winter clothes everyday.
The evenings I spent with Orton. We played more bondage games, which he loved.
I never canned him, that was always his role. Once, he even made me cum with it.
Even though I had my own room, I never slept in it.
We never got around to going for our swim. He promised that we would when we got back. Naked of course.
He liked his secrets, and even though I begged him, he never went into many details about where we were going.
It wasn't all happiness and joy. I was walking by the kitchen one day, when I heard two of the servants talking. They were gossiping about Lilly. They said, that she had been sold to a breeding farm. I didn't believe them. There was no way Orton would have lied to me.
I didn't tell anyone about the overheard conversation. I didn't want to upset Orton. It was sad though to think they would spread such gossip.
The yacht was almost ready. The servants loaded all the things we needed for our trip.
Before we left Orton presented me with a gift. It was a new collar, or at least one that I would wear during our trip. It was thick and gold. It weighed about the same, though. He told me that it would be important that I was seen as an owned girl.
I thanked him the only way an owned girl should, on my knees.
We boarded the ship together, the taste of him still in my mouth. I felt blessed and complete.
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Once aboard Orton showed me to our room. It was spectacular. It was at the top of the ship and had panoramic views. The ceiling was a clear dome that promised an even greater spectacle. It was an all in one room, with a section dedicated to a sitting area and a desk too.
I hoped that if Orton had any work to do I would be allowed to stay. It would be nice just to be in his presence.
After we took off, Orton suggested that I look around. I wanted him to come too, but he promised that he would be here when I got back.
The yacht had five decks, it wasn't a huge ship, but it was a fair size. There was even room for a small cargo bay. I wandered the halls aimlessly. No doors were closed to me.
They mostly contained smaller but equally luxurious guest rooms. There were some games rooms too, and a dinning room that could seat about twelve people.
The engine room was very interesting. I had expected it to be noisy and smelly. It wasn't, it looked clean and well maintained. One of the crew gave me a brief overview of how it worked. His words were pretty much meaningless, but I nodded politely.
As I ventured further into the ship, I came across a room with a crewman posted on the door. As I went to look inside he blocked me with a hand.
"I'm afraid it's off limits" he said.
I pouted and told him that Orton wouldn't mind.
He took pity on me and said, I could have a look, but not I still wasn't allowed in.
The door hissed open. It was a store room. There was a large perspex box with rocks inside. As I looked at it, i couldn't understand what I was looking at.
Then I saw them, long thin worms moving about. I felt uneasy. Something in the pit of my stomach clenched tight. I had to leave.
I heard the crewman shutting the door, as I walked quickly away.
They had sparked something in me. I didn't know what, all I knew is that I wanted to be as far away as possible.
Eventually I found myself on the bridge.
The Captain was an attractive man. He very graciously told me he could give me a tour of the operation controls. I declined.
Seeing those things was still affecting me. I returned to our room, and took a shower.
Orton was working, but he took a break to join me. As I soaped his body, I told him about the creatures I saw.
"You don't need to worry about them," he said, reassuringly.
Apparently he was storing them here. They weren't pets, or food.
I smiled and said I was glad.
It was only a small shower, but we found enough room for a slow fuck.
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Our trip only took two days. I spent most of it in bed watching the stars above me. We ate most of our meals here too.
Finally, Orton told me what we were going to be doing.
"We will be having dinner with a very important man."
It was a bit disappointing. We had come all this way just to sit on the ship and have a meal. Orton thought it was important though, so that was the main issue.
"He is an ambassador. I am looking to expand my business and need permission to do so. We have to impress him," he said.
It was hard to get my head around Orton having to work to impress someone. Usually it was the other way around for men like him.
A servant was called. It was a plain looking girl, and she helped me with my hair. She had obviously been taught very well as she made an amazing job of it.
After she left I looked at myself in the mirror. All my blonde hair was piled on top of my head in curls. Some was tastefully left hanging against my face. It was beautiful, very fitting for an important guest.
"You have to remember that he is from a different part of the galaxy. So his laws are not the same as our." Orton said as he dressed himself in a smart suit.
He had picked me out a very elegant outfit. It was a white dress, with black piping. Not unlike the yacht, I thought. It tied up behind my neck.
There was no cleavage on show. In fact, it was very tasteful. The only exposed flesh was the entirety of my back, my arms, and the skin below my knees. It was silky and contoured to my curves nicely.
"Slavery is illegal, where he comes from." Orton went on.
I asked him if I had to remove my collar, but he told me it would be okay. Again I looked in the mirror, it looked good with my dress. The thin collar was practical, this chunkier gold one looked more stylish.
My make-up was easier to put on now. I had spent a bit of time practicing back home. I painted my lips a deep red, but kept everything else sexy, but not over the top. The look was finished with a pair of leather ankle boots.
"You look wonderful." Orton told me. "It's up to you to impress, as much as me."
I hoped I would do well.
Suddenly something appeared in the corner of my eye.
It was a ship roving into view. As I stood at the window, watching it approach, Orton joined me, and placed a comforting hand on my back.
"That will be him," he said.
The ship was grey and looked more utilitarian than our yacht. They were comparable in size.
"It's a UEN corvette." Orton told me.
I could feel butterflies in my stomach.
We watched it taking a position off our starboard side. Then there was a small shuttle coming our way.
"Time to go." Orton said, and guided me out of the room.
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Orton went to greet the guest in the cargo hold. I waited anxiously in the dinning room.
"May I introduce Ambassador Gant." Orton said, as the tow men entered the room.
He looked about ten years older than Orton, and about three times the size. He was a very large man, and bald.
His bulging stomach pushed obscenely at the dress uniform that he was wearing. It was a very pale blue with gold buttons straining to hold it closed. There was a gold sash that crossed his body, presumably to denote his office.
Gant took my hand delicately and shook it, as Orton told him my name.
"Cara, what a pleasure to meet you," he said, as his eyes scanned my body.
It only lasted a little moment, but I noticed a slight frown as his eyes found my collar.
There was a little small talk as Orton asked him about his trip, and then we sat down at the table.
The big twelve-seater table hand been removed, and replaced by a table that just sat us three. It seemed a lot more intimate.
"It's a very beautiful ship, what do you think Cara?" he asked.
I was glad he was including me in the conversation. I had the fear that it all might be business talk.
"I love it." I said, and then asked him what his ship was like.
"Oh. It's a military transport. It's very cramped and uncomfortable. The United Earth Navy has never been one to put comfort before practicality."
He had an easy and jovial way about him and it was easy to talk to him. I was warming to him.
As our main meal was served the men started to talk more about their business.
From what I could gleam, Orton wanted to open a ore mining facility in UEN space, thus expanding his company into new territory. It wasn't a popular idea with some politicians though. Ultimately the decision would lie with Ambassador Gant, though.
"It's the slave labor that is the main problem." Gant said, and gave me a sympathetic look.
Orton told him that the mine would't use slave labor, and that should take care of the problem.
"Your other mines still use them though." Gant said, taking a sip of his wine.
"So they just don't want to be associated with me." Orton said, and Gant nodded.
"Why don't the UEN like slavery?" I asked, breaking the tension.
"It's a morality issue, my dear." Gant said, to me sweetly.
"But, I'm happy." I said.
"Oh, I'm sure you are, but that's not how everyone thinks. Some people don't want to do business with companies who exploit their labor force."
Orton snorted and said that there wasn't much difference between slave mining and contract mining. "My contracts are just for life." He said.
Gant was being diplomatic, he didn't take either stance too seriously.
"Now, if you were to move your whole operation into UEN space. Drop the slaves, and we would be more accommodating." Gant said.
It seemed that the ambassador was trying to convert Orton to his way of thinking. That at least explained why he wanted to meet.
He went on to tell me that part of his job was bringing new business into UEN space.
Orton wasn't keen on discussing that. It was apparent to me that both men had met at an impasse.
They talked further about the difference in their laws, and then the conversation turned back to more casual matters.