CHAPTER 10: Social Skills
After their friendly introduction, Heidi and Kira had a nap pressed tightly against one another. Waking up, Kira led Heidi to see what was on their TV in the living room. Kira explained that there hadn't been anything presented on there except for some brief pop-ins by Millie. This time when Kira and Heidi sat down, the screen came to life and Zoe appeared, grinning.
She said, "Hey, girls! I can see that you have been acquainting yourselves with one another, which is very encouraging news!"
Pale-skinned Heidi blushed brightly at this comment and, somehow, brown-skinned Kira appeared flushed, as well. They simply smirked and nodded in agreement.
Zoe continued, "On that subject, it is very important for me to instruct you both that any sexual activities must be immediately followed by your cleansing and aesthetic rituals. That is, unless you plan on going to sleep, in which case you can put those rituals off until you awaken. You are meant to look your best and be impeccably clean at all times. Also, you must be aware that sexual activities can cause some skin problems in your, ummmm, sensitive areas."
Heidi and Kira both looked between their legs and noticed that they did look a bit red and puffy down there. Zoe instructed, "Your bathroom contains excellent lotions that you must apply to those relevant areas for after engaging in sexual experiences. There are other lotions that you should make a habit of applying over the rest of your bodies, but don't put any in your mouth or in any of your other holes. The labels will tell you which lotions are for what purpose. They will keep your skin smooth, firm, and healthy-looking. You must do this. Bye, girls, and have fun!"
The screen went blank before Heidi and Kira had time to respond to Zoe's order. Nonetheless, they promptly headed over to their bathroom and spent the next hour or so showering, cleansing, moisturizing, and doing their hair and make-up. Once they were finished, it was late afternoon, so they ate dinner together and enjoyed presenting edibles that the other hadn't tried yet. They discussed their excitement about being part of the project and how fun it was to experience being human.
Later, Kira showed Heidi a sizeable room filled with standard computerized exercise equipment, including a step machine, a treadmill, and a stationary bike. They worked up a sweat together, chatting all the time about Earth events and the most fascinating books and documentaries they'd seen about life on Mammal Planet, as it was commonly referred to by the Photosynths. (Well, to be more precise, that was the loose translation of what they called it in the movement based language of their species.)
They finished an hour-long workout and then went through their cleaning and beautifying process again. At the end of the day five bright stars appeared on the mirror of their bathroom, with the words, "Great job, girls! ~Zoe", printed just below.
Kira remarked, "I'm almost certain that regular humans, even ones that are known for being put-together, don't go through all of this trouble staying pretty. I wonder why we must take it all to the extreme, like this. I'm not complaining, because it's actually fun, especially doing it with a partner, but it seems clear that the role we will play in The Project depends a great deal on our physical attributes."
Heidi nodded as she finished putting the bounce back in her hair. She said, "Yes, the purpose of The Project is a mystery to me. It's all been very vague and secretive. I'm aware that all of us were recruited from universities because of our interest in humans and the stated goal of The Project was to finally intervene in a way that could save them. Honestly, I couldn't pass up the chance, once I found out that we'd actually be going there and in human form. I mean, who could really pass that up? Still, I hope they brief us at some point as to the specifics of their plan."
Kira nodded agreement, shifting behind and wrapping her arms around Heidi's neck. She said cheerfully to Heidi's reflection in the mirror, "Meanwhile, I think that just this part easily makes it worth the trouble of getting transformed. Humans have such a raw and beautiful way of connecting, compared to us Photosynths. Think about our reproductive activities. It's pretty. Couples dancing together with all of that pollen flying around, but we don't ever need to actually touch one another. Just feel me against you. Your little rear against my thighs, my breasts against your neck, my genitals pressed into your back. Feel me squeeze your titties with my hands. These are experiences that I am so grateful for and it will hurt a lot when the time comes for me to transform back."
Heidi turned her head and Kira bent down to kiss her. Heidi led Kira into the next room. They crawled into their huge bed and took turns orally pleasuring each other before falling into a deep and restful sleep.
Three days passed in which the two roommates slept, cleaned and groomed, exercised and ate together. They thoroughly enjoyed this time, since they had found their initial days as humans intriguing, but also quite lonely. They discovered files on their TVs that consisted of documentaries about Earth, as well as entertainment programs. They were both disappointed that sex tended to be, at most, hinted at in these programs, but they were still engrossed by them. The programs appeared to have been actually created by humans for broadcast on Earth, which made these items very novel for the women. In their former state, the only information they received about Earth came from Photosynth sources. What hours they didn't spend on mundane human body maintenance, they spent viewing their programs and then discussing them. In the process, together, they were developing some understanding of human social interactions.
Of course, the roommates also took advantage of each other's presence to satisfy themselves, sexually. Early on, Kira got an urge watching one of the programs and started probing between her own legs. Noticing the initial signs of masturbation, Heidi quickly responded by climbing onto Kira's lap. Facing Kira, Heidi held her roommate's gaze by placing her hands on the woman's face. She asked, sweetly, "Can we agree that if one of us has the urge, that person must ask whether the other is interested in participating?" Kira nodded and, from that point on, they only pursued sexual release together, whenever the desire struck them. It struck them a lot and each room in their little apartment provided the context for at least one incident of wet, slurping, and finger-plunging girl sex, ultimately resolving in loud, mind-shattering orgasms for the both of them.
On the fourth morning since Heidi's arrival, after the girls woke they noticed clothing placed neatly on their bathroom counter, just as they were headed into the shower together. In each of two piles, there was a little pair of shorts made of a shiny and stretchy silver material. There was also a little bikini top made of the same material that was meant to clasp around a woman's back. For both parts of one top and bottom combination, the word "Heidi" was printed in bright blue, cursive lettering. The other set had "Kira" printed on them in the same style of lettering, but hers was a bright pink.
The mirror displayed the following note: "Please wear these, today. ~Zoe". After getting ready for the day, the two roommates wiggled into their shorts and helped each other fasten the tops. Each of them looked at themselves in the mirror, noticing that the coverage provided was fairly minimal. The shorts were so tight that even their firm inner thighs bulged slightly at the bottom. Also, the hem stopped exactly parallel to the bottom of each girl's crotch, which made their bottoms precisely as small as possible while still allowing them to technically be called shorts. Also, the waistline was so low that it didn't quite entirely cover what shorts are meant to cover more completely. Heidi and Kira took turns seeing what happened when the other bent over, confirming that the position resulted in even more rear end exposure.
Heidi declared, continuing to admire herself in the mirror, "I was kind of used to being nude, but these aren't so bad." Kira nodded agreement to her own image in the mirror and, with that, the pair headed to the kitchen to have breakfast and then into the living room to see what new Earth programs might have been posted. Just as they were about to flip on the TV, they heard a click at the door to their apartment and they froze as they listened to someone approach. They were excited and knew that one of them would be instructed to leave at some point or that they'd be joined by someone new, but now it was real and their anticipation as to who their new roommate might be made them a bit tense.
The wait seemed longer than the few moments that it actually took the mystery transformee to cross the threshold of their living room, but the women were very glad to see a large, very fit-looking, and shirtless male human emerge. He was fair-skinned and had short, almost black hair. He was also shoeless and sockless. His only clothing was a pair of brown cargo shorts with the word "Andy" printed in white across the waist band. When he discovered the two girls sitting close together on the couch facing the TV, he jumped back, but quickly recovered and smiled brightly. They hopped up from their seated position and both rushed over to give him a hug.
Heidi said, with her head pressed against Andy's chest, "We're so glad you're here! Neither of us has met a male one, before!"
"Wow, you're tall," Kira observed as she nuzzled her face into his neck. He must have been well over six feet tall, because he even towered over Kira.
Heidi agreed, "Yes, you make me look like a little person. Also, your body's so hard."
After the two women finally released him and stood back to visually inspect their new roommate, Andy responded, "Thank-you for the warm welcome, girls. You are the first transformees I've met at all. I'm not even sure what to do with myself."
"Well, first why don't we sit down and get to know each other," Kira offered and guided Andy to sit between them on the couch.
Once settled, Kira stated, "This is a day of firsts." She went on to say, "We've been here together for a few days, but this is the first day we've worn any clothes at all."
This comment was off-handed and innocent, but it cued Andy to look at each of their tight, minimalist outfits and he blushed a bright red. Heidi and Kira noticed his reaction and flashed each other a smirk. Non-verbally, they struck an agreement to make Andy the target of some harmless fun.
Heidi said, "Yes, what do you think of them?" The two girls stood and rotated slowly so that Andy could see both sides. His eyes carefully inspected and didn't stray from one or the other girl's bottoms as they modeled.
Andy gulped and mumbled, distractedly, "You both look terrific."
