decontamination

In the decontamination room Shannon entered was a small bench to sit at. An automated voice came over the loudspeaker.

"All off world material must be decontaminated." The computerized voice came over the loudspeaker. "Please remove all clothing and insert into the slot on the southern wall."

This was standard procedure. Usually it was an automated process like this as well. Yo would insert your clothes, they'd normally be quickly sterilized and returned. So, sitting on the bench, Shannon slipped off her shoes. Then she slid off her suit coat. Unclipping her gun and badge she set them on the bench. Then she unbuttoned and slid off her blouse. Her pants followed, being added to the pile to be discarded.

Shannon stood in her underwear for a moment. It always took a little effort to get fully nude in a strange environment. Even though she was no stranger to interplanetary travel she still loathed this part. Still, it was necessary to do her job. So she slid her panties off. She then unclipped her bra and slid it off. Gathering everything but the gun and badge she dropped them into the slot in the wall, which quickly resealed.

Normally, after about a minute of high heat processing, killing any off world bacteria on the clothing. Then, it would be returned and she'd be ready to get dressed and leave.

Unfortunately, this Decontamination was a little different...