Three's Company

Eric found himself in a courtyard, sitting on a bench. There was a fountain in front of him, and paths branching off from the area. He recognized the walls off in the distance, he was somewhere inside the ship. He heard footsteps and turned his head.

"Hello Master. You look wonderful today." He was stunned to see Three. She wasn't in her usual uniform, she was wearing a short floral sundress. It showed no cleavage, and was almost modest. She wore sandals and a simple gold necklace and earrings.

He stood and turned to her. "Wow, Three you look amazing. Where are we?"

"The zoo of course. I'm sorry you got pulled away from the others as you did. I didn't ask for that. I just asked Isla if I could get a date night with you too."

"You did? You do? You want to go on a date with me?" Eric asked.

"Yes. I really do. I know I'm supposed to serve you, and I really do love serving you, but I find myself wanting more. My whole life has been so lonely, so isolating. My whole purpose has been to prepare to serve you. Except I find myself outgrowing that role, if that makes any sense.

Sorry, I'm rambling a bit. I'm a little nervous. Ok, basically I am still going to serve you as before, but I want to also be your friend. I want to grow as a person, learn what I like and don't like. I want to feel human. Can you help me?"

Eric hesitated. He wanted to say yes of course. He wanted to be her friend, she really seemed to care for him. Except, he looked at her chalky white skin, is she human? Is she just programmed to want him? Maybe it didn't matter. He knew he wanted everything she said, he couldn't refuse.

"Yes Three. I want to help you. I've really come to cherish you as a friend."

"Oh thank you Master." She ran forward and threw her arms around him. She squeezed and he felt her breasts squishing into his chest. "I know what you are thinking. You want to know if I really am human don't you?" She pulled back and looked him in the eyes.

"I have to admit it, yes, I do wonder that."

"The truth is, I don't know." She sighed and sat on the bench. Eric joined her. "I don't know what I am. The Twos, and Ones, they aren't human. Isla made them. I don't really know how, but she called them Golems. She made them and used magic to bring them to life. The Ones got just enough to be functional. The Twos got a little bit more. But me? Isla just said I wasn't one. She said she'd been trying to make one smart enough to be her assistant, but kept failing." She looked out to the fountain. "Isla told me she made me different from the others. She won't say how. Except I remember growing up, it's foggy, but I remember that I was a kid once. I don't remember any family, just those golems and Isla. I think I've spent my whole life on this ship, with just those golems, and occasionally Isla. I can't remember anything else until just before you all arrived."

Eric took all this in. She spent her whole life here? No wonder she was so naive about life. She had no friends, nobody real to interact with. His heart hurt just thinking about it. He put his arm around her and pulled her close.

"I am so sorry. I really am. I haven't really treated you well, and your upbringing, nobody deserves that."

"No, Master. Don't apologize. You've treated me very well."

"No, I haven't. But I'm going to make it up to you. Really. First I want to talk about your name. Three isn't really a name humans use. It wasn't right for me to deny you a real name. Do you want to pick a real name with me?"

"Oh. I have always been happy to be called Three, but you are right. I've been watching movies and reading, and nobody else is called Three. It is unique, but also not really a name. I would like my name to be similar to Three, but just more human sounding."

"Ok. We can look together after we get back in the suite. For now, why don't we explore the zoo like you had planned.?"

"I would love that Master."

"Please, call me Eric."

"No, I won't. I know your name is Eric, but I want to call you Master. It makes me feel good. No changing my mind. Now, have you ever seen a penguin?" She gave him an infectious smile and grabbed his hand and pulled him along.

Hours later they ended up back in the Master's suite. They cooked dinner together and Eric felt happier than he'd been in a long time.

Three knew how to cook pretty much everything. It had been part of her training that Isla insisted on. Still, she had no idea what Eric was up to.

"It's called improvising," he told her. "We just throw whatever we feel like in the pot, add spices to taste, et voila."

Three had never had to improvise before. She always just did what she was told. On a whim she took a bottle of hot sauce and dumped the entire contents into the pot. She smiled at Eric, "Look, I did it. I improvised!"

After they had managed to consume the hottest stew Eric had ever tasted, Three asked him to show her how to play the game he and Jenny had played.

Three was surprisingly good. She played as jigglypuff, since it was too cute to pass on, and managed to beat him a few times.

"Master, thank you. This has been such a great day for me. I went to the zoo, I had a blast cooking, I got to play video games. Would you help me out again with next experiences?"

"Of course, whatever you want."

"Kiss me. I kissed Alexandra and it was nice, but I want to try kissing you too."

Eric didn't say anything, he just leaned in and kissed her. It felt more real than any of the other experiences since coming to this boat. Everyone else wanted something from him, but Three just wanted him.

When he broke it off her face was flushed. "Wow. That was great. Alexandra's mouth was soft, but yours was so warm. It was very nice. One more experience? Can I suck your dick? I watched Yaz and Valerie do it lots, and I think I'd be pretty good." She said it in total seriousness.

Eric was torn. Clearly he wanted to. Except if he wanted a real relationship with Three he didn't want to rush things. "Why don't we work our way there? I am sure you are fantastic, but I want to be more than just a fuck buddy."

"I understand. Thank you Eric. You really are looking out for me." She paused to consider something. "I am getting rid of this belt soon, would you mind if I was someone else's fuck buddy while we grow our connection?"

Coming from someone else, or coming before this show, it would have sounded ridiculous. From Three it sounded so innocent, and of course he could not ask her to be exclusive when we couldn't be. "Yes, of course."

"Excellent. I wonder who I will ask first. I will enjoy thinking about it for sure. What do you want to do next Master? Do you want to watch a movie with me?"

"Sure, I'd love to watch a movie. What kind of movie do you want?"

"The Matrix." She said confidently.

"Oh, sure. Great movie. How did you hear about that?"

"Sarah. I overheard her talking to the others, she said this ship is creepy, like the matrix and none of it is real. I want to see what she meant."

"Oh ok. Well it's a great movie, with sequels if you like it."

Three watched the whole movie fascinated the entire time. When it was over she turned to Eric, "That was the greatest movie of all time."

Three made Eric promise to show her the rest of the series later. As they got ready for bed he asked if she would join him in the master bedroom. She agreed of course, and they drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.

When Eric woke up he was not surprised to find Three had already gotten up. As he sat up, Three entered carrying two coffees. She was wearing a skintight black leather bodysuit with matching boots and gloves. She wore dark sunglasses and a long leather trench coat.

"Uh Three what are you wearing?" Eric asked.

Three set down the coffees. "I'm Trinity, from the Matrix." She started doing imitation martial arts, punching and kicking the air. She smiled and picked the coffees up again. She took a sip from one and gave the other to Eric.

"Ya I see it. You look just like her."

"Really? Wow. She's so cool. What do you think of her name? I think I could be a Trinity. It means Three, and she's so badass."

"That would be a great name, and if it means you wear skintight leather all the time then sign me up."

"Ha Master, don't be silly. Maybe I'll think about it. Deciding a name is a really big deal. Sorry there's no paper today, I spent all night making this outfit."

"That's ok, we can just talk instead."

They went and sat on the balcony and talked and enjoyed their coffee. Eventually Three informed him it was time to head to the great hall, Isla was about to reveal the results.