Humiliation of a different kind...

Ruby shivered slightly in the cool air of the lobby, looking around in wonder at how futuristic everything was; alien planets never ceased to amaze her.

"Welcome!" the receptionist said. Ruby didn't even register that she was blue, the concept of alien species was totally normalised for her now. "I'll need some details from you before you can go in."

The blonde girl quickly scribbled down all the requested information: preferred name, species, gender, age, and physical characteristics.

Blushing slightly as she jotted down her bra size, Ruby pushed the tablet back across the desk.

"Very well, Miss Ruby Sunday of Earth," the receptionist read, "if you hand over your clothes now, ee can keep them safe for you."

"Hand over my clothes?" Ruby repeated, sure she had misheard.

"There's nothing to worry about, we have the highest security standards here. Your belongings will be quite safe."

"But I'll be naked!" Ruby explained, stupidly.

"Of course!" the receptionist frowned. "You did say that you were female, and we prefer all of our female guests to be nude at all times around the complex. We feel it provides a better experience for everyone."

"You OK, babes?" The Doctor asked.

"She...she wants me to go n-to take my clothes off!" she couldn't bring herself to say that word out loud. She suddenly felt very hot.

"Don't worry, I've got this," he winked at her. "I think you've misunderstood," he addressed the receptionist. "Ruby is from Earth, but from an uncivilised Earth. Long story, but think of her as a primitive species."

Ruby was indignant. Primitive?! Uncivilised?! How was insulting her going to help?

"Ruby, come here," the receptionist asked a red bracelet appearing in her hand.

Extending her arm, Ruby allowed the bracelet to slip onto her left wrist.

"It says 'Please respect my choice to wear clothes. Please do not take offence, my species has not yet evolved.' So now we're un-evolved, as well?"

"Ruby it's either wear this," the Doctor clarified, "or go naked."

It was a very simple choice. Thanking the receptionist, Ruby headed out into the resort, tightening the bracelet around her wrist, and hoping the bright red wouldn't stand out too much.

xxx

After staking her place out at the pool by stripping down to her bikini and dumping her clothes onto a deck chair, Ruby had taken the Doctor with her to explore.

It was a resort unlike any Ruby had been to.

For one thing, there were aliens everywhere, of all shapes and sizes. The refreshments were things Ruby had never seen before, with flavours she wouldn't know how to describe.

The surrealism was almost enough to make her forget about the dress code.

Almost.

"Excuse me, but you really shouldn't be wearing that."

Looking up, Ruby saw someone gesturing to her bikini; they were very tall and very, very naked.

"Oh! Err...I've got this..." the flustered girl brandished her bracelet.

"Ah, I see. Sorry," they said, patting her shoulder sympathetically.

Ruby averted her eyes as they walked away. At least with the more queer-looking aliens, it wasn't obvious that they were nude.

"You OK, babes?" the Doctor asked as a glowing Ruby sheepishly sucked on her cocktail straw.

"Yeah, it's just...it's really awkward around all these naked people!"

"Well, you could always-"

"Yeah, not happening," Ruby interrupted. "How can everyone be so casual about it?!"

"You know, you lot will be like that, one day," the Doctor informed her. "There'll be whole star systems that are human nudist colonies; it's a momentous day when the Human Imperial Council approves the clothing ban."

"Well, I hope I'm dead by then," Ruby mumbled, her skin crawling. She re-checked that her bracelet was still in place. If she lost that, they'd be reliving her of her bikini in seconds!

Ruby supposed that she blamed the goblins for her shyness. They were the ones who had caused her to lose her bikini in the pool, who had pushed her out of the locker room naked, and who had made her clothes rip on a night out.

To distract herself from her embarrassing past, Ruby returned to her sun lounger, kicked off her flip-flops, and dived into the pool.

While the refreshing water made it less obvious that she wasn't skinny dipping, there was no hiding the bright red bracelet, which gave away that she was scared to go nude...

xxx

It had been a long time since a bracelet-wearer had visited the resort, and all of the other guests were eager for a glance at the young human. It was amusing how quickly she flashed her bracelet whenever someone confronted her about not being naked, and how she stuttered a polite refusal when someone offered to relieve her of her bikini. They couldn't imagine being from a place where nudity was frowned upon and feared!

But not everybody was watching Ruby Sunday purely for amusement.

From a quiet corner, a mysterious figure watched the blonde girl swimming lengths. They had enjoyed watching how her chest bounced with each step she had taken, her how buttocks were squeezed into her swimsuit, and couldn't tear their eyes away from her small feet.

The only problem was the man she was with. While he was around, Ruby would be unreachable. Logic told them to wait a while longer for another target, but the chances of finding a better specimen were low.

They moved from their position and began preparing a distraction.

Soon, Ruby Sunday would be theirs.