Sleepover In Cluster Prime

“It’s all brand new!” said Jenny. She sat with Queen Vega deep within her majesty’s mansion, discussing XJ-9’s most recent upgrade upon the big green bed in Vega’s room. The friends lay in the silence of the sterile robotropolis Cluster Prime, wherein the closest thing to nature existed as Jenny’s cotton garments, which she preferred to the metallic wear of her friend. Years after usurping the throne from her tyrannical mother, the two met on occasion to discuss each other’s respective lives across the universe.

“See? Instead of just wearing them the nerves are embedded into my mainframe, wired under my skin. It’s pretty extensive… This is what it must feel like to be… Well, not ‘normal,’ but I feel… Better!” Jenny knew of the Cluster’s previous stance of humanity.

“Wow that’s pretty high-tech stuff. We have something like that too, in the Cluster. Except it’s more recreational than anything. We’re all created with it, but this is definitely more… complicated.” Vega examined Jenny’s new body, which appeared soft to the touch, though she thought it was probably more durable than her own.

“Isn’t it neat? I feel so much more aware- no more bumping into lockers and classmates without noticing it until I’ve broken something. And if I get into trouble, I can always turn it off when I need to. If I forget to- well, the pain reception is more exciting than anything… And of course, I can’t imagine how I ever got by without the- recreational sensors, as you described them.”

“Really? How do they ‘feel?’ Have you tested them out yet?”

“Of course, we went through the routine procedures… They’re working at 100% efficiency. I mean, I can just about feel everything around me now. The wind, grass, metal… I sure began to appreciate fabric softener.”

“Not like that… I mean, really tested them out. Like this!” Vega pinched Jenny in the ribs. She winced, not expecting her friend to be so bold.

“Eek! Ooh, I’ve been tickled before! (Giggle) But wow, this system sure is more advanced, I can still feel where your fingers were…” Before she can say anything else, Vega poked her tummy, and clicked her fingers up her ribs like a keyboard. Jenny tensed up, and couldn’t help but giggle in delight.

“Can your human nerve system feel this?”

“Ha! Hahaha- YES! Stop it, this isn’t fair!” Vega covered her ribs in pokes, then moved on from her underarm to her biceps, and Jenny couldn’t seem to do anything about it, her new nerves overwhelmed by the complex tickling.

“Ha ha- you know you like it! Turn it off when you want it to end!”

“I-Ha! -don’t remember how hahaha!”

Vega poked and prodded her tummy, relishing in her giggles and yelps, then tested the sensitivity from XJ-9’s hips to underneath her thighs, until the girl stopped saying anything at all, and could only writhe under the mercy of her attacker.