Day 2: July 8, 2062 | 1251 Hours | Base S09 Hot Spring

Kalina sat on one of the benches and waited for Juno to get out of her uniform. "Let me tell ya, Commander. You'll feel like you're in heaven!"

Juno neatly folded her shirt and put them with the rest of her clothes in the locker. "Do T-Dolls even benefit from a hot spring?"

"There's special repair fluids mixed into the water. So, while it's not a full-on repair bay, it helps with the wear and tear that occurs over time."

"And it's safe for us, right?" Juno asked as she wrapped a towel around her body.

"Of course, it is! How else do you think my skin looks this great?"

Juno closed the locker door and activated the lock on it. "Well, I think I'm good to go."

Kalina stood up and looked at the nearly naked commander. "Lookin' good."

Juno blushed at the comment. "Let's just hurry, AR team will be returning from their recon op. soon."

Kalina pointed at Juno's glasses. "You're going to wear those in a hot spring?"

"Well, I can't see without them. But they have an anti-fog coating, so it'll be fine," Juno said.

"Ok, just making sure."

Kalina led Juno to the door and into the hot spring, but once they passed through, Juno's eyes widened in horror. Contrary to what Kalina had told her, it looked like half the base was in there with them. There were at least six pools with T-Dolls sitting in five of them.

With her feet glued to the ground, Juno looked at the adjutant. "I thought you said no one would be in here."

Kalina let out a nervous laugh. "Whoops… I forgot it was a Saturday."

"I'll guess I'll be on my way then." Juno turned around to go back into the locker room.

"Oh, my Commander. I didn't expect you to be here." A familiar voice called out to her.

Juno looked over to see Springfield walking up to the two of them. She also was wearing nothing but a towel which hugged the curves of her body.

"Hey, Springy." Kalina waved at the doll.

"Hello, Miss Springfield." Juno folded her arms to cover her chest more.

"What brings you two here?" Springfield asked.

"Just looking to unwind and relax." Kalina answered.

"Really?" Springfield focused all her attention on Juno. "I would've thought you'd be too busy with work to drop by here."

"Well, I had some time to spare." Juno told her.

"Do you mind if I join you two then?"

Kalina was about to say yes, she did mind, but Juno spoke up before she could. "No, not at all."

"Thank you." Springfield smiled and followed the two of them over to the only empty pool. The other T-Dolls present noticed Juno was there with them and started to chat amongst themselves. Seeing the commander of the base wearing only a towel would definitely be a conversation starts, and Juno tried her best to hide her embarrassment. Once they reached the pool, Juno watched as Springfield and Kalina stepped into the steaming water and sat down next to each other.

"What are you waiting for?" Kalina asked.

"I promise I won't bite." Springfield teased.

Juno sighed and carefully entered the water, sitting across from Kalina and Springfield. She slowly let herself sink into the hot water; eventually having her entire body up to her neck be submerged. The water was a perfect heat and felt wonderful; Juno had never really had anything like this before with the closest thing being a filled bathtub with hot water, but a bathtub felt more cramped than anything. Here she could freely mover her arms and legs within the pool.

"This is actually pretty nice." Juno admitted.

Kalina shook her head. "And here you were saying you'd pass on this."

"Would you like a massage, commander?" Springfield made her way to sit next to Juno.

"Umm… No, I'm fine." Juno answered nervously with Springfield so close to her.

"Oh, but I insist. You'll feel even better than you are right now."

Kalina cut in. "The Commander said, she's fine, Springy."

"You'll be missing out." Springfield ignored Kalina.

Juno looked at the T-Doll and found herself unable to say no. "I suppose it wouldn't hurt."

Springfield clapped her hangs together and squeaked with joy. "Great, now face your back towards me." Juno followed the T-Doll's orders and shortly after, felt Springfield's soft hands gently rest on her shoulders which instinctively tensed up. Springfield leaned in next to her ear and spoke with her gentle and alluring voice. "Just relax, Commander."

The T-Doll began to massage Juno's stiff shoulders. "G-God…"

Springfield giggled at the reaction. "Enjoying yourself, Commander?"

Juno closed her eyes. "H-How are you this good?"

"I guess my time working with dough has come in handy." Springfield moved down to Juno's back. "My, my, you have quite a lot of knots."

Juno squirmed a little when Springfield applied more pressure. "I never really had time to relax when I was in the academy. I was always swamped with work and assignments."

"Well, I'm glad I could help you ease up." Springfield kneaded Juno's shoulders one las time before ending the massage.

Juno's shoulders felt so loose and relaxed. "Thank you, Miss Springfield. That felt amazing."

"No need to thank me. Like I said yesterday, it's my duty to take care of you." The doll leaned in close to Juno and put a hand on her thigh. "But if you want to feel even better. I can show you a thing or two."

Springfield's offer and the placement of her hand caused Juno to grow a little red and flustered. "T-That won't be necessary."

Kalian cleared her throat. "Springy."

Springfield smiled slyly and took her hand off Juno's thigh. "Well, I need to head back to the kitchen. The lunch crowd will be coming soon."

Kalina's eyes followed her like a hawk as the T-Doll made her way back into the locker room. Once Springfield was gone, Kalina turned towards the Commander. "So, I treat you like a friend and you get on my ass about it, but Springy sexually harasses you, and you don't do anything about it."

"I wouldn't call that sexual harassment. She just gave me a massage, that's all." Juno said.

"So, we're just gonna ignore her offer and the fact she had her hand on your thigh." Kalina pointed out.

Juno chuckled uneasily. "I-I'm sure she's just playing around."

Kalina made her way through the water to get closer to Juno, "Oh, I've known Springy longer than you. I know for sure she wants to do… naughty things to you."

Juno looked at the adjutant like she lost her mind. "Are you saying that T-Dolls can have sex?"

"I've heard a lot of interesting noises in the dorms late at night," Kalina said.

"Who would design combat androids with such a feature?" Juno couldn't fathom the thought before shaking her head. "Well, as I told you before, I'm going to maintain a professional relationship with everyone so that includes not having sex or being romantically involved with m subordinates."

"Just be careful, Commander." Kalina warned. "There are plenty of dolls that'd want to get their hands all over you."

"Master." G36's voice came from the intercom, "AR Team will be arriving in thirty minutes."

"Thank you, Miss G36." Juno realized she didn't have her radio and wasn't sure if G36 could hear her from the other end of the intercom. She stood up along with Kalina. "I guess our little break is over, Miss Kalina."