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Dredd walked into the Restaurant with Grace on his arm. She was overjoyed with the new dress he had bought her. It was a classic little black dress. “You are going to love the new menu. The Cornish Hen just melts in your mouth.” He leaned down and kissed her. “I already have had the best dish in the place.” he smiled. Grace shivered with arousal. They told the Hostess who they were there to see and soon were being escorted along the Restaurant side of the Club. It was divided by an almost floor to ceiling glass wall. It gave off aquarium vibes with the subdued blue white lighting. Dredd smiled as he watched the performers along the multiple stages. “That is my niece on the main stage.” Grace beamed. He focused and smiled as he realized the accepting nature of Martinsburg. “I love how open this town is Grace. Has it always been so open to those that have been marginalized in the world?” She gave him an odd look, “You know, I can’t say that I know.” She then giggled. Earl stood as they came up to the table. Dredd pulled a chair out for Grace and they sat. The Hostess took drink orders and told them a waitress would be with them directly. They talked for a while. Amelia smiled as she listened to Grace describe her life. It was a grin that suggested Amelia was in on a joke only she knew. Earl talked about a successful meeting with the Town Council. The meal was awesome and wine flowed well into the night. It came to an end with Amelia telling Dredd about a meeting with the Mayor to finalize contracts on some projects they are funding. 

Grace was tipsy as Dredd walked her back to his room. They entered and he suggested she shower while he made a few phone calls. Grace kissed him passionately before stripping off as she walked to the shower. Dredd headed out to the balcony and called his club. He sat down and placed the phone on a table putting it on speaker. “HEEELLOOOOO!” came a chirper voice, “This is Gina you have reached The Club. How may I help you?” “Gina, this is Dredd.” he said, “You are on Speaker.” “Dredd! Hey! Is your trip going well? I hope it is. Holly and I miss you bunches.” Gina said. “So are you on that new Bubbley Bimbo Pill sweetie?” he said with a grin. “Oh you betcha Stud.” she replied. He spoke to her for a bit. He started a video call to see the Blonde Bombshell that the normally Asian gal with a smaller frame and black hair looked like. After he got through her flirting, he had an update on the club. He was so happy Holly was stripping now. She was a great bartender, but the nights she did both the drinks sold at higher levels. He hung up with Gina and made another call. This one was different. He propped the phone up on a potted plant so he could video call with the one who answered. “Hello Dredd. Are you safe?” the digital visage of Aphrodite, the AI controller of Summer City asked. “I am well.” he replied. “Good. I have had trouble keeping contact with the nanites I injected into you. I wish you had let me use the permanent ones, these temporary ones are not as strong in terms of connection to my network.” the AI said. “You know I don’t want to be one of your little spies or whatever you call it. I just had the temp ones injected to ensure protection on this trip. Doing some freelance work is enough. Besides, I have an interest in checking out the possibility of this being a Master PC event in this town.” Aphrodite paused for a bit before continuing, “I have been registering the electronic storms my satellites detect. I have sent you where I have found the heaviest concentrations. In fact you are very close to the focal point I have been tracking.” He nodded. “Yeah, I believe I know who is behind the changes that seem to have happened. Thank you for the temp nannites by the way, I felt some of the waves that shift things around. They did protect me.” “That is good. Well, be careful. Let me know if this town is a possibility for a partnership with Summer City. We do need to start making connections outside of the city.” Dredd ended the call and went inside. He stripped and walked to the bathroom.

It was a nice bathroom. A large shower with rose granite walls was running. Steam had filled the room and an exhaust fan was working to expel the moisture. Dredd saw the outline of Grace’s curves. He entered the shower and she turned as she felt the cooler air enter through the open shower door. “Hey Sexy.” she said as he took her in his arms for a searing kiss. “MMMmmmmm.” she moaned. Dredd took some soap and began washing her back and then reaching around he caressed her breasts. She leaned back against his chiseled chest. His stiff rod nestled between her leg gap teasing her vaginal lips. He kissed her neck as he continued cleaning her. She became so relaxed as he washed her hair. Soon he had her rinsed of soap and was drying her with a towel. Dredd pampered her, taking the room’s hairdryer and getting her hair perfect. “What did I do to deserve this?” she asked. His deep voice replied, “Every woman deserves to be treated like a goddess every now and then Grace.” They moved to the bed and he made love to her for a while. They slept well that evening.

As the first rays of morning crept through the suite’s windows, Dredd finished packing. He left a note for Grace with his business card attached. He kissed her on the cheek after tucking the covers around her sleeping form. He headed down to the restaurant and had a great breakfast. He left an envelope at the Front Desk as he checked out, it was for Marti. It was an offer to come to Summer City for a period as the featured dancer at The Club. He placed his bags in his sports car and checked his hair and clothes in the car’s mirror. “Well, it’s time to see if I’m right.” he exhaled a whisper. Moving steady he made his way to the Bungalow that looked more like a small mansion. It was sprawling in a way that defied logic, but if what he thought was true, it made sense. Before he could ring the bell, the door opened and Amelia almost ran into Dredd. “Whoa! Hello Dredd. Sorry I almost ran into you.” She said, “We are just leaving for our meeting with the Mayor. Did you need something?” Dredd smiled as Earl came into view and behind them two very gorgeous young women. “No, well yes, I was hoping to have a bit of fun before I had to leave Martinsburg, but I guess it just is the wrong time.” he said. “Nonsense, you can still have some sexy fun.” Amelia said. Turning around she addressed the girls, “Pet, Slave, you will obey Dredd here as if he were Sir and Mistress.” The two women smiled, “Yes Mistress.” Good-byes were said and then Dredd was alone in the Bungalow.

He questioned the girls a bit. He found out just who they were. Soon he had them taking him around the structure. He looked for a computer that could be where a copy of the Master PC program could be stored. The obvious places that Amelia and Earl would be using it from were devoid of computers or laptops. They both were touching and kissing him as they walked. Soon Pet asked if he would like to see their rooms. Once they entered the room that was hers, he saw the massive gaming rig. “Pet, what games do you play?” he asked. She got excited, “I used to play lots of games, but lately I am playing Master PC. It is so fun and has so much that I can do with it as I play.” “Would you show me?” Dredd smiled. It wasn’t long before he had her showing him the game. He saw the different areas that the program had opened up for her. “Pet, is there anything that would happen that might cause problems if you showed me some of how the game works?” She cocked her head pondering for a moment, then replied, “No Sir. Oh, wait, that isn’t a problem though.” Dredd asked, “What isn’t a problem Pet?” Happily she replied. “Oh, just that Mistress will get notifications on her tablet. She likes to see what my progress is on the game.” Slave moaned as she sat in Dredd’s lap. His fingers were working her sex as he talked with Pet. A few commands later and Dredd had used the orders for Pet to obey him as a way to stop Amelia from getting notifications. He then had Pet adjust her mind so that she didn’t have the knowledge of getting notifications. “So, about you two lovelies.” he exclaimed. He had Taylor, whom he now knew her name, restore some thought to herself and Pamela. He questioned them and saw that all changes had been of a benign nature. Most of the time Taylor had sought to improve people’s lives at first. Then he read the log and saw that an unusual mishap common to Master PC happened. Amelia also had discovered it and adjusted the town and her Pet Taylor. It was strange that Amelia didn’t take the power for herself. It seemed she enjoyed having Taylor do the adjusting.  After learning both Pamela and Taylor were happy in their new lives Dredd had her do some adjustments.

Now it was a choice that they were Pet and Slave. They still were submissive and obedient. Just now the hypnotic and Master PC compulsions were turned into consenting adults living a lifestyle. He made some changes to help protect the town and the people in it. A field that mentally allowed for actions inside to be alright. It would also help when Martinsburg became a Sister City to Summer City. He set up notifications and reports to be sent to Aphrodite. They knew from previous encounters with the computer program that it could not be transmitted as a program to the AI. Once all the changes were done, Dredd settled back and had some fun. In Summer City Aphrodite was crunching the data that Taylor’s computer had sent. The AI was able to set up a connection that was not intrusive, so it was not seen as a threat to the Master PC Program. Soon Greg Anderson would travel and set up the Sister City arrangement. It was good to have a place that would be useful to the AI if the threats she foresaw coming did appear. For now it would just be a sexy town that Summer City traded and shared with over the geographic distance.

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The Sister City status will appear in the future Tales of Summer City. If you are curious about Dredd and Aphrodite, check out Is It Just A Game?, a story here on ROM by yours truly.