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Wasn't last chapter fun? Time for some more suffering. Everyone likes suffering!

Ria's eyes had closed and she was slowly drifting towards sleep. Her body was in a glorious afterglow, Sindr was holding her gently and though she had awoken less than an hour ago, the last half hour had taken a lot out of her untrained self.

"Hey Kiddo!"

Her eyes shot open. No!

"Real cute there, Kiddo!"

Please no! Not him! Not now! Not in this happy moment!

"Don't worry, I'm not jealous… you'll be crawling back… you always do…"

"Hey!" Sindr yelped as dark fingers dug into her skin "You ok?"

"You know you want it!"

Ria turned, eyes wide. The soft glow in her eyes had crimson fire, uncomfortably bright.

"Your eyes… they… It was like you're turning on the search lights!" The Grineer said concerned. She reached out, touching Ria's cheek. "Are you-"

"No!" The Tenno sobbed and looked up. Her eyes were desperate. "Hold me!"

Sindr didn't need any other reason. She held Ria close but she also couldn't hide her surprise at how tightly the Tenno clung onto her, even wrapping a leg around her stomach. "Hey… it's all ok…" she said as calming as possible while rubbing Ria's back.

"Hey Kiddo!" The Tenno's eyes slowly moved to the source of the voice. She saw another figure in the room. It was her own, scrawny frame, sitting on the wall, eyes burning with the Void itself. The apparition was just as naked as her and salaciously licking her fingers. Ria's breath began to rattle.

Sindr meanwhile felt her own helplessness overcome her. Just a few moments ago, she had a happy Tenno in her arms and now it was a shivering mess of tears and terror. Guilt was the next thing that overcame her. She had been pretty rough with Ria. Had she gone too far?

"Grab my butt!"

"What?"

"Grab my ass, now!" Ria ordered again, louder this time.

Sindr obliged very confused.

"Rougher! Squeeze!"

"Do you really want me to think you're all grown up, Kiddo? Or are you inviting?" The fake Tenno spread her legs and began to finger herself, a malicious smile on its face.

Ria sobbed helplessly.

"Ok! What the fuck is going on?" The Grineer yelled. She didn't let go though.

"It's him! The Void! It's taunting me!" Ria whimpered "I just had the best moment of my life and now it won't let me enjoy it!"

"Wait what? The Void taunts?" Sindr blabbered "What?"

"Being touched by the Void isn't a metaphor!" The Tenno said with a tremble "It has a mind… a weird, creepy and…" A tremor went through Ria's body "It don't want to feel him! I want you!"

The Grineer bit her lip. Absurd didn't come close to describing this. She held the Tenno close, tussling her hair gently. "Don't talk further… I don't understand, but I get it. Don't worry, I'm here! I'm not letting you go."

For a moment, Ria's world went black. "You can thank me later, Kiddo!"

And then it was over. That horrendously familiar feeling subsided and only Sindr's warmth remained. Ria let out a shaky sigh. "It… it's over…" she muttered, relaxing herself and slowly letting go.

Sindr let out a sigh. She locked her gaze with the Tenno. The glow was back to the gentle light she had come to like so much. "You ok? That was… intense."

Ria scooped back and looked away, shame invading her features. "I'm sorry… I had no idea it would come out now. He… he has been quiet for years and now… in that one moment when I-"

"Hey… it's ok." Sindr said gently.

The Tenno nodded crestfallen. "I… I'm sorry, I should go back into my Warframe. The somatic link is shielded. It should keep me from doing anything bad."

The Grineer felt something in her stomach tighten. "You're not saying that you…"

Ria let out a humourless laugh. "The only one I'm really worried about is you." She said sadly.

"Me?"

"Sindr, he doesn't want to hurt me. Not physically. Having me hurt you and then watching my guilt and misery… that's more his MO." A shiver went through her "He always praised me when I killed."

"You literally have a voice in your head that tells you to kill people?" Sindr asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Sometimes…"

"Heck, and I thought that time I tried to get a Manic in the sack was risky…" The Grineer said with a combination of laughter and shaking her head.

"You're not-?"

"Hey, I'm already on donated time. You really think some alien mind-monster-thing scares me at this point?" Sindr said with a shrug "I mean, I just fucked a Tenno. Talk about dying on top."

Ria began to smile and let out a small snort. "You really are something else." Her eyes turned a round. "So… did you get that Manic?"

"Nah, they are all cut from Tyl Regor's genes."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that they only ladies they pounce are Tenno with racks. Or do you think his gushing about his Tubemen is just fatherly pride?" Sindr laughed.

"You know, I have never seen a Ballista's mask on their backs…" Ria answered and let out a small laugh. She gave Sindr a smile "Thank you… for everything…"

"Oh… you'll repay me." The Grineer answered with a grin "And it's not like I didn't have a lot of fun when I turned you into waterworks."

Ria felt her cheeks light up and her eyes drifted to a very dank spot on her bedsheet. "That's never happened before."

"Well, was about time, was it. Seriously, getting you off is a joy. Hardly ever seen a girl turn from zero to fuckrag that quickly." Sindr pushed a bit forward, enjoying Ria becoming flustered in response.

"You're so vulgar…" The Tenno said with a shiver.

"Just saying it how it is." The Grineer stretched, making her breasts bounce "Fuck, I'm hungry. You are delicious, but not very filling."

"Yeah, I did keep you from your breakfast." The Tenno laughed "Don't forget the plates…"

"Wouldn't dream of it. Say, what's the schedule for the day?"

Ria sighed. "I'm really behind on my exercises…" A smile crept onto her lips "So you better take a good look, because you'll be seeing mostly Excalibur for the rest of the day."

Sindr smiled. Then she quickly closed the distance and pressed a big kiss on Ria's lips. "I'm more the touchy type…" she said with a laugh and began putting her legs on.

The Tenno sighed happily and watched the Grineer's naked back. It was a marvel to behold the bulging muscles dance underneath that scarred skin. Her mind began to drift, wondering what implant had what function, what surgery ended in what pattern. It was a selfish thought, but right now, she was very grateful that Grineer medicine was so incredible. Though there were a few that seemed off.

"See you later!" Sindr said with a wave and finally left the room.

After showering, dressing and replacing her sheets, Ria decided to do good on her word and went to the somatic link chamber. The calm of the slowly turning trunks of crystal sent a soothing feeling through her body, as usual, but today, she also felt a certain relief. The isolation shields closed and soon, she was in Excalibur, ready and eager to get some training done in the safety of her frame.
Time flew and before she noticed, Ria had spent the day with meditation, performing her Nartas and overall mobility tests. Excalibur felt like a dream today. Her ratings were amazing for her standards.

Suddenly the door opened. Sindr stepped in, dressed in her training clothes and busy picking something from her teeth.

"How may I aid you?" Ria asked gladly, a warmth filling her Warframe.

"I was just getting some chow and suddenly that thing across the room began to beep. Thought I'd tell you, seemed important." The Grineer answered and tilted her head to the side. She gave the Warframe a close look.

"The foundry. I assume one of my minor projects has been completed." She bowed deeply "You have my gratitude."

"There's the talking again…" Sindr sighed "But I have to say, I'm a bit surprised. Could have sworn that mister Prudemaster here would be a bit less happy to see me."

"What made you think that?" Ria asked curiously "Your presence is always welcome."

"Well, I did rail you in the morning. Ain't he angry or anything?"

Excalibur shook his head. "You misunderstand. Warframes are not people. They have no opinions or minds, only feelings and influences. If anything, I feel deep gratitude and an eagerness to repay you, for it is honourable to give as you receive."

"Knobhead sure likes to talk fancy."

"A knight's duty is the pursuit of justice, truth and elegance. And words can sting, so they must be handles like a blade! Especially in the presence of a maiden!"

"Call me a maiden again and I'll rip off that knob and shove it up your ass! You decide which!"

"I apologize, my transference is rather high today, so I can get carried away." Ria said sheepishly.

Sindr looked around the Warframe. "So, your body is in there and your… soul? Whatever… your 'you' is in this thing?" She raised her eyebrows "What would happen if I touched your body?"

"A small shock and probably quite a bit of Transference static as my mind is torn from the Warframe and needs to readjust. The isolation shield has a purpose."

"Understood." Sindr nodded "So, what were you building?"

"Let us both see. I had many projects." Ria answered and Excalibur walked out of the room, Sindr following right behind her frame. They soon reached the foundry, where several bars were slowly filling and sparks seemed to fly. After pushing a few buttons, objects materialized on the tray.

"OH MY QUEENS!" Sindr screamed suddenly and launched forward to snatch one of the weapons. "Is that? OH! FUCK! IT IS!"

Ria couldn't help but wonder at her friends reaction. "Don't you prefer Vulkars?" she asked in confusion.

"THIS IS A VINTAGE SNIPETRON, YOU MUNCHKIN!" Sindr yelled and began fiddling with the gun "Oh! I miss those so much! Before the fallout with the CORPUS, we had tons of them. Those fucks never made any more… don't like the whole 'gunpowder' concept. But these are so amazing when you want to punch little holes!" She began to fiddle with a few wheels and screws and finally looked through the viewfinder. "Oh man, this makes me so nostalgic. Hey, you gonna short-wire the scope? And why is it so dry? You need to oil these things. Give it some plant fat and the first few rounds will be able to penetrate anything!"

"Usually Sicarius maintains them after the manuals… and did you call me munchkin?" she said carefully.

"Wrong idea! Those CORPUS clowns have the machines to make good guns, but they can't take care of them for shit! Gotta keep profits, gotta let them break, gotta sell new shit. Trust me, I'll make this a dream come true! And yes, I don't have many insults that wouldn't go to far with you… and to me basically everyone is a munchkin. "

The Tenno bit her lip. "You know that I'm going to kill Grineer with this?"

Sindr nodded. "I think we have established that."

Ria closed her eyes. This was a risk. A real one. As long as the Void was with her, she could kill Sindr in a heartbeat. She didn't want to, but if the Grineer turned on her, she had the option. But this… this was putting quite some real trust into her on a very dicey subject. Sindr hadn't defected or openly denounced the queens and if Ria's gun exploded in her face on a mission, she might lose her frame. Then again, Sind knew that she had no place with her kind anymore and she knew that a lost frame could be replaces. "Of course, I'm grateful for your expertise in all areas." She paused "Why do you short-wire the scope?"

"This thing has a third zoom option, but those clowns thought they could haggle with Vay Hek and held the software hostage. As if the fuckstick cares about his soldiers more than his wallet."

"You seem not very fond of Hek."

"How could I be?" Sindr asked and continued to fiddle with the gun. She pulled the stock off, making Ria cringe a little at her brutality. "Hek is a piece of shit that got himself an iron nose because he knows that he deserves a kick in the face every waking moment. Even we grunts figured out that he offed a few council members. And you know what my opinion on that was. If they allowed me to vote, I would have given him the finger. But you know how it is…"

"I do not."

"Hm?"

"I wasn't aware that you were not allowed to vote in the council. Did you do something to lose that right?"

"Really?" Sindr asked while raising an eyebrow. She pulled a part of the barrel off and Ria wasn't sure it was a detachable part. "I'm a grunt. You have to be at least officer stock to get a vote. Not to be too much of a bitch, but have you seen some of my brothers and sisters? Have a hard time reading their own names."

"But you are obviously above the average Grineer in every regard. You are cunning, have earned many commendations and-"

"So? Just a pay raise and maybe a day off in between. I'm bred to be a sniper and that's it." Sindr said matter-of-factly "Councilor stock gets to council, worker stock works and officers do office… or whatever. I was at my peak. Could have ended the war all by myself and they would maybe give me a statue and all, but you don't get promoted out of your purpose."

Inside her chair, Ria rubbed her chin. "Is that why Lech Kril is still a Leutenant, even though he is supposedly a war hero?"

"Yes, right. I mean, it makes sense. You're good at that one thing you were made for, right? Why would they put you elsewhere?" Sindr asked with a shrug "If you have a really good spanner, you don't just promote it to hammer, right?"

"It seems wasteful, given the variance within the gene code and factoring in the importance of experience. After all, a spammer cannot learn, humans can."

"Hey, I never said that I liked that arrangement." Sindr sighed. The Snipetron was neatly dismantled and laid out before her. "But you know… didn't really have the time or faculties to think about alternatives. Now… I need a toothbrush, oil, three rags and a bit of galvanized wire. Oh, and you get bring on all your other gunpowder weapons, I'll give them an overhaul too. Doubt that your ship-brain knows how to make the best of them either."

"That is a very gracious offer… but I could never impose-"

"Oh shut that… wherever those frames talk out of! It's about damn fucking time I did something in return for all that nice hospitality crap you've been giving me."

"Hospitality is its own reward! There is no need for you to feel obligated-"

Sindr turned towards the Warframe and gave it a dark look. "No, you listen! I'm having the time of my life here and you sure as hell will give me a chance to repay you! Cause I don't like the idea that all I do for you is getting you off! I'm not a whore, I'm a slut! There's a difference!"

Again, Ria had no answer. She had never seen anyone being indignant about that distinction.

"So, oil?"

The Warframe nodded. "I'll have to wait for Sicarius. The foundry only works with blueprints and the basic materials are in the storages, which I cannot enter."

"I had a kit in my armour."

"Sadly, it is also in the storage."

The Grineer let out a groan. "Fine, I'll do it later then…" She gave Ria another glare "But I WILL do it. Got it?"

"Sindr, I must stress this: You are in no way obligated to do this. You are my friend and as such, it is my pleasure to make this ordeal as comfortable as possible for you." The Tenno said calmly and a smile formed on her lips "After all, you do the same for me."

Sindr put her head to the side. "You know, it's really hard to read you when you have no face and your voice sounds all wrong."

Ria raised a finger to Excalibur's opaque faceplate and traced a small half-circle, simulating a smile.

"Awww, now I know where to hit…" Sindr muttered with a grin and bent forward, pushing a kiss onto Excalibur. Her eyes went wide and in Ria's chair, several alarms went off. Sindr stumbled backwards. "Why did I just feel lips?"

Ria was panting heavily, her lips burning with sensation. "My transference just spiked…"

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Sindr shook her head "I mean… there are no lips on that thing and I'm sure that I just felt a pair!"

"I'm trying to work it out!" The Tenno hissed, her hands dancing around her controls to open programs and run analysis. "I've heard that some Tenno can do full projections of themselves, but I have never managed that." She bit her lip "Ok, I have all kinds of check-ups running. Can you kiss me again?"

"Now that's an experiment I can get behind…" Sindr said with a grin. She closed in and pushed another kiss onto the Warframe.

Ria sighed in her chair, feeling Sindr's lips mush against hers. She could feel the Gineer's breath tickle her, the warmth off her cheeks, the-
A loud beeping tore Ria out of the sensation. Instantly, Excalibur went limp and the isolation shields opened. The Tenno's knees slammed together as she felt a massive wave of arousal wash over her.
"What the…" she groaned and tried to focus on the data on her holo-displays.

Moments later Sindr waltzed into the room, worry on her face. "Hey, are you all right? That thing suddenly went limp and-"

"I'm fine. Mostly…" Ria answered and shook her head. Her eyes flew over the data and she rued not having Sicarius' calculating power. "Whenever we kissed, I was experiencing transference spikes. Moments when my 'self' was unusually well projected into my Warframe."

"Is that why I felt your lips and not a flat?"

"Yes. As I said: Some Tenno can project themselves directly onto the field as long as their Warframe is intact to act as a transmitter. It seems as if the… stimulus was enough to pull more of me into the frame." Ria concluded.

"Awww!" Sindr cooed with a grin "Does my little Tenno toy want a kiss so badly, she exceeds her own limits?"

Ria threw her head back and covered her eyes with both hands. Her groan tore through the entire room. "Uuuugh! I've been practicing this stuff for months now and suddenly I get it done like this!"

"Not your fault. I am fucking amazing…" Sindr laughed "So… why did it stop?"

"Emergency disconnect after my body, this one, began overheating." The Tenno answered with a sigh.

"Overheating?"

"You know… overheating…" Ria bit her lip "The systems thought I was having a fever…"

"You got that far with only two kisses?" Sindr asked, obviously suppressing even more laughter.

"Yes, very funny…" The Tenno got out of her chair "I better get Excalibur back here manually. I'll have Sicarius run some tests with the numbers and reconfigure the parameters." She gave Sindr a dirty look as she walked past "And stop laughing already!"

"Oh come on! It's just too adorable!" Sindr giggled as she followed behind.

"You just kissed me on the SOUL! What do you expect? Anyways, we shouldn't try that again until we have the results of the analysis back." Ria noted as she approached Excalibur. Her eyes widened and she averted her gaze. "Oh VOID!"

"Oh, would you look at that!" The Grineer laughed loudly "Looks like you're not the only one who enjoyed it! I didn't even notice that when I left! Don't worry, it's completely natural!"

Ria closed her eyes and began massaging her temples. Apparently the day had started too good and now she was paying some karmic price. Why was the second boner she had ever seen in her life that of her favourite Warframe? It wasn't even a pretty boner! Excalibur's groinal plate hand lowered and revealed his meaty shaft. It was dark grey, covered in veins and bulging eagerly. Ria didn't want to imagine why the designers of the Warframes would ever form something like this. It was repulsive, useless, disgusting AND WHY COULDN'T SHE STOP STARING AT IT?

"I've seen bigger, but not bad for a guy his size…" Sindr commented a finger at her lips.

"Sindr, don't make this worse!" Ria groaned "It has never done this before and controlling him like that is going to feel extremely weird."

"Well, there is a very fun way to get rid of these…" The Grineer said with a wink.

"You are not going to fuck my Warframe!"

"You calling dibs?"

"I'm not going to sleep with him either! Nobody is having sex with sacred Tenno artefacts!" Ria yelled "And it wouldn't be fun anyways. Without me operating him, he's nothing more than a big piece of steel, flesh and wire! The transference chair won't let me be intimate until I reconfigure it and if I cut the somatic link, he'd have no initiative. And especially Excalibur wouldn't do you!"

"And what if you control him with your hands?"

Ria slammed both hands against her temples. "You are really asking for it! You REALLY want to have intercourse with my Warframe!"

Sindr's lip twitched and she took a step towards Ria. "No, I want to have *intercourse* with YOU. And I'm fine with you alone, but getting a rise out of you is so fucking adorable, I just can't help myself…"

The Tenno couldn't help but pout. "You know, there is a difference between ribbing and giving me a splitting headache…" She shook her head "Look, let me get used to doing things with this body and maybe then we can talk… kinky."

"Thing is: I think you're more used to those bodies than to your own…" Sindr mused as Ria made contact with her Warframe "And you call that kinky? You should see what some of the elite Scorpion troops get up to."

Ria and Excalibur shook their heads in unison. "Too much information!"

"You really need to relax when it comes to those things…" The Grineer said with a laugh as she followed behind the Tenno "I mean, it's just fun."

Ria reached the transference chamber and set Excalibur into the corner. Hopefully, his… problem… would correct itself over time.

"How did it feel?" Sindr asked after Ria took a step back.

"Not at all. I don't have the full interface when I'm doing this." The Tenno answered with a sigh "And can we please dial back the vulgarity? It's making me feel really uncomfortable!" Her face scrunched up as she gave the Grineer a sad look "For me, sex is not just 'fun'."

Suddenly Sindr knelt down until her face was on level with Ria's. "It's more than just a few naughty words, isn't it?" She asked with a firm voice. Slowly, she extended her good hand and ran it over the Tenno's shoulder and up her cheek, her orange eyes full of sincerity. "Look, we have different priorities in… formal stuff. I spent my life with Grineer who had issues talking long sentences and used punches as periods… it's a bit tough getting used to being civilized all the time."

Ria leaned into Sindr's hand and let out a sigh. "I know… but it's so… Tenno culture is all about etiquette, all about respect and honour. We have clear and clean rules how to engage with superiors, inferiors and equals. We have words that we can't use in presence of certain people, clear lines of what to say when. And all of them were clear that intimacy was not be talked about. I mean, sure, we did talk when nobody was looking… but when you talk about this so open and call me a toy or a fuckrag… I just… I know you don't mean it bad. But they conditioned me so well, I feel a sting in my gut."

"Well, then I have a really good reason to get a more diverse vocabulary, don't I?" Sindr said with a wry smile and pulled Ria closer.

The Tenno resisted slightly, averting her gaze. "Sindr, I don't want you to play pretend for me…"

The Grineer rolled her eyes. "And I don't want you to feel that uncomfortable. I like making you blush. Giving you a verbal punch in the stomach isn't exactly my idea of fun." She slowly closed the distance and wrapped her arms around Ria. "Is that really it? Because I swear there's a lot more eating you…" She added gently.

Ria tensed up for a second but finally accepted the embrace. "Yes…" she muttered "But please… hold me..."

The taller woman nodded slightly and closed her eyes. "So what is it really?" she asked after a while of silence.

The Tenno took a deep breath. "Just… you can swear, cuss… anything… but please… don't call me a rag… or a toy. I… I can't take that. Not from you." She closed her eyes and clung a bit tighter "I don't mind being a weapon… but I don't want to be a prop… not again."

Sindr pulled a bit back, looking Ria in the eye. "All right…" she said carefully "That's all the reason I need." She let out a sigh "Man, this is getting heavy…"

"Well, the being responsible for the most traumatizing moment of my whole life came and stated its claim on me." Ria said with a sigh, then she gave Sindr a slightly stronger pat "And the Void was here too…"

"And there is the bad joke in the moment of massive mind-fuckery…" Sindr said with a soft laugh, then she sighed "I don't know about you, but I'm done with today… wanna go to bed?" She pulled back and looked deeply into the Tenno's eyes "And I mean the same bed. I'm not gonna leave you alone with all that crap on your shoulders."

Ria gave her a defiant look. "I'm not a child."

"Good, cause I've never met a child." Sindr answered calmly "But I'm not letting you alone right now and my chances for survival are higher if you don't snap after worrying yourself crazy. And if you feel lonely because I fall asleep first, you can play with my tits."

The Tenno let out a groan. "How can I resist that offer…?"