Clean and reporting back for duty.

We rested for maybe half an hour before we headed back to the shuttle. I remained nude in solidarity to Isa's predicament. We gathered up our supplies and set out to the tree rope. Isa had insisted that we gather some of the plant fluid for further study. It was tricky, but we managed to line a container with leaves and use that to carry the substance. It was in my pack, as far away from the line and harness as I could get it.

Our ascent up the tree line was interesting. The harness pressed up against my joints, rubbing me as we went up. This was especially noticeable half way up, when the straps holding up my legs bunched together on my vulva. Every time I rocked on the line, it would rub into me and I could feel myself drip down my leg. I thought I'd be spent after Isa and I got 'cleaned', but my body was still responding to the stimulus. I looked up above me where Isa was and wondered if she was going through the same thing. I ended up rubbing myself off against the harness just so I could stop being distracted by the chafing. I had to time my masturbation so that Isa wouldn't notice when she occasionally glanced down at me. She made a good view for the job, but my harness got soaked though and it was a chilly rest of the way up.

We got up to the treetops without incident. We loaded up our supplies and I contacted the ship to tell them we were on our way back. Isa was trying to figure out what she could wear for when we got back. The shuttle wasn't equipped with a replicator, so we couldn't exactly make her a new uniform. She was going to have to explain herself, but she still didn't want to walk into the ship buck naked. One the shuttle back, we found some standard issue sheets used for sleeping and made her a makeshift outfit out of the materials.

I did get back into uniform by the time we arrived at the Ishtar. The debriefing was short and Isa explained about the plant we encountered. She left out the details of how we got the stuff off. When we were dismissed, I went back to my quarters. The first thing I did once I got there was strip down and take a nice long shower. Forget the sonic shower, I covered my body with water and rinsed it off thoroughly. It was a relief to finally be rid of the layers of fluids, juices and other bodily excretions after that mission. I stepped out of the shower and toweled off, letting the steam permeate around me. I opted not to dress right away to enjoy the feeling of soft clean skin a bit longer. I flopped down on my bed and closed my eyes.

I awoke to the chirping of my door.

"Come in..." I groaned, trying to figure out how long I was out.

The door shifted open and I realized I didn't bother to dress yet.