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"I would appreciate it if you didn't label me like an object," Lorelie said with a frown.
"Hehe, my bad," Aphrodite said with a chuckle.
"You're saying that from now on, we shouldn't touch any of the women before Adam's… inaugurated them into the harem?" Stacey finally asked while looking at Lorelie.
"Inaugurated? What is he, president of the United States?" Emma asked with a chuckle, causing Tephe and Aphrodite to look at her in confusion.
"Don't worry about it," Emma said dismissively.
"Yes," Lorelie replied before adding, "I believe that we should make it a rule that until they have been claimed by Adam, we shouldn't be allowed to touch them."
"Claimed by me?" Adam asked with a frown before asking, "What am I, a Monstermon collector?"
"Hehe, seems like it," Emma said with a chuckle.
"A what?" Lorelie asked in confusion.
"Don't worry about it," Adam replied before asking, "Why are you making it sound like I'm some collector of women?"
"Well, you kind of are, babe," Stacey said with a smirk before adding, "You already have three women, with another four we know who want you to collect them."
"Not helping," Adam replied as he gave Stacey the stink eye before looking at Lorelie and asking, "Shouldn't this be a conversation Rowena is part of?"
"Ideally," Lorelie said in agreement before looking at Stacey and adding, "But I don't think she will come join us while Stacey is attending to you."
"Fair point," Adam replied before looking down at Stacey and asking, "Can we put this on hold until later?"
"I guess," Stacey replied with a pout before fingering the tip of Adam's dick while saying, "I'm not sure this guy is too thrilled with the idea, though."
Adam rolled his eyes before slapping her hand away and pulling his trousers up.
"Tch," Aphrodite clicked her tongue in disappointment before saying, "Show's over for now, ladies."
"Aww," Tephe whined in a disappointed way.
"I guess they need to sort out their relationship issues," Emma said with a sigh.
Adam ignored the comments before saying, "Adam to Rowena."
"Darling?" Rowena's voice replied in a surprised tone through Spector's internal comm before asking, "Aren't you busy with Stacey right now?"
"Not at this exact moment," Adam replied before asking, "Can you come to the medical bay? We have some important things to discuss."
"Oh!" Rowena said in an interested tone before adding, "I'll be right there."
"Should we leave?" Emma asked, causing Tephe and Aphrodite to give her the stink eye.
"While we appreciate one of you being considerate," Lorelie replied while staring at Tephe and Aphrodite pointedly before adding, "it's not exactly something you won't learn about in the future, so it's fine."
"Haha," Tephe and Aphrodite chuckled in an embarrassed way.
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"Why the fuck is a subspace relay set to read-only mode?" Emily Daniels asked in an annoyed tone as she observed Kate Stevens playing with the communicator through the video call they were on.
"If I had to guess, it's so that the people of this planet don't suddenly acquire advanced technology," Kate replied as she sat at the table in her New York penthouse apartment.
"Oh, right, we learned about that in universal history class back in school," Emily remembered.
"Weren't you supposed to be top of your year back at Planaticia Acadimia?" Kate asked in disbelief.
"That was many years ago and we have been stuck here on Earth for almost a hundred years," Emily replied defensively.
"Fair point," Kate conceded before thinking of something as she began to tap on the holographic screen.
"What are you doing?" Emily asked as she recognised the look on her friend's face.
"We've been on this planet for almost a hundred Earth years. I was just wondering how long that is in universal time," Kate replied before freezing.
"What?" Emily asked as she saw Kate's strange reaction.
"Ninety-three years," Kate replied breathlessly before adding, "We've been here for ninety-three universal years."
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"Sorry to keep you waiting," Rowena said as she entered the medical bay while glancing at Tephe, Aphrodite and Emma in amusement before asking.
"It's fine, we didn't wait long," Adam replied.
Rowena smiled before turning to Lorelie and asking, "How are you feeling?"
"Much better, thank you. I should be out of here by tomorrow," Lorelie replied while smiling.
"That's good," Rowena replied before asking, "So what do we need to discuss?"
"Changes to the harem we are talking about making," Adam replied.
"Oh?" Rowena replied.
"Changes? As in multiple?" Stacey asked in surprise before adding, "I thought there was only the one rule we were thinking of implementing?"
"Rule?" Rowena sked curiously while sitting on the end of Lorelie's bed.
"We're talking about implementing a rule that someone isn't part of the harem until they have been with Adam," Lorelie explained.
"I see," Rowena replied while nodding in understanding before saying, "That makes sense since it's supposed to be Adam's harem after all."
"So we're in agreement?" Lorelie asked, to which Stacey and Rowena nodded in agreement.
"Why do I feel like some kind of stud horse right now?" Adam asked with a sigh.
"Stud horse?" Rowena asked in confusion.
"A horse is a type of animal on Earth, while a stud horse is one that's specifically kept for breeding purposes," Emma explained.
"Oh, I see," Rowena replied before adding with a smirk, "It's just a shame that our stud horse can't breed right now."
"Why does it sound like you want to give me a new mother-in-law?" Stacey asked with a frown.
"Who knows?" Rowena replied while smiling, causing Lorelie to chuckle before she turned to Adam and asked,
"What are these other rules you mentioned, darling?"
"There are two things that I want to discuss," Adam replied before saying, "First off, you never answered how long you plan to punish yourself."
"Punish yourself?" Rowena asked in surprise, while Tephe, Aphrodite and Emma also showed looks of surprise.
"It's like this," Lorelie sighed before explaining her self-inflicted punishment.
"Oh, Lorelie," Rowena said while looking at her friend with concern.
"Wow, now I feel even worse," Emma said as her guilty look returned.
"Why would anyone inflict such torture on themselves?" Aphrodite asked in disbelief before adding, "It's fun to begin with, but it soon turns into a punishment, trust me."
"Don't give me those looks, you two," Lorelie stated while looking at Rowena and Emma before continuing, "I told you this isn't your fault, Emma, and don't worry too much, Rowena; this is something I decided myself."
Emma nodded but still wore a slightly guilty expression, while Rowena sighed before saying, "If you say so."
"Finally feeling regretful for your actions?" Stacey asked Aphrodite with a smirk.
Aphrodite rolled her eyes while Lorelie looked at Adam and said, "But to answer your question, I'm not sure. I guess it will be until I decide that I have been punished enough."
"That could be quite a while," Adam replied before adding, "you can be pretty harsh on yourself at times; just look at how much effort and dedication you put into each show."
"My fans have used their hard-earned credits to come see me; it's the least I can do," Lorelie replied.
Adam nodded before asking, "While that's commendable, can we expect others to do the same in the future should they break the rules?"
"I thought it was already agreed that those who cheat would be kicked out of the harem?" Stacey asked.
"That's true, but at the end of the day, Lorelie didn't cheat; she considered it, but she didn't actually go through with it," Rowena replied before looking at Adam and asking, "You're suggesting that the punishment one of us receives for doing something wrong should be decided and enforced by the others?"
"I do," Adam replied before looking at Lorelie and saying, "We all know how strict Lorelie is on herself. I believe it would be better for us to determine the length of her punishment instead of leaving it to her."
"While I agree with your suggestion, are you sure you didn't come up with this idea because you're worried you wont get to taste Lorelie for a while?" Rowena asked with a knowing smirk.
"I can't deny that's part of the reason," Adam admitted.
"Aww, babe," Lorelie said happily.
"Even in punishment, he's looking out for you. Is this favouritism?" Stacey asked with a pout, though it was clear she was only kidding.
"Alright, I agree with this suggestion," Rowena replied before asking, "But should it be by majority vote or unanimous vote?"
"I think the majority would be the safer option here," Adam replied.
"I agree, there is no way to be one hundred percent sure that a future member wont use this as an opportunity to further their own interests," Rowena replied.
"Why do I get the feeling that this whole harem thing is going to get very political in the future?" Adam asked with a sigh.