Chapter Seven: Orgy
For the next two days, I spent my time preparing a 'for dummies' version of the evidence I had found. It seemed that the people that needed convincing were not financial experts. It takes skill to make a virtual room presentation easily understood by a layman. I started by preparing two different programs. The first would show the raw data in an easier to understand format. I repackaged the original three dimensional spreadsheet into a normal two dimensional one, the kind that have existed since spreadsheets were first created. There were a lot of linkages between different portions needed with the loss of dimension.
The crucial part here was to make one of the dimensions time, not location. Most people, regardless of species, have an easier time thinking of locations as being separable from one another than points in time being separable (don't get me started on Whovians!). This would allow the viewers to track the activity at each shipment location through time and go back and forth between locations at the same time point
The second program was not a spreadsheet at all. I had the room program a virtual reality simulation (very primitive, no interaction, just viewing) that would display what was actually in each location AND what was reported to be in each location over time. This would give a graphic visual representation of the fraud that even a child could understand. With the virtual reality program backed up by the data sheet, the viewers would be able to track down the culprit themselves, so to speak. Of course, I had already done the work, they would just get the guided tour, so to speak.
At the end of the second day, I took Master through the presentation, sort of a dry run. He put the program through its paces, finding a couple of bugs that I had missed. I ended that day by fixing the bugs, lines of questioning I had not thought of. I was put to sleep again and woke up with the usual stiff muscles the next day.
"Slave, we're going to be coming out of Dolman space in a few hours. You need to be briefed on just who we will be dealing with. Both species have some societal quirks that will impact how we relate to them. Get cleaned up and meet me in the lounge."
"Yes Master."
After letting the sonic shower vibrate the kinks out of my muscles, I joined Master in the lounge (I'm not sure when we started thinking of it as the lounge instead of the galley). He indicated that I should eat, so I did, though the fourth straight day of reconstituted eggs and bacon was getting a little tiring. I was looking forward to getting on planet. I've always had a fondness for trying out alien foods.
After keying up a data hologram, he began, "The first planet is called Halsted, as are the people. As you can see, they look just like the centaurs old earth legends with an extra pair of hands on their equine torsos. Don't be fooled. They are neither horse, nor human, nor a cross between the two. They are an oviparous species, laying eggs and hatching young. While they have evolved out of the limitation of their females going into heat, as it were, females are totally in control of when sex occurs. Since sex between Halsteds always results in fertilization, the incident of sex between them is low.
"The major issue for us will be the male sex drive. It seems that males are aroused primarily female pheromones. So sensitive to these chemicals are they, that they can react to those given off by the females of other species, such as humans. This means that your very presence will excite all the males at the conference, whether we want them to be or not. I suspect that at some point in time, one or more males will proposition you."
"I assume Master, that you wish me to accept such a proposition?"
"Yes, but I'm going to arrange for all the males to be satisfied before the conference itself starts."
"Master, I'm not sure that I can physically handle such a large creature."
"Halsted has had over a century of contact with other species, most of which are physically smaller then they are. They have developed a vast array of 'devices' to assist with their amorous desires. There are two things to be aware of. First, those side hands will grasp you and do most of the thrusting. Don't fight them, those arms are strong enough to snap a quarter inch steel rod. Secondly, do not give them oral sex or swallow their ejaculate. Taken orally, their seminal fluid is poisonous to humans"
"Master, how large are their members?"
"I don't know. I do know that humans have had intercourse with them and lived, so they are not prohibitively large. You will have to deal with it as best you can. Most of the activity with the Halsted will take place before the conference, fortunately. A male is incapable of sexual activity for three days after having sexual release. My plan is for you to satiate all the males before the conference takes place. That will reduce tension and make them more amendable."
"How many are we talking about, Master?"
"There are supposed to be five from each planet at the conference, genders unspecified for the Halsted. You can handle five in one day?"
"I don't know Master. I would have to see what they are like. I may not be very responsive to the later ones, more a cunt to be used."
"That's fine, so long as they all climax."
Keying the hologram crystal again, he changed subjects, "The second planet is called Ixtlicit and the native species is called The Wren'kt."
At the image that came up, I blanched and almost lost my breakfast. It looked like a giant cockroach. Dear god, don't make me have sex with that.
"You need to not have that reaction when you see them for real. They are an insect species. They are still reliant on a breeding queen for reproduction. Our major problem will be that the males of their species are all unintelligent drones. This results in a tendency on their part to view other species' males as dumb. They have had enough contact with the Halsted and other races to realize that I, for example, am sentient. But, they still have deep seated sexual biases. The infertile females that will make up the committee members will repeatedly treat you like you are in charge. If I could have you pose as a moron, I would, but you have to give the report. That means that you must totally immerse yourself into your slavery. Under no circumstances can you show any initiative what so ever. They must be convinced that in spite of your intelligence, you can't survive without me."