Two men in hazmat suits rushed to Edmund and lifted him by his arms to drag him to a decontamination suite. They stood under a spray on the way in then, once inside, they got his suit off and went to work spraying him down. One ran a Geiger counter over him then pointed it to the wicked looking burns on his face. It remained relatively silent. The men looked at each other and sagged with relief. "Thank god!" Heller said. Arnd, one of the day-shift control center technicians, looked closer at the burns. "They're fading!" "What?" Heller said as he leaned closer to catch the last of the terrible burn marks dissipate. Edmund's slightly pocked skin looked as normal as it had been. "What's going on in there?" Karl's voice boomed through the intercom. "Edmund's burns are gone!" Heller said. "Gone? What do you mean gone! How bad were they?" Karl asked. Heller and Arnd looked at each other. "The entire left side of his face looked like it was going to peel off. Now it's- fine," Arnd a
As he stepped out of the elevator, his eyes widened in surprise. The dully lit corridor was no more. Cream colored walls with lovely art hanging upon it caught the eye. Warm hardwood floors gleamed and what caught his eye was the lighting. It was indirect, but he swore there was sunlight splashing across the ceiling here and there. He wondered how they did that. Maybe it was solar tubes piping real sunlight from the floors above?Two of Mr. Duncan's security personnel stood guard in the large, pleasingly lit vestibule before large dark oak double doors. He smiled and nodded to the men who returned the smile and nod while opening the doors for him. He felt a little weird with this treatment as he was capable of opening doors for himself. He wondered at VRL's seemingly over-the-top emphasis on security. He had to admit though, instead of being intimidated by the silent sentinels, the staff seemed to take comfort in their presence. He'd never seen anyone cast a worried look in their dire
"Good morning, everyone. I have two introductions to make before we get started. I know I mentioned most of this in the note I sent out last Friday, but I'm making it official here. I'd like to welcome Henry Gable, brother of our dear departed Stanley Garin. He will be taking over as our CIO, and we look forward to working with him."There was a polite round of applause while Henry smiled and nodded, experiencing a surreal out of body sensation of watching people he knew, welcoming him for the first time. He wasn't sure how many of VRL's executives were members of the Hidden Races so, following the rules, he acted like no one was and kept his mouth shut!"Next, I'd like to introduce VRL's new external legal counsel. Mahati Chandra will be taking over Walter Zhou's efforts on our behalf. She will also work with Noah and his team."There was another round of applause which received the merest of acknowledgment from the lawyer.Camila glanced at the woman questioningly, but Mahati simply
Then there was Henry. He continued to sit and stare at this new amazing being. He was more than a little mesmerized by the shimmering colors of the sari she wore over her upper half and the gleaming deep green, blue and gold-flecked scales on her snake lower half. Her lustrous black hair rose up and fanned out behind her head much like a cobra's hood."You will show me the proper respect, or I will make you understand the severity of your mistake," she hissed at the three before her.Threatening his friends was a splash of reality to clear Henry's dazed brain. He frowned and stood as well, switching into his Satyr form in a blink.Glowing eyes twitched to him, and he saw them widen."It's true..." Mahati murmured as she scanned his body top to bot- Her eyes stopped at his very obvious nudity."Damn it, Henry! Can't you wear pants, underwear, even a fucking apron to hide that thing?" Roy growled in annoyance.He looked down and groaned. "Oh s
Camila frowned as she looked at her two friends. "I feel like we messed up in protecting Henry but how could we have known the legal representative the Council appointed would try to assassinate him?" "Ay, we couldn't. Sometimes luck plays a greater part than strategy. And luck, good and bad, circle the lad like vultures." Roy said with a scowl and took some deep breaths to settle his nerves. Camila nodded. "Ok, put some thought into how we can get the Hidden Race Council to back off on their conditions. We will meet again at the end of the day to brainstorm." Roy and Sigrid nodded, and the three headed upstairs to begin their regular duties. It was just a regular business day after all. ********** "Who's fucking with the satellite imagery? I swear to God if the guilty party doesn't step forward and confess to creating these creative little masterpieces I will hunt you down and grind your balls under my sharp, pointy heels!" The room went silent. Nervous eyes looked over monito
"My day was tiring," she said with a smile as she walked into her living room and dropped onto the couch. Meixiu followed her in and sat a short distance away. "We met VRL's new external legal representative. Mahati Chandra. She's a Nāga, a wielder and a strong one at that. She was directed by the Council to contain Henry. Instead, she decided that immediately eliminating him would serve the greater good. "NO!" Meixiu gasped. Sigrid held up her hands to calm the woman. "Henry's fine. He grabbed her hands as she was about to release the spell and- broke it? I'm not even sure how to describe what he did. The energies just collapsed into a wave of force. Knocked Mahati and Henry away from each other to the outer edges of the room. Knocked them both out but Henry had no injuries at all. Mahati's hands received burns. She'll need healing." "You did not kill her for attacking Henry?" Meixiu asked in surprise. "It was tempting, but Henry defused the tension in the room. Promises were mad
Nate turned back to Henry whose face was a little red. "The condom sizing only matters if you truly are plantain size. Pickle and banana can use a regular sized condom but should never use the ones designed for plantain.""Geezus Nate! All this sexy talk is making my pickle stiff!" a voice called out from his friends and drew laughs.Nate just shook his head with a grin. He looked back at Henry curiously.Henry just looked at him then pulled a box of 20 lubricated x-large condoms from the shelf and dropped it into his basket."Plantain it is. Good for you!" Nate said with a sincere smile and picked a box of 6 lubricated regular condoms for himself."Who's the plantain?" a female voice demanded to know from behind Henry."Good evening, ladies," Nate said with a relaxed smile.Henry turned to see two women walking down the aisle towards them. He saw they were dressed for hitting the clubs. Their shimmering skimpy party dresses displayed
"Shit," she sighed quietly, and a tremble went through her body. Then Henry was being pulled upright and marched to the back door of the house. She pushed him against the wall and held him there with one arm as she unlocked the door. Then he was being pushed inside and down a short hallway to the bedroom. The shopping bag hit the floor as she spun him and her mouth was on his. His need flared again. Her kiss was demanding and almost bruising, but he sucked on her tongue as she undid his belt. She pulled back from the kiss to tug his pants and underwear down. She pushed him roughly, and he fell back on the bed. She took a moment to tug off his shoes, pants, and underwear. He looked up at her as he squirmed higher on the bed while she pulled her clothes off. This took a while as she also had a vest on under her uniform. All the while his cock throbbed against his belly, and the internal heat flushed his skin. He finally got a good look at her. She had to be 6' with a strong, heavy bo