Rapi, unknowingly the app's first volunteer

Although the outpost was full of all sorts of reliable Nikke, only one came to mind when unquestioning loyalty was part of the equation: Rapi, the center of the Counters Squad. She'd been there ever since the Commander had joined the squad, along with Anis. The door to the commander's room opened to each side, revealing the woman herself.

"Reporting in, Commander. I received orders from Central. I hope I'm not disturbing you."

That was a polite way of saying she'd heard him talking-- seemingly to himself-- on the toilet. The commander didn't want to get her involved in any of this, but the demon-like creature did have a point: if Rapi knew there was a way for her to help humanity by enduring a bit of aimless humiliation, she'd submit to it, no questions asked.

It wasn't as though the commander was totally disinterested, either. Rapi wasn't just one of his best soldiers: she was extremely easy on the eyes too, with flowing pink hair down to around her waist and an amazing, model-like figure. In battle, when she crouched with her **** rifle, it was hard for him to take her eyes off of the amazing shape of her hips and her round bottom, which had a tendency to move like it had a mind of its own when she fired her weapon. Her outfit didn't leave much to the imagination either, consisting of a black beret, gloves, tall stockings and boots, with a military standard top, red tie, and millions of tactical belts and pockets... but a conspicuous lack of pants. Instead, she wore a deep gray, form-fitting leotard with high leg cutouts underneath, which hugged her backside in a way that made it impossible to tear one's eyes away.

This was just the way Nikke seemed to dress: one part practicality, two parts eroticism.

Rapi seemed to notice the commander staring harder than usual and lowered her eyebrows scoldingly. "Commander. I was under the impression we had an important mission to test new technology?" she questioned again, standing with her hands clutched at the side-straps of her backpack. That simple gesture caused her pleasantly framed breasts to slide up against the cotton of the uniform's shirt, causing the commander to gulp.

"Yes, um..." he attempted to respond, having no idea how he was supposed to proceed from here. Lilith hadn't given him many instructions. "I think there are additional orders on BlahBlah from Andersen. Give me just a moment, they might help me figure out how to proceed."

"We're conducting the test here, in your room?" Rapi questioned, tilting her head slightly. She'd clearly been picturing something that would have use fighting Raptures on the surface. "Nevermind." She shook her pink hair back and forth, then re-adopted her stern expression. "I didn't mean to question Central's orders. Please, issue your command when ready."

The commander thumbed through the app on his phone until he found an "Objectives" menu that seemed like it would provide some guidance on what to do next. According to the tutorial on the app, it seemed he'd get more gems-- and with them, more sexual energy harvested-- for making good use of the app's features. "Good use" here seemed to mean humiliating his soldiers, a fact that still didn't sit well with him. However... With Rapi here, saluting and waiting for orders, it seemed to be in everyone's best interest to continue. If he tried to explain it to her, she'd just tell him to proceed anyway. If he disobeyed, he could get everyone in trouble with both Central and that strange Nikke, Lilith. Not to mention, again, with her right in front of him... The idea of harnessing sexual energy had an inherit sway to it.

There appeared to be several commands he could unlock by spending one gem. Unfortunately, even for just a measly one gem, most of them sounded too degrading to consider. Things like "cause her ass to expand a bit" or "cause her to get wet when you say her name" were a crash course he wasn't ready to embark on yet. He scrolled for a while in silence, while Rapi watched with an expression of amazing patience and duty-mindedness. Finally, he came to something he thought he could use:

Cost: 1 gem. The target will perform exercises that show off her body while idle. Unlock this power to see its upgrade potential.

That sounded pretty harmless. After all, Rapi was the type who exercised every day regardless. Furthermore, if she did somehow notice she was doing it, there might be a way to reasonably explain it as part of the prototype tests. It seemed to make sense. The commander made his decision, pushing to spend the gem.

No sooner had he pushed the button than he heard a thud like metal on concrete and felt a rush of wind by his head. The Commander ducked and rolled under his coffee table, cartoonishly attempting to avoid enemy gunfire, before the voice of his Nikke calmed him.

"Commander? Did you drop something?"

"No, Rapi, I'm-" he began, peeking his head back out, then tilting his eyes upward to take in an unprecedented view. The woman had raised one of her boots to connect with one of the room's supporting pillars and was using it as a base to stretch her leg. And what a stretch it was... from this angle, she'd raised her foot high above her head, showing off an amazing degree of flexibility and poise as she balanced on her remaining heel. Her under-side was completely unguarded. Even the Commander, who got to see the butt of her leotard from many angles every mission, had never seen this view before, with the piece of cloth fabric covering her pussy taut and stretched over the lines of her lips as held one leg above her head.

Her eyes looked down unknowingly. "Is anything the matter? Oh, this?" she asked, leaning harder on her leg and pushing her breasts against her knee. "I thought I'd utilize the time while you search those instructions to limber up. It's important, even for us Nikke. This is actually something that Folkwang recommended, although I declined at the time, because... Hm... I can't remember. Why did I not want to do this pose?"

"Why indeed?" the commander thought to himself, noticing how her leotard barely stayed in place as she pushed her weight against her leg. He desperately tried to pull his eyes away to check the app again.

It seemed one gem had already been awarded. However, a big "BONUS" indicator was flashing in green right next to it. Without thinking, the commander tapped on it, feeling his heart-rate rising and his dick hardening. This was really the kind of thing a guy could get carried away with. He barely read the message that came up next before agreeing to it.

"For an extra gem, try turning on your Nikke's awareness! Act in the next minute and get two gems!"

He'd turned it on without even realizing it. As he stayed laying beneath the table, watching Rapi's most private area reveal new glimpses of her healthy pink skin that he'd never seen before. As her leotard's underside stretched, the woman's breathing began to heighten, slowly but surely. That area began to become moistened with sweat and her face reddened noticeably. "Commander..." she coughed, trying to be discrete.

The commander was anything but discrete, moving his face even closer as the cloth of her leotard began to get damp.

"This exercise is... I remember now why I didn't want to do this while people were watching," she spoke quietly, still hugging her leg and keeping her foot against the pillar. Her balance was just as impressive as her physique. "Ahem. If you could just... Divert your eyes upward for a moment... Commander..."

The leotard shifted again, now pulled so tight that it nearly flossed her pussy lips. The commander gulped audibly.

"Commander, I... There seems to be a malfunction. I can't break this position," she admitted, sounding uncharacteristically helpless. "Do you see something that could explain it? Is that why you're staring at my...?" she trailed off, unable to get the words out. Her face had become nearly as red as her tie, as she found neither hand capable of moving to fix the lower band of her leotard that seemed to have captured her superior officer's attention.

Finally, the commander realized what was happening: she'd gone from ignorant of the effects to completely aware in the blink of an eye. Not only that: he'd gone from tentative on all of this from the perspective of someone who cares about the well-being of those who serve under him to someone who can't stop staring directly at his subordinate's crotch at a distance so close he could smell the sweat staining her clothing. He shook his head rapidly, bashing into the tea-table he'd crawled under in the process.

"Commander! Are you injured?" Rapi questioned, finally breaking the stance now to help him up off of the floor.

The young man began to piece together what had just happened: his injury had created a situation where Rapi was no long "idle," causing her to break the exercise she'd committed to. Seeing how the command had so totally overridden her ability to act just stressed how powerful this app could be.

A message from BlahBlah grabbed his attention as he nursed the bump on his head. He swiped it open.

"New message from: Lilith."

"Hey Sweetie! Not a bad introduction, right?

"That Rapi is one hot piece of ass ^_^. So flexible <3."

"I'm almost jealous."

"Remember, this will work on almost any woman."

"I'm sure you can think of all sorts of juicy targets."

"If you don't want to **** someone who trusts you, how about harvesting energy from someone who deserves it?"

"Know anybody like that? Other than me, of course. lol"

Was there anybody who really "deserved" something like this? That was hard to say. What was easy to say, however, was that he needed to give Rapi a break. "I think the software they gave me is a little buggy. I wasn't able to get the test working just yet," the commander informed Rapi, coughing into his fist suspiciously. He'd always been a pretty bad actor.

"Is that so?" Rapi questioned, now moving to a new stretch, one which caused her to raise her arms over her head one at a time and bend her back. In doing so, she thrust her chest out directly towards the commander, as though begging him to take a squeeze. Her breasts were every bit as nice as her bottom, if more decently clothed. "May I make a suggestion?"

"Affirmative," the commander squeaked back, trying to match Rapi's wavelength and failing.

"It could be a poor signal here in the Outpost that's interfering with the software's proper functionality," the Nikke continued, practically pushing her breasts into his face as she continued to stretch. "I would recommend that you try relocating to a different sector of the Ark before resuming. There are also a number of technologically gifted Nikke we could ask for assistance-- Aria, for example."

"We have to keep the details of this app secretive for now, Rapi--"

"App?" Rapi questioned, raising an eyebrow. "An app similar to... one of Rupee's shopping apps? Or like one of the games Anis and Neon play?"

"You don't play them?"

"... At times," Rapi admitted, blushing a bit again. "For the sake of collaborating with the others. I'm... not very good at them."

"Hm hm, well, you could say I'm not very good at this one either."

"So it is a game?" the Nikke asked, lowering her eyebrows a bit. "Does Andersen send games software to your phone?"

The commander shook his head. Well, technically, Andersen had sent him a game for his phone this time, but this was all so far out of character, he figured there was no way that Andersen really knew what he was sending. "I think we shouldn't get too caught up on the details. The point is that we can't spread around what we know about it. It's still a top-secret prototype for now," the superior officer warned Rapi.

"Understood. I still think it could be wise to test the app elsewhere in the Ark. If you'll grant me leave, I'd like to take this time to have my body inspected. I still seem to be experiencing a malfunction."

"I think you're right," the commander agreed, watching the woman's breasts rise and fall as she lifted her arms high above her head, leaving her chest completely unguarded. He was beginning to feel awkward using Rapi as his guinea pig. He could stay here inspecting her body all day, but it'd be better for everyone if he let her rest for a bit. The least he could do was spread his efforts around instead of making her bear the whole burden. "Please arrange your own maintenance. I'll head away from the Outpost, toward the shopping district. But first, I've got to make a call."