No, it's a turbulent night.

It was around 11PM, and I was very thirsty, so I went to the kitchen to grab something to drink. I had my phone with me and decided to look at the app again. There was one thing I was actually curious about that I had forgotten. Namely, the app told me I could now see the potential upgrades for traits, even if I had never used them and was unable to upgrade them. Here was the list of upgrades I could try to aim for if I wanted. It's clear that Ngrimah hopes that I do more things if the carrot on the stick that I case becomes better, but there's little reason to object.

Kinkshame-free zone -> Liberated zone (Office, 250SP)

Anything regarding sex will be seen with the same attitude in the specific room as if it was related to romance, intimacy, or friendship. As an example, a person seeing someone carry around a condom in their hand will react as if they saw them wear an engagement ring.

Next upgrade: Judgment-free zone (500SP, final)

Degrading morals -> No morals (Beth, 250SP) UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE FOR NOW!

Subject will no longer have a moral compass, judging what is good or bad not on abstract principles, but concrete elements, such as money, pleasure, or time investment.

Next upgrade: User morals (500SP, final)

For a price III (Emily, 500SP) UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE FOR NOW!

Original price cut down to a fifth.

Next upgrade: For a price IV (750SP)

Perfect Robot (Gloria, 250SP, final)

Subject needs no food or sleep or energy to act like a robot. Can be given adjustments to the programming.

Part of you -> Simply you (Helen, 250SP, final)

Subject will fail to see difference between said object and the parts of the user's body.

The exception -> User-sexual (Helen, 250SP, final) UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE FOR NOW!

Subject's sexuality will be overwritten to instead be attracted to the user.

Plaything -> Plaything II (Isabella, 250SP, final)

Intensifies effectiveness of praise. Smallest compliments deliver orgasm to the subject, smallest disdain will cause subject to wince from pain.

Accurate cosplayer -> Perfect cosplayer (Laura, 250SP)

Subject's entire personality shifts while wearing costumes of a character, acting as if that character became real.

Next upgrade: In character (500SP, final)

Number One Fan -> Fan Club Leader (Megan, 250SP)

Subject will spread such good news about you, that she becomes the spiritual head of your fan club. Adoration of you spreads like wildfire and easily spills over into devotion.

Next upgrade: Beginnings of a Cult (500SP, final)

A textbox explained that I could not see the contents of future upgrades, but that the cost and title would be revealed to me. All in all, pretty decent selection. Hm, I only had 122SP. That sucked. And I promised Ngrimah not to sell her traits immediately. There was one trait I had been willing to sell for a while. And that was Christine's Eternal Thanks. She was at +100SP already, and quite frankly I love her. Why would I guilt trip her if I can just order her? I'm sure Ngrimah would understand my strategy. I hope this one is worth a lot. I mean, it's certainly useful for sexual purposes, which I assume is going to boost its value. Maybe the kinda fucked-up nature would help too.

Indeed it was worth a lot. A full 700SP, damn. Now I was curious for the level up rewards.

Congratulations on reaching 3000 Total SP! As a reward for your continuous use of the app and the expertise you have gathered, you receive two passive bonuses!

Subconscious awareness x1

Applied to a user trait, all registered subjects become subconsciously aware of its effects and act accordingly.

Hardcore traits

Due to your expertise, you are able to unlock hardcore traits on characters. These can be so disruptive to the subject's or user's daily life, that they can be turned on and off at will through the app, like locks. As a result, selling these traits is impossible.

I quickly applied the Subconscious awareness to the Pregnancy Time Control trait. It always annoyed me that subjects at low SP only said yes on the condition on a condom. Let's see what else I got.

Congratulations on reaching 3500SP! Here are your rewards.

Perfect Robot (Gloria, final)

Subject needs no food or sleep or energy to act like a robot. Can be given adjustments to the programming.

Accurate cosplayer -> Perfect cosplayer (Laura)

Subject's entire personality shifts while wearing costumes of a character, acting as if that character became real.

Well, two of the least useful, at least for now. It'll be a while until I can see them again. Although, my main goal with this was to get Laura to act like anything I'd make her wear, so this did save me spending 250SP. I decided to go for the Liberated Zone upgrade for the office, just because I felt like sexual things might happen more often at the office now. Maybe Floria will be less judgy now. I kept the rest saved up. Mainly for Laura's trait, I'll be honest. I don't know a lot of movie or video game characters, but you know, Halloween parties could be really interesting with her.

"Master, still up?" Amber whispered to me, having snuck into the kitchen and standing now beside me.

"Sorry, just checking the app again..."

"You noticed the new traits too, right?"

"Yeah... The app seems to push me in a certain direction here."

"How do you feel about it?"

"I'm concerned about some. Christine's trait is the worst one here."

"Yeah... sell it, if you can. Probably worth a lot of points."

"I probably will, but I'll wait till after the holidays. I won't see Christine before Sunday anyway. Everything okay with Klara, by the way? Didn't expect you two to be up so late."

"Haha, yeah. We needed some alone time if you know what I mean, master."

"So much for the exhaustion, I guess. Why here, though?"

"Why not, it gets boring doing it in the same bed all the time. And it's great to blow off steam."

"Alright, I just hope it didn't bother Em too much. Have you told Klara about us yet?"

"Yeah, she's fine with it. Why did you ask, master? Want me for the night too?"

"No, you go ahead and rest."

"Aww... I still feel like I need to apologize, master."

"Apologize?"

"Yeah, for doubting you. You told me what Helen had liked to keep a secret and now I know a bit about Emily and Christine, too. I can see why they wanted to keep it quiet, I should have just... trusted you on this."

"Amber, don't beat yourself up over this, okay? It's okay to feel less appreciated as the harem grows and as I focus on others. Without me or the app you simply would have never known that these people ever held these secrets, you know?"

"I guess you're right, master. I'll go back to sleep then, Write me if you change your mind and need me for the night."

"Night, Amber. Love you." We kissed for a moment and she returned. I refilled my glass and drank half of it in one go. Suddenly, I could hear a key being inserted and the door opening. I knew who this was.

"Come on in, Jane." I whispered.

"Oh hi James, didn't know you were still up. Just wanted to return your keys."

"It's fine, come in before it gets cold. How is work?"

"Fine, I'm allowed back without any issue."

"Got a new car already? Didn't hear you drive in one."

"Not yet, I took a train. I have to go soon again or I'll have to stay the night."

"Ah well, I'm kind of booked at the moment. If you want to stay here, all I can offer is the couch or my bed, which I will sleep in as well."

"Maybe I'll stay here. I don't think I ever thanked you for saving my life..."

"No worries. I had an... ominous feeling, I don't know. As if something terrible was about to happen. And then I saw you crash, ****, in a car that soon burned to a crisp. It was wild, and not in a good way."

She hugged my arm, placing my arm right between her breasts. "Thank you for everything. Not just saving my life but also everything with the tape. And you even dragged my handbag out of there! That probably put you in danger. I really, really want to show my thanks to someone as brave as you... Anything you wanna do?"

"If anyone is brave, it's you. This could have cost your job and your life and you still did it. But before we get to any thanks, I do have a different question... The city council wants to interview me on Monday, regarding all of this. I'm assuming they'll ask about our involvement in the leak to the press. What should we say?"

"Be honest, with minor exceptions. You told me your neighbor bailed you out? Just give a reason why she might reasonably think that. That way, we're all out of danger. Let me handle the rest, and Megan has plenty of experience for litigating these kinds of lawsuits and investigations. We'll take care of the rest for you."

"Thanks, you're a lifesaver."

"Haha, no that's you. Speaking of which, you told me you had an empty bed?"

"Let's go."

Ngrimah told me to enjoy the gift, right? I never thought of Jane this way before, but honestly, she wasn't unattractive at all. Her uniform hid a lot of her sexiness and seeing her in a more casual outfit really changes things. Especially when said casual outfit is slowly falling off her body to the floor. I was still hesitant, however. I had realized that the trait might make her think having sex with me is a good way of being thankful, but well, would this be a one time thing? Does she even like me? I mean, one can be thankful to people they dislike...

When she stood in front of me naked, I asked her: "Are you sure you want to do this? You can thank me in many other ways and I'll accept that."

"It's fine. Saving my life and helping me out in all these ways really means a lot to me. I can't think of a better way than to stop by and let you fuck me however you want. Oh, but... one thing... Please don't make me pregnant, okay? I don't have the money to raise a child. Just make sure it doesn't happen, okay?"

"Don't worry, Jane." Did the awareness thing not work? Maybe it did, she didn't ask me to use a condom I guess. "And if I hadn't saved your life? Would you be willing to do this with me?"

"Hm, I probably wouldn't go this far, no. And well, I don't think we could end up in a relationship... Our lives are so different and I barely have time to take care of myself. I'd... like to, though. Throughout the investigation, you surprised me... I normally eat guys like you for breakfast. Or well, guys like your father. Eventually I got that you're not like him."

"Hm, and why not try the relationship anyway, Jane? I mean, you made some time to get here and I can certainly take some time off at some point too, you know?"

"W-Would you really?"

"Yeah... You're a lovely woman, Jane. I'm happy with everything you've done. You know, when I had that ominous feeling that night... That was because you were in danger. I do feel strongly about you. You're an admirable woman. I risked my life one night but you? You do that a lot more than once a night. So many people owe you their livelihoods. See this as my way of thanking you for all the work you've done. I want you to experience the love you deserve."

"J-James, thank you. Let's make this thing work, okay?" I gave her a kiss with plenty of tongue. It was probably her lip balm, but I could taste a hint of cherry. I let go of her and she laid down on the bed. "So what do you want to do to me? You have the Head of the Sexual Crimes Department eagerly spreading her legs for you... So many men would kill for this, I'm sure... Do whatever you want, James, no limits. Not like I can speak out and keep my job if a man takes advantage of me..."

"Well, I'm not gonna do that. Not my style. I want us to go on a date some other day, and I want you to enjoy that instead of being terrified."

"You're too swee- ahhh..." I had inserted my dick, much to her surprise.

"I want our first time to be special and all lovey-dovey, okay? If we ever end up having sex again... We can be rougher if you want."

"I like to keep my options open, so good idea... Now please... fuck me. Make love with me... I needed this more than I thought."

I began slowly, as her pussy wasn't fully wet yet. I already played a bit with her breasts and nipples, giving gentle massages and rubs to stimulate more. "I'm gonna go a bit faster now, Jane."

"Yes please, you're amazing."

I increased my pace, thrusting my dick insider her over and over again, accompanied by her moans. I leaned over her and gave her a kiss. It was meant to be a short one, but she hugged me and I let her tongue french kiss me. Somehow, she still had enough breath to keep up and I decided to keep going. Eventually, she climaxed and her body shook a bit from her orgasm.

"Fuck you're good, James... I still need to get you off, right?"

"If you want to. And if you can."

"Sure I can, here you go. How about a boobjob?"

"Brilliant idea, Jane." I let my dick rest between her breasts. "You know, your uniform does a really good job at hiding your beauty. Your breasts are amazing and so is the rest of your body. If I wasn't so tired, I'd like to do it all night."

"I'll try not to wear it to our date."

"Mh, maybe you should, that way I can think about something else when we talk."

"Haha. Maybe you should think about this..." She stretched out her tongue to lick my tip, while still caressing my shaft with her breasts.

"God, you're good. I'm gonna cum soon..." Her face was splattered in my cum, it was an amazing sight. I gave her a tissue and wished her a good night.