The Joy of Painting [18+]

Posted on 17 Jun 2016 @ 5:49am by EBH Mark I "Raven" & Rear Admiral Lirha Saalm
Edited on on 17 Jun 2016 @ 6:03am

1,750 words; about a 9 minute read

Mission: Episode 11 - Divinum Mundi
Location: USS Galileo - Deck 1, Lirha's Quarters
Timeline: MD09 - 2100 hrs

[ON]

Raven always closed her eyes when her program was transferred. She didn't know if it was a standard procedure for a hologram's visual subroutines to be taken offline while the program was sent from one computer to another, or if it was just a little quirk she had picked up from her human side. But when she opened them this time, she found herself in some luxurious quarters... (feel free to add descriptions of Lirha's quarters)

An easel and some painting supplies materialized next to her, beamed over at the same time as her program was transferred. She had never done anything like this before. Sure, her program did have access to the Galileo's cultural database, but this was something on a whole other level than simply having an appreciation for artistic works.

As she for several nanoseconds -- a long time for a holo-program as complex as her -- considered just transferring her program back out and hiding, she heard a sound coming from the bedroom. Turning to face the direction of the noise, she saw her subject coming around the corner, her white robe sharply contrasting her green skin.

"Hi," said Raven, glancing around the room for the best place to do this. She blushed nervously; to have this woman be the first to volunteer put her under a lot of pressure. "I didn't realize you would be my first, Admiral."

The robe fell to the floor and pooled around Lirha's ankles. She stepped out of it and walked slowly over to Raven where she then stopped, standing on the other side of the hologram's painting equipment. The Orion's green skin almost seemed to glow and she was not shy about showing the EBH all of her curves and crevices. She smiled gently at the exotic-looking avatar. "Hello. What did you have planned?" she asked, presenting her nude form for Raven to admire.

"Well, I'm trying to learn how to paint to expand my cultural and artistic subroutines," explained Raven. Whether it was the EMH portion of her programming or the part of her personality that was based off of Tuula, she wasn't really uncomfortably with nudity. "And, they say that the female form is one of the most difficult things to paint..."

"Well...you are a woman yourself, no?" responded Saalm with inquisitive eyes. "Programmed by a doctor with your base code of the EMH. I would think that you would enjoy viewing me for your studies?" Lirha's eyes fluttered softly despite the knowledge that it was just a hologram in the room with her. In many respects, however, Lirha didn't see the EBH as just a photonic, and for that reason she slowly stepped forward towards the woman. "Is this your first time seeing an Orion?" she asked in an inviting voice.

"I share my programming with the EMH, so I do have detailed knowledge of the anatomy of numerous species, including Orions. Not to mention that my own holomatrix does include an Orion alternate avatar." Raven paused for a moment, admiring her subject as her social interaction subroutines carefully analyzed the tone and inflection in Lirha's voice. It was pleasant and welcoming, and made her feel at home -- whatever home was to a hologram created in a sickbay. "But yes."

Lirha smiled at that and gave Raven a wink. "So. How would you like me?" She wasn't sure if she was supposed to stand the entire time or lay down, or perhaps do something more...exotic.

"Hmmmmm..." Raven paused for a moment and looked around Lirha's relatively spacious quarters, looking for just the right spot. "I know!" she exclaimed, picking up her easel. "How about your bedroom?"

Lirha's eyebrows arched at the request and she slowly nodded. Privately, she wondered if the EBH was going to lay her for the night, and the prospect exited her. She quickly pushed that though out of her head, however, and moved over to Raven to take her hand and lead her into her private chamber. "I believe it is only fair that if you paint me nude, that I get to watch you paint me in the nude. Yes?"

Raven paused for a moment, and took the easel and her painting supplies in one arm and took Lirha's hand with the other, leading her towards her bedroom. "I suppose..." she said, closing her eyes for a moment and giving her computer some commands to alter her physical matrix. A second later, all her clothes disappeared, save her spiked collar and bracelets.

Inside the Orion's bedroom, the subdues lighting of flame candles and her yellow bedside lamp engulfed a series of elaborate Orion paintings placed across each wall. The bed -- with its golden silk sheets and plush pillows -- shone invitingly, prompting Lirha to move towards it and reluctantly disengage her hand from the EBH.

"It's perfect," exclaimed Raven, excitedly darting over to a corner of the room to set up her easel. "Lie down on the bed... pose however you want, perhaps something erotic yet classy?"

The rear admiral's eyes drifted towards Raven who was not far away. With the hologram's clothes gone, Lirha surveyed her slight frame. Her waist was very slender and her chest was not overly-pronounced, but her curves were nevertheless evident and perfect in form. A soft sigh escaped Lirha's lips and she swallowed a soft lump in her throat. Moisture began to collect between her legs and she complied with the EBH's request.

Laying on one side with a long, green leg flopped over the other, Lirha did her best to pose for her artist. "Is...this okay? Or maybe like this?" She then propped herself next to her pillot on her side with an arm supporting her torso and her legs open.

"That's perfect!" exclaimed Raven as she pulled out her palette and brushes and began getting ready to start painting. She was so excited about getting started on the portrait that her social interaction subroutines didn't even pick up on Lirha's obvious desires. "Now, hold that pose..."

Doing as she was instructed, Lirha laid on her bed...waiting. And waiting. Her eyes constantly looked over Raven's nude form and slowly began to glaze over after a few minutes. Her breathing deepened and her olive skin began to turn a darker forest green shade as it flushed with excitement.

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Assisted by the medical imaging subroutines that were a relic of her base program and the swift hands and physical dexterity of a holographic surgeon, Raven was able to finish the portrait within two hours.

"There!" she exclaimed, using a brush to apply a quick signature to the painting. Smiling at Lirha, she placed her pallette down and turned the painting around. "What do you think?"

Lirha was excited to see the final result. She had been stuck prone in her position for what had seemed like an eternity, and hoped that her patience had paid off. Slowly, she sat up and stretched, then scooted herself to the corner of the bed to inspect the EBH's portrait more closely.

The Orion's eyes slowly widened when she saw the level of complexity and detail that she was looking at. The artistic painting on the easel had somehow turned into a photographic-like rendering of herself, complete with every minute detail of her naked body and aroused private parts.

"I...umm. Well..." Lirha struggled for words while attempting not to offend her guest. "It looks very good. Almost like a photograph. Actually...exactly like a photograph." She let out a soft internal sigh. "What...what do you think about it?"

"I think it's perfect." Raven sighed and paused for a moment, a frown appearing on her face as she examined her work. It was all technically correct, of course, with properly placed shadows and accurate colour blending. But it lacked something. "Actually, too perfect. Which means it's terrible. Not you, you're a very good subject. But this portrait... it lacks any creativity, any emotion."

Signing again, Raven wanted to just stab the easel with her brush and destroy the offending artwork, a representation of the fact that she was just a hologram, just a collection of subroutines and computer programs. She sighed longingly, thinking of the amazingly creative work that Copper had grafitti-ed in hard to reach areas of the ship. "Nowhere near as good as Copper's work..."

Motioning for Raven to come closer and sit on the bed next to her, Lirha then wrapped an arm around the woman's bare waist and stroked her lower back to comfort her. "You mean the exocomp?" Lirha couldn't help but smile. "Do you...have feelings for him?"

"I...er..." Raven blushed; her program unable to hide her emotions. "He's cute..." she said, trailing off.

Thinking in silence for a long moment while keeping Raven close, Lirha pondered how best to correct the strange situation that had arisen from the so-called 'portrait' painting. It seemed a simple visual recreation was not what the EBH needed, and suddenly a thought popped into Lirha's head. "Would you like to paint me? And use my body as a canvas for your art? Maybe Copper will find that unique and attractive," she mused.

"Paint... you?" Raven thought for a moment and examined Lirha's body. There was so much she could do with all those curves... she could paint flowers or animals, or transfrom Lirha into a mythical creature or a cyborg. And she could add fluorescent paints to make her glow in the dark. With a blank canvas, the possibilities were only limited by her imagination. "I'd love to..."

Fluttering her eyes, Lirha's light green irises glanced downwards towards Raven's legs then back up her body to her eyes. She reached up with her green hand and pushed a lock of her dark black and purple back behind Raven's ear and grazed her cheek wit the back of her knuckles. Ever so slowly, Lirha leaned in for a kiss and gently pressed her gold lips against Raven's plush pink ones.

Surprised, Raven's first instinct was to recoil. While her program did contain textbook knowledge of reproduction and mating rituals for just about every species in the quadrant, this was all new to her. But instead of pulling away, she wrapped an arm around Lirha, pulling their naked bodies together as she kissed her back.

[OFF]

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RADM Lirha Saalm
Commanding Officer
USS Galileo

EBH Mark I "Raven"
Emergency Babysitting Hologram
USS Galileo
[PNPC Tuula]

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