Chapter 1179
My Responsibility
The final performance was under way in the main theater.
'Yesterday' ended and the spotlight went out. The audience exploded with a thunderous round of applause.
The lights came on and the curtain opened one more time and all the cast members took a bow.
John was moved by the entire performance. He never attended a big live event before. He wasn't really sure what to equate it to. It was almost as if he went to a concert. He watched videos on YouTube when some of the groups they listened to earlier did performances on TV shows. There were excerpts from some of their live concerts. Many of those were in black and white. It was the medium of the time. A few were in color, but most weren't. Picture quality was often grainy or fuzzy. The sound quality was actually often in mono instead of stereo. He found it irritating when someone would take the release recording done in the studio, and substitute the soundtrack for the live action video. It destroyed the entire intent of what the original footage and sound was intended to do.
He looked over at Cameron. He wasn't really sure what to say. He felt he needed to say something.
"Everything was beautiful, Cameron." John said.
Cameron enjoyed the show too. She was even more pleased John enjoyed it. She felt if the lyrics were listened to, the songs should have meaning for everyone. The catchy tunes only added to the excitement on some of the songs.
It pleased her greatly she was able to share the experience with John.
"I'm glad we could share it together." Cameron said.
John moved a little closer to Cameron. His mind was already on what was going to happen later on back in their suite. The prospect of 'A Hard Day's Night', was very enticing to him.
"I'm glad there are a lot of things we can share together." John said.
Cameron gave John a kiss. She wanted to remind him her sheath was available for whatever he wanted to do. She would do whatever he wanted and he could do whatever he wanted to do to her. It didn't matter where it was at. She wanted to share everything with him. She wanted John to have the best honeymoon ever.
"What's mine is yours." Cameron said.
John looked at Cameron for a moment. He understood exactly what she meant. He planned to take advantage of what she just offered. It wasn't often he could do all of the things he wanted to do, especially the way he wanted to do them. He didn't think it should be too big of a deal. Somehow it was the idea of the activity, rather than the activity itself which seemed to excite him. Maybe it was to try something new and different.
He looked out at the mass of people exiting the theater. If they were going to watch the performance again he wanted to watch it from the front row. He was a little dismayed by what he spotted. He noticed the front row was already full of new people. He really wanted to watch the show from the front row. It clearly wasn't going to happen at the next performance.
"It looks like the front row is out." John said. "It's already taken."
Cameron took out her phone. She figured she could have a security team arrive within minutes. Bob could arrive with a group of security personnel and move the people away.
"I can have Bob clear them out." Cameron said.
John understood what Cameron meant. He looked at the people who were already there. He didn't think it was a good idea. He didn't want them to move and then for their group to sit there. It wouldn't look good. He understood many things in life were first come, first served. He never liked when someone cut to the front of the line. To him, it would be the exact same thing. He didn't want to be rude and insensitive. He didn't want to be a bully. It wouldn't be him directly, but it would amount to the same thing. He tried to think of some other options.
"No. Don't do it." John said. "You said they'll have the show one more time."
Cameron thought of a few options. She still believed using Bob and his team now would be the way to go. They would be able to watch the show again from the front row and it would be over with. She could also make some operational changes. Well, it wouldn't actually be her. It would be CamNet. When the owner of the cruise line spoke, people were going to listen. Most of the people wanted to keep their job. They didn't want to endanger their employment.
"Yes, the second to the last day of the cruise." Cameron said. "I can have CamNet change the day if you want. Maybe I can have an extra performance added."
John wondered if there was anything Cameron couldn't have CamNet do with the ship. He didn't know she almost changed the port lineup. He would have been against it if he knew about it. He would have figured it would impact too many things already set in motion and scheduled.
"I don't want to cause any problems for anyone." John said. "It looks like some of them waited for the seating. It isn't something I would want someone else to do to me."
There were things Cameron could do for better seats for the group. She could have Bob take preemptive action next time. She didn't want it to cause a problem with John. She believed it would cause less of a disruption.
"I can have Bob reserve the front row seats for all of us on the night we actually go again." Cameron said. "It will be done before the theater even opens."
Cameron knew if Bob were to remain there in the section they roped off, no one would challenge him if they attempted to bypass the barrier and he told them not to. He could always threaten to have them taken to the brig if necessary. They didn't necessarily have bars in the brig like a regular jail or prison cell, It was usually a small room where the individual would be detained until whatever issue they were detained for was resolved. Sometimes an individual was held until they made port and the local authorities arrived to take them away. Those cases usually involve drugs.
John didn't want to make waves. He actually thought it was a good idea. If the seats were reserved ahead of time, it was a different story. If the first person walked into the theater, and the seats were already blocked, it shouldn't be a problem for anyone.
"It sounds like a better idea." John said. "There wouldn't be any hard feelings if it was done in such a way. I really don't want to make someone move who is already there. It's just not the right thing to do."
There was a knock on their private box door.
John jumped a little. He quickly released Cameron's breast he was fondling. He was already getting warmed up in anticipation for what would happen later on. He didn't see any reason not to send a silent message. Since he did it on and off during the show, he felt Cameron didn't seem to mind.
Cameron moved in front of him and opened the door. If there was a threat, she would confront it first. She actually knew who it was because she heard them talking. She already knew what the proposal was, but wanted to hear it again so John could hear it as well. She wanted it to be up to him.
It was Sarah and Kyle. Derek and Riley stood behind them.
Cameron invited them in.
They discussed what they wanted to do next. From their vantage point in the private box, they could see the first five rows of the main theater were almost full for the next performance. It wouldn't start for almost two hours.
Cameron was a little worried about the other couples. They originally only planned to spend a few nights on the ship.
"Since you may not be here on the next night the performance is conducted, you're free to watch it one more time." Cameron said. "Anyone can do whatever they want."
Derek was already hungry again.
"I'm ready to hit the buffet." Derek said.
It sounded like a plan to John. He took one more look at the stage. He was pretty sure the next time he watched the performance, it would be from the front row on another day. Right now Derek's proposal seemed like the thing to do. A visit to the buffet seemed like a good idea.
"I am too." John said. "I don't think a little snack will hurt anything."
Kyle liked the idea and wanted to see more of the ship while they were at it.
"We can do it and look around the ship." Kyle said.
John didn't want everyone to get ahead of themselves. It wasn't just the males who should make the decision about what would happen next. There were others there with them. Thought it would be gentlemanly to give the choice to the females.
"What do you ladies want?" John asked. "There might be a few other things you would like to try. You have the final say."
Cameron was pleased to hear John actually ask. John was the greatest. She hoped the term 'ladies' didn't defend anyone. She remembered one time when she heard Sarah take offense to the term. It was an individual they were questioning about where the load of Coltan was headed. John was in the back of the truck.
She was a little surprised when Sarah turned the interrogation over to her. Sarah cut the man free and left a knife for him to pick up after she told him if he could get past her, he could go. Needless to say she quickly overpowered the man and began to inflict pain through various blows and punches. None of them were too hard to start out. It was apparent the man quickly realized if he continued to struggle he was going to be severely injured and most likely terminated. He said he didn't have any allegiance to his employer and gave up the information. It still upset her Sarah wouldn't let him terminate him at the time. She refocused her attention on the current conversation.
Sarah wanted Kyle to be happy.
"I'll do what they do." Sarah said.
Riley would go with the flow.
"It works for me." Riley said. "I'm ready for more. I mean as far as seeing the ship. Everything we do on the ship outside of the bedroom in our suite is something new."
Riley's statement brought a round of snickers. It was true for all of them.
Sarah glanced over at Kyle.
"I think Riley's statement sums it up very well." Sarah said. "I'm ready for more as well."
Derek and Kyle looked nervously at each other after Riley and Sarah's statements. It seemed to them they better up their game when they were in the suite.
Cameron noticed the Metal girls were all lined up along the hallway. She would see which one John looked at the longest as they passed. It would be the chassis she would pick for him to use first. She was filled with excitement at the thought of using a different virgin chassis for John. She would get to be a virgin again, and be 'someone different'. It was the best of both worlds for John and her.
Derek led the others out of the private hallway. It left John and Cameron with the Metal girls.
Cameron wanted to make sure John looked so she could choose the proper chassis first.
"There is a 'buffet of booty' right here for you, John." Cameron whispered. "You don't need to pick just one, you can have them all. You can pick the order."
The five Metal girls all looked perfect. They all smiled at him, even Gail. He thought she looked really pretty when she smiled. Each one stood tall to accentuate their shape and bust line. Sheila's nipple rings were clearly visible with her dress stretched tight.
John wanted them all if Cameron was the one in control. He tried to be diplomatic. If Cameron really wanted to switch, he would leave the decision and choice up to her. He would take a different chassis if it was actually put before him. He was not about to request it. He wasn't about to pick one Metal girl over another either. He was sure it would cause some type of animosity later on. He knew the other Metal girls would instantly feel 'not good enough'.
"I'll stick with you, Cameron." John said.
They started to go past the Metal girls.
Cameron would have preferred a more definitive answer. There was no need to tie the others up any longer.
"You girls can do whatever you want for the rest of the evening." Cameron said.
John studied Ally. She looked exactly like Cameron. Normally only Cammy or Cam did. He didn't think either one of them were on the ship.
Wait….
He looked at Ally and he looked at Cameron. For some reason Ally actually looked better than Cameron. They were both dressed identical as well. There were a few worries which popped into his head. What if 'Ally' was actually 'Cameron'?
"Is Ally really Ally?" John asked. "Am I being deceived, even if it is in a playful manner? I don't mind a little fun and games, if I know about it. I don't want to do something to someone who isn't who I think it is."
Ally heard him ask. She was actually pleased with his concern for another individual such as her and what she attempted earlier. She decided to have some fun. She didn't like playing second fiddle. She stepped forward. She was going to pretend she was 'Cameron'. She shot Cameron a wink.
Cameron shot one back.
"No, John, I'm Cameron. Did you enjoy watching the performance with Ally?" Ally asked. "I hope you kept your hands to yourself and didn't do anything inappropriate. I know it's hard for you not to touch what is available."
John looked over at Cameron. It sounded to him like there was a veiled reference there about the Future Riley. It was a subject he hoped to avoid. It was the here and now which mattered. He was touching her and kissing her during the performance. He was fondling her just over a minute ago. He was confused. He couldn't tell them apart right now. He knew if it was Ally in the private box with him, he was in trouble. He was in big trouble.
"Cameron?" John asked.
Sheila caught Ally's game right away. It was a good one. She looked at John.
"Can't you tell, love?" Sheila asked. "Maybe you should hang out with me. I'm unique."
Ally wanted to remind Sheila on the ship there were a lot of Asians in the crew.
"Not among the crew, which you're a member of, with a job to do." Ally said. "You're just another one of the minions."
Sheila thought about lifting her dress up and exposing herself. She was going to ask Ally how many of the crew wore jewelry like she did. She didn't want to spoil the moment.
Cameron and Ally stood side by side. They looked identical.
Hanna liked the game.
"Pick one or pick me." Hanna said. "I'm in your future anyway. Well, you know what I mean anyway."
Hanna touched her red hair. It was clearly a reference to Savannah.
Holly wanted to play too.
"It's Savannah who is, not you." Holly said. "I have everything he really wants right here. I'm really unique when it comes to the rest of those in the Resistance. There aren't any cyborgs or humans who look like me."
Hanna didn't like being discounted. She stated the obvious.
"I'm close enough." Hanna said. "Everything is the 'same'. I know from experience. It will give John a 'head start' on what to expect. I'm sure he would like a close up visual. Everyone else does. I'm pretty sure he's heard the term 'pink butterfly' before. Maybe it's time he found out what's what. I think it will give him a heads up, so he knows what to expect before he's with Savannah."
Sheila couldn't resist getting in a dirty comment.
"I think he already got a 'taste' of it with Cameron for Allison, any of them." Sheila said. "There's like five of them plus all of the imitation cyborg copies. Who knows how many of those there are, it's probably like ten of them."
Gail hadn't joined the conversation so far. She knew if John wanted who was the biggest on top, and the smallest down below, she beat all the other ones, pants down.
Sarah came back and looked in the hallway. She wondered what the delay was. She saw the lineup of Metal girls.
"Are you coming?" Sarah asked. "Maybe it's what the holdup actually is, or is going to be."
John wanted to make a break for it. He was glad his mother returned. She gave him an opening to clear out of there. He quickly brushed by all the Metal girls.
Sheila couldn't resist one more dirty comment.
"He will be…." Sheila said.
John wanted to escape.
"It will be with my wife." John said.
Cameron didn't want John to get flustered. She thought the fun was all good natured. She looked at the other girls. She leaned over and gave John a kiss. She wanted to clear things up.
"It was me all along." Cameron said. "They were just playing around."
John knew how Cameron responded to the things he did with her. She acted the same like she normally did when he touched her.
"I thought it was." John said. "Anyone else isn't you, no matter how much they look like you. I know you are your program."
He did wonder how different Cammy and Cam would actually be from Cameron. They were her clones. They ran a modified version of her program. He thought their response would be identical. Then again, he was with Cameron for years. For them it would be a new experience. He thought Ally would be different since she was based off of Allison and not Future Allison. He was sure it would make a difference. He would really like to try each of them and find out. He would let Cameron suggest it or set it up. He wasn't going to say a word. He figured it was more likely to happen if he didn't push it.
They hurried to catch up to the rest of the team headed for the buffet.
Cameron wanted to offer the group a few more choices before the buffet.
"Let's go up the front elevator." Cameron said. "They can see what's at the burger grill and pizza station. We will pass the ice cream bar too before we enter the buffet."
It sounded even better to Derek. It was an area John mentioned earlier which he hadn't been able to see. The different choices of food were very appealing.
"I'm in." Derek said.
Cameron looked back. Gail and Holly followed them. She could see they still performed their original function. They were there to make sure there would be no threats to John.
She walked back to them. She wanted them to have a good time too. At sea there shouldn't be a problem. It seemed very little could change at this point.
"You two can do whatever you want." Cameron told them.
Gail wanted to do her job. She glanced over at Holly.
Holly nodded at her
"This is what we want to do." Gail said.
Holly did too. It's why they were on board.
"It's our assignment." Holly said.
Cameron wanted them to try new things. It was a unique opportunity.
"Please, try and have some fun." Cameron said. "There shouldn't be anything to worry about until after we dock and get off the ship in Ensenada. We're not in a very threatening environment, especially when it comes to anyone related to the future."
Sheila, Ally and Hanna all were headed in the opposite direction.
Cameron nodded her head in the direction the other Metal girls were going.
"They're about to try some new things." Cameron said. "You can join them."
Gail and Holly looked at each other. They still wanted to do their original assignment. It was a Terminator thing.
"We want to watch over John and the others." Holly said.
Cameron didn't want to argue with them. She didn't want to 'order' them either. She understood what they wanted to do and why.
"Feel free to leave at any time." Cameron said. "There's a karaoke bar at the back of deck seven. Please try some new things."
Gail wondered if Cameron didn't want them around for some reason. It briefly crossed her mind Cameron could go bad again. She might throw John overboard from their balcony. She certainly didn't want the cruise to turn into a 'Deadly Honeymoon'. She decided not to ask.
"Maybe we'll go there later." Gail said.
Cameron took another look at them. They looked extremely pretty.
"You both look very beautiful." Cameron said. "I really mean it."
A cute young lady passed by them. Cameron saw Gail and Holly look at her. Cameron wanted to give them some more freedom.
"You're free to have some 'fun' with other passengers if you want." Cameron said. "As long as they're female, you can do anything. What happens on the ship, stays on the ship. No one needs to know what else happened on the ship."
Cameron left them looking at each other and hurried to enter the elevator with the others. The door closed as soon as she entered.
Gail looked at Holly. They both turned back to see Cameron hurry away and get into the elevator. The door closed behind her so they wouldn't be able to follow her. They would need to use the stairs. They were unsure what to do with their new 'freedom'. They would have preferred to do their assignment. Maybe they could do something else.
"We can always join with Ally, Sheila, and Hanna." Gail said.
Holly saw it as one option. Maybe there was another option.
"I think we both know what we want to do." Holly said.
Gail looked at Holly for a moment and understood.
"I guess we do." Gail said.
Holly was pleased with what was about to happen.
"It's what we did before." Holly said.
Gail couldn't wait to get started.
"Let's go." Gail said.
Gail and Holly quickly hurried off to do what they wanted to do.
John Henry currently tracked the motorcycle rider with a drone.
Cammy wanted to act.
"I want to bring down the motorcycle rider." Cammy said.
Cam wanted action as well.
"I do too." Cam said. "I want to end this."
Savannah could see they were all caught up in the same web. She knew it was a Terminator thing. It was part of their programming.
"You all do." Savannah said. "It's like dangling a string in front of a kitten."
Cammy watched a boy do it in the pet store. The kitten tried to play with the string. It did it every time the boy put the string back in its cage. When he did it to the puppy, it just sniffed it one time and then disregarded it. The feline showed a much different response than the canine. Even though it was the same string, the kitten did the same thing every time. When the boy dangled the string the kitten tried to grab it. She wanted to do it at the time, but other events intervened. She figured she could do it for hours. She wondered at one point the kitten would give up and stop trying to grab the string. Maybe when it needed to eat or drink something. Eventually it would need to sleep.
"I want to do it." Cammy said. "I want to play with a kitten. It would be fun."
Cam wondered what was wrong with Cammy. She would frighten the animal.
"The kitten would be terrified of you." Cam said.
Cammy liked her new ability to interact with animals. She was very pleased at the way the young animals responded to her. She liked the way the puppy scanned her in its own way.
"Not with my new pheromones." Cammy said. "I held a puppy and it liked me."
Cam didn't think so.
"You did not." Cam said.
Cammy looked at Savannah.
Savannah looked at Cam. She didn't want to get into all the details of the story and some of the other events which occurred while they were there. There was an incident both of the times they were there.
"She did." Savannah said. "I was there with her. She's using the new pheromones Cameron developed with Vanna."
Savannah took out her phone and showed Cam a short video she took of Cammy holding a puppy.
Cam thought it looked like fun.
"I want to do it too." Cam said. "They look so cute. I want to know what it's like to pet one. It will like me too"
Savannah didn't want the conversation to drift too far. She wanted to remind them exactly what her analogy was about.
"You both can do it when we get back." Savannah said. "The point is, the kitten by instinct always reaches out to touch or grab the moving string. It's its instinct, it can't help it. It's the same reason a mountain lion will go after whatever animal tries to run away from it, even if it wasn't going to interact with it in the first place. It includes humans."
Cammy understood what Savannah meant.
"It's our instinct to want to bring down the motorcycle rider." Cammy said. "You still think we're being set up."
Savannah didn't like the whole set up. It didn't pass the smell test.
"I think something is off." Savannah said.
Cammy received new information.
"CamNet is giving us some instructions." Cammy said.
Jesse stripped off her clothes and headed into Claire's and Samantha's arms.
Jesse looked over at the pass door into Summer's room. She told the girls she would make sure it wasn't noisy.
"We need to keep it quiet or go to my room." Jesse said. "We'll disturb the girls. It will be a big day for them tomorrow. I don't want us to disturb them."
Claire figured it would be the case. With three of them and one being a Terminator, a lot of things were going to happen.
"We don't have clothes on." Claire said. "I don't want to get dressed again just to undress again."
Jesse didn't mind walking around naked. She liked the attention it drew. It shouldn't matter since almost everyone was gone and the girls were in Summer's room.
"We can go there just like this." Jesse said. "Everyone else is out."
Samantha tilted her head slightly. She was told before clothing wasn't optional. It was a requirement. The directive came directly from Sarah. When she asked why, they told her Sarah didn't want Jan to see it. They all thought it was because Sarah didn't want John and Kyle to see it. The more they saw, the more they would be tempted. Hot looking naked females were alluring to ALL males of breeding age. It seemed to be true of all the females too.
"Do you want us to walk there naked?" Samantha asked.
Jesse wanted to show off.
"I don't mind who sees me." Jesse said. "Look at us, we're all Hot."
Samantha could see Jesse and Claire were.
"Both of you are." Samantha said.
Claire looked at Samantha. She really liked the way she looked.
"You are too." Claire said.
Samantha didn't know if Claire noticed how similar they were at this point. Their bodies were identical. Maybe Claire wasn't used to 'looking' at herself.
"Thanks." Samantha said.
Claire looked at the clothes strewn on the floor.
"I'll bring my clothes with me so when I come back I won't be naked." Claire said.
Samantha looked at the scattered clothes.
"We can all do the same thing." Samantha said.
The three girls picked up their clothes and headed out for Jesse's room. The three of them were completely naked.
Summer and Jan listened at the door. They heard the trio leave.
Jan wanted to see a little more. She figured it would actually happen easier in Jesse's room than it would in Claire's room.
"We should go see them." Jan whispered.
Summer frowned a little. She didn't want things to get carried away. They were already somewhat 'iffy' to her now.
"My mom is there." Summer said.
Jan didn't think it was a big deal. She knew what went down.
"It's not like you haven't done it before." Jan said.
Summer actually viewed quite a bit of what went on around the Young residence. She wanted to remind Jan it could be a two way street.
"I have." Summer said. "Maybe I'll spy on your parents."
Jan doubted summer would be impressed. She always liked watching the girls 'interact'. They all seemed to enjoy what they did with each other more. She only ever viewed her parents a few times. Sometimes when things got noisy she needed to see what was happening. Usually in those instances her mother was on top of her father. It reminded her of watching a cowgirl riding a bucking bronco. It didn't really look like something she would want to do. She noticed there were times when what was bouncing around on the top of her mother would somehow get out of sequence. One side would be up when the other side was down and it would continue back and forth the same way. She shook her head to clear her mind.
"I like watching the girls better." Jan said. "Jesse never closes her door all the way."
Summer wanted to do what they were supposed to do. She didn't want to cause any problems.
"I think we need to get ready and go to bed." Summer said. "We have responsibilities."
Jan didn't like restrictions. She wanted to mess with Summer a little bit.
"Are you going to be my boss?" Jan asked.
Summer laid out her plan. She wanted to go over the rules and the plan for tomorrow.
"Someone needs to be in charge around here." Summer said. "You get ready for bed while I finish studying. I want us to have fun tomorrow on the ship. I don't want to mess anything up for anyone. We're being offered a rare opportunity. We can watch the others anytime."
Jan knew Summer was right. The real fun would be tomorrow.
"OK, Summer." Jan said. "I want us to be besties."
Jan took her toothbrush and bed clothes and went into the bathroom to get cleaned up for bed.
Summer took out a book and started to study.
Hanna, Sheila, and Ally left the others behind. They thought Holly and Gail were going to join them but they didn't.
Sheila knew they were by the casino.
"We can go back to the casino." Sheila said.
It sounded like trouble to Ally. She didn't like all the attention they drew earlier.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Ally said.
Hanna could see Ally was apprehensive. She figured there was a good reason for it. She didn't want Sheila to bring Cameron down on her.
"I don't either." Hanna said. "Cameron is cutting you some slack. Don't blow it."
Sheila didn't think she would blow it. She did have a specific function on the ship.
"As long as I get my work done it shouldn't matter." Sheila said.
Ally reassured Sheila she would assist her.
"I'll help you with your duties." Ally said.
Hanna figured if the three of them helped, things could get done really fast.
"I will too." Hanna said. "We can work together as a team."
Sheila could see they were both trying to look out for her. She tried to take it in good humor.
"I think you both just want to wear my maid's outfit." Sheila said.
Hanna did. She liked the look.
"If you don't mind, I do." Hanna said. "You look so Hot in it."
Ally liked Sheila in anything, or naked. She would always end up naked at some point anyway.
"I think you do too." Ally said. "You look Hot in anything."'
Sheila stood up straight and pulled the top of her dress tight.
"I can clearly see your nipple rings through the material." Ally said.
Sheila was pleased to hear it. It was the look she wanted. Maybe she should put on a set with a heavier gauge to make them even more distinctive, if she needed to keep everything inside of her clothing so Cameron didn't get uptight.
"I want people to see them." Sheila said. "I'm proud of how I look."
Hanna wanted to know what else they could do for entertainment. She hoped to do more than just look around.
"If the casino's out, where can we go?" Hanna asked.
Ally wanted to do something which looked like fun. She knew they didn't drink, but she figured they could dance.
"We can go dancing in one of the bars or lounges." Ally said. "They all seem to have music, some of them actually have a live musician, and even a small band."
When Ally made the suggestion, a few thoughts flooded Sheila's mind. For some reason an image of a scantily clad 'go go dancer' flashed across her mind. She wasn't really sure where it came from. It seemed the talk about the casino and dancing must have triggered it. She was sure it was something which occurred in the past. She would have to ask Cammy about it and see if she knew anything. She briefly wondered if Cammy or her may have been the scantily clad 'go go dancer'. She thought either one of them would have looked Hot.
Hanna was actually surprised at the number of the alcohol related establishments she spotted so far. It seemed there were individuals walking around taking drink orders as well.
"There seems to be a lot of those." Hanna said. "I think we've passed half a dozen and we haven't been over much of the ship."
Sheila thought of a few other places.
"There's the smaller theater on Deck Seven at the back, and the fancy Sky Lounge on the top deck." Sheila said. "I actually haven't been up to see it yet."
Hanna remembered there was nude sunbathing on the top deck somewhere.
"Can we see the nude sunbathing from there tomorrow?" Hanna asked.
Sheila intended to show off. She wasn't sure what the view was from the Sky Lounge.
"I'm going to do some nude sunbathing." Sheila said. "I don't care who sees me."
Ally thought about the new freedom Cameron gave them. Something might start to develop. She knew Cameron was a chick magnet. Right now she looked like Cameron.
"What happens if we pick up some skirts?" Ally asked. "It's bound to happen to all three of us the longer we are out and appear unattached. Well, unattached to any males I mean."
Sheila would be on the lookout to see what developed. She thought Cameron's rules were very explicit.
"Cameron said as long as it is a skirt, we're good." Sheila said.
Hanna didn't think they could bring them to the suites. It didn't seem like a good idea to bring them through the private area.
"We don't have specific rooms." Hanna said.
Sheila did but figured the females they picked up would have bigger rooms with a standard cabin.
"They should." Sheila said. "There should be two in a room. I'm sure it would be a 'package deal', I know we are."
Hanna wasn't so sure about taking things too far. The idea was enticing but since they never did it before, she was worried. Things could get complicated.
"I don't know if I want to be involved with strangers." Hanna said. "It sounds like it would be fun, but it might turn messy. We might end up getting involved with other people's emotions. I can assure you emotions make things very complicated."
Ally didn't see it as a problem. She didn't have a human lover to deal with about any extra 'activity'. She didn't need to answer to anyone. Well, except maybe Sheila. Diseases wouldn't affect them.
"We're impervious to any diseases." Ally said.
Hanna knew it was true, but could they end up transmitting them? They could inadvertently create a problem around the Resistance base.
"How do we know if we will pass a disease along or not?" Hanna asked. "Germs live a certain amount of time."
Ally and Sheila looked at each other. They didn't know for sure. They didn't think germs would last very long once they were exposed to them in any area. It still needed to be something they thought about. There were plenty of areas where germs might be able to exist long enough to be passed on.
"I don't know." Ally said.
The three Metal girls walked down the main corridor on the Promenade deck. It seemed everyone looked at them as they passed.
Hanna wondered what was going on.
"We're sure getting a lot of looks." Hanna said.
Sheila noticed the same thing. She didn't think most of the people noticed her nipple rings either.
"I see it." Sheila said.
Hanna thought Sheila and Ally drew the most looks.
"They're looking at you and Ally." Hanna said.
Ally actually felt a lot of them were directed at her. It bothered her. She wanted to let Hanna know she wasn't immune either.
"You're getting a lot yourself." Ally said.
Hanna was very aware of where their beauty came from.
"Our beauty belongs to Allison, Vanna, and Jesse." Hanna said.
Sheila knew it's where it originated from. She believed they all enhanced it.
"I guess it does." Sheila said. "We wear it pretty good I'd say."
She took one look at Ally and Hanna and wanted to say they wore it much better.
Hanna wanted to ask about something else. It bothered her some.
"I heard Cameron wants to use our chassis for one night." Hanna said.
Ally didn't like the idea. She thought it should be a two way street. It wasn't what bothered her the most. It seemed like a very selfish act on Cameron's part to her.
"Do we get to use hers?" Ally asked. "She wants our virginity for herself to give to John."
Sheila thought the term 'virginity' was more of a technical term at this point. It was true none of them was ever with a male. A lot happened with the females. She knew a lot went on down there when she was with the girls, especially the Metal girls. She picked up more than a few sex toys and marital aids over the years. She used all of them on the Metal girls before at some point.
Hanna was uncomfortable with the idea. Everything about it seemed unfair to her and in Cameron's favor.
"I doubt she'll let us use her chassis." Hanna said. "I don't know if I like the idea. I think our virginity should belong to us, not to Cameron."
Ally thought it was more the principle involved than anything.
"John can break all of us in, well, our chassis anyway." Ally said. "It would still be 'Cameron' since it would be her program. It would be like her first experience in our chassis. It would still not be my first experience with a male, even if it wasn't for my chassis."
Sheila would rather try it on her own first. They specifically were told they would be punished and deactivated if they ever conducted relations with a male. It didn't matter if they were human or otherwise. The only male they were allowed to be with was John. If he asked them to be with him, they literally couldn't say 'no'.
"I don't need Cameron's chip to do it." Sheila said.
Hanna still viewed it as a selfish act on Cameron's part.
"Cameron will get to have the first experience for all of us that way." Hanna said. "None of us would be virgins anymore. What would I tell Claire?"
Sheila thought about what she did with all of the Metal girls already.
"I think 'Steely Dan', and all of the other marital aids, took care of it for everyone." Sheila said. "I opened more than just your eyes."
Ally didn't want to think about the experience. It seemed almost sadistic on Sheila's part.
"You did try it on almost everyone." Ally said. "I tried it on you."
Sheila looked at Ally with a big smile.
"Yes you did. It was in a few places too." Sheila said. "There are no mysteries as to what happens where."
Ally was sure she caused Sheila more than a little pain. She emulated what was done to her. She felt fair was fair.
"I only did what you did." Ally said. "Let's head for the top deck lounge."
Sheila wanted to check it out.
"It's called the Sky Lounge." Sheila said.
The three Metal girls headed for the elevator. They all silently contemplated Cameron stripping them of their virginity. They didn't feel they could refuse her request. Maybe it was programmed into them by Cameron. She did it so if John ever asked them to have sex, they couldn't refuse. They would comply, even if they didn't want to. Cameron didn't want John to be 'alone' again if she were 'gone'. The fifteen months when Duplicate Cameron and the girls were gone still bothered her for John's sake. She wanted John to be happy.
The difference would have been them, as themselves, who was with John first. Not someone else stealing their chassis from them for a few hours to strip them of their purity for their own personal satisfaction. it still seemed like a very selfish act on Cameron's part to all of them.
Sheila knew the only tools, toys, or devices left to try on other Metal girls would be if she borrowed a male Terminator chassis. It was something she planned to do and be with all of the Metal girls as well as the human females. If Cameron carried out her plan, it would open the door for her to do so, quite literally, with anyone John was with, with Cameron in control of their chassis.
Allison and Vanna were very pleased with their time with Samantha. It was over with for now and they sent Samantha off to greener pastures.
They were alone with Precious now.
Vanna kept checking on Precious.
Allison wanted Vanna to take it easy.
"She's fine." Allison said.
Vanna looked over towards Precious' crib. She felt a strong sense of duty and responsibility.
"I need to make sure." Vanna said.
Allison didn't think she could go to sleep with Vanna constantly getting up.
"Checking every five minutes is going to burn you out." Allison said. "It's also going to keep me from going to sleep."
Vanna didn't want to cause a problem.
"I'm sorry." Vanna said. "I'm responsible for Precious."
It did make Vanna wonder if it was something similar which occurred with Riley. Maybe if Riley did the same thing for two or three days in a row, it would have exhausted her. It would have made everything more difficult going forward. It was actually something she would try to look into at an appropriate time. She didn't want to see him accusatory towards Riley about taking care of her daughter, especially in the beginning. There was a strong possibility she was going to do the exact same thing.
Allison was aware how important everything was to Vanna. She knew she wanted to do it all herself for a day.
"I know." Allison said. "I know what you want and I understand why. I get it."
Vanna didn't want to create a problem for Allison.
"I can sleep in a chair." Vanna said.
Allison saw no comfort in it. She could go back to Vanna's room and sleep.
"It's too uncomfortable." Allison said. "Maybe I'll go back to our room."
Vanna wanted her to find some pleasure. She felt bad she might drive Allison away with her repeated checking.
"You could always join Jesse." Vanna said.
Allison felt she owed Jesse one or more finishes since she didn't deliver the last time. Jesse took her to heaven three times. Her mother was probably with her now.
"I think my mother is with her and Samantha." Allison said.
Vanna still wanted Allison to be close by. She tried to think of another solution.
"I can move Precious to the nursery for a while." Vanna said.
Allison wondered how it was going to be when her baby was there. She thought maybe she needed to try it for twenty four hours as well. She didn't want Vanna to feel like she was running out on her.
"I'll try it here and see what happens." Allison said. "I know this is something we'll need to deal with one day. Maybe this is what all new mothers go through. Precious isn't even a newborn anymore. I think it would be much more difficult if she was."
Allison hoped it was anyway. There was no guarantee.
Vanna wanted to do it herself. She wanted to be responsible for their own children.
"It needs to be us and not the Metal girls." Vanna said.
Precious stirred a little. Vanna was up in a second to check her out.
Allison rolled over on her side away from Vanna.
Vanna checked Precious out.
She was still asleep.
Vanna looked at the back side view of Allison and her perfect hourglass figure. It made her remember watching the perfect figure come into shape over their early years. She always thought it was something to behold.
It excited her to think back to those early years. They were mostly bad years, but there was some good to them as well. The best thing about them was right there in front of her in the bed. It was Allison.
Vanna needed to put Precious first for the rest of the night. She lay back down and turned on her side so her back was to Allison's back. She could face Precious better this way. She was as close to the edge as possible so if she needed to get up, she wouldn't disturb Allison. Well, she hoped she wouldn't disturb her as much.
Young Allison wanted to try and plot where the motorcycle rider would try and go next. They were running out of time. They didn't have any specifics. The motorcycle rider seemed to take very deliberate action at times.
Anna was a Terminator. She agreed with the other Terminators.
"I don't think we can get anyone ahead of where they might go." Anna said.
Young Allison didn't want to split the teams up. They didn't know the full nature of the threat. She didn't want any Terminator alone if something were to happen. Two or more of them would have a better chance of fighting their way out of an ambush.
"I can see it." Young Allison said. "It would also string our force out all over the place."
Anna didn't think it left them with many choices.
"What do you want to do?" Anna asked.
They still didn't know who they were after, or even which group they belonged to for sure.
"We don't know if they're a Fanatic or not." Young Allison said.
Anna didn't think there were too many choices.
"They must be a Gray if they're not a Fanatic, even if a Fanatic is a Gray." Anna said.
Young Allison knew there were still other choices.
"We don't really know it either." Young Allison said.
Anna looked at Young Allison.
"Well?" Anna asked.
Young Allison knew what Anna was really asking her. It was going to come down to a life or death decision. Anna wanted her to step up and make a decision.
"You want me to decide their fate." Young Allison said.
It was part of Anna's function to instruct and guide Young Allison.
"Not all choices are easy." Anna said.
Young Allison decided to act. It was the actions of the motorcycle rider which determined their own fate, not her.
"No, they aren't. Some choices are harder than others. They're also not too hard if we need to protect our troops." Young Allison said. "When it comes to protecting our troops there's no choice. There's only action. Get me Savannah."
Closing monologue by Cameron:
My Responsibility
Who is the boss of me
Who is my keeper
Will it be someone good
Or the Grim Reaper
Does it really matter
Will anyone even care
Maybe events in life
Are really just a dare
Sometimes we win
Sometimes we lose
Does it make a difference
What we actually choose
Maybe it's all fate
Who we love or hate
It depends what's on our plate
If we can carry our own weight
Perhaps our compatibility
Is more than our desirability
When it comes to reliability
It's my responsibility
Nobody