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Shekka |
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“Don’t underestimate what one of us small folk can accomplish." Shekka’s bust, by Jacquess00 |
Creator |
Fenoxo SomeKindOfWizard Gerbilfronk |
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Information |
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Alias |
GadgetGirl |
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Species |
Raskvel |
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Gender |
Female |
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Sex |
Female -> Hermaphrodite |
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Occupation |
Repairman Shop Owner |
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Nationality |
Tarkus |
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Owner of the Widget Warehouse in Novahome on Tarkus.
Appearance
From Shekka’s distinctively long ears to egg-bearing hips that easily dwarf her narrow shoulders, she is a prime example of a healthy raskvel woman. Her feathery plumage is long for her species, down past the nape of her neck and dyed into a comely pink mane. A twist of wire wraps some of the feathers together into a tight cord that hangs down the side of her face for simple ornamentation. Just above it, her ears emerge. They’re long and floppy, as you’ve come to expect, and dangle down to her ankles. She has perhaps the biggest ears of any raskvel you’ve met, and they are so heavily pierced that her every movement is accompanied by musical chiming.
Shekka’s face features two pink, slitted eyes, a button nose, and large but uncared for lips. She could really doll herself up if she desired, but it’s clear that the inquisitive raskvel has interests beyond her own potential beauty. Her smile is still quite winsome, and her large eyes make you question if you’d be able to turn her down if she were to beg for something.
The rest of her body, including her hands, feet and tail, is covered in a white, hex-patterned jumpsuit, bearing the symbol the Aegis Shipyards LLC over one B-cup breast. In spite of the full body cover, she manages to make it look absolutely lewd. Her nipples stick out as if shrink-wrapped, and her lush netherlips appear enhanced rather than covered by the nano-weave fabric. You can even make out the twin bumps of her front and rear clits! Given the intelligent gleam in her eyes, you can only assume that she doesn’t care much for modesty. One doesn’t simply "forget" to wear underwear with a garment like that.
You can only guess at the coloration of her alien genitalia, but one thing you can tell is that her scales are a pale red in hue. Likely the pigmentation continues below the neckline of her jumpsuit. You’d have to talk her out of it if you wanted to confirm, though. All together, her narrow form only takes up a little over three and a half feet of space. They do say big things can come in small packages, however.
History/Personality/Information of Note
Shekka is a tech fetishist (though not necessarily in the sexual sense) and loves all kinds of gadgetry from the far reaches of the universe. She vehemently hates "The Mess" and feels like it’s just a setup to scout raskvel for sexual slavery under the guise of providing food. She can be a bit emotionally flighty but she deeply cares for her people.
She plans to design or buy a treatment to help with lessening her race’s libido and possibly the amount of eggs being laid at a time, and to invigorate the desire to create, rather than just repair, devices. Of course, there are ethical concerns, but she feels it necessary in order to "fix" her people’s current condition.
As far as personal biology, Shekka is nearly infertile - only ever laying one to two eggs every so often that are never fertilized. Because of this, she feels she is very undesirable to her partner when it comes to sex.
Interactions
Shekka can repair Captain Steele's damaged shield emitter for 50 Credits.
After joining the crew she may ask to join you in your bed if you have either Anno as your bedmate or no bedmate at all.
If Anno is your bedmate, you are given the choice to sleep with Shekka, Anno or both. If sleeping with both, waking up can trigger a threesome.
Whilst both Anno and Shekka are crewmembers, it is possible to find them arguing about vibrators. Afterward, they will randomly start the argument again; choosing the Competition option will start and unlock the Anno Competition sex scene.
If the PC is wearing a Slave Collar it is possible to have it removed if Shekka is a crewmember.
Sells
* Requires the PC be level 7 or greater to buy.
** Requires Shekka to be a crew member.
Shekka will buy gadget, accessory, armor, and shield items at 75% of the base price.
Talk
Shekka can talk about several topics and can only be talked to once per encounter. She is willing to talk once every six hours.
She will also talk to Captain Steele about her plan to "Fix" her species, eventually leads to her quest.
Spit Addiction
If Steele has an aphrodisiac-laced Tongue, Shekka will slowly become addicted to your spit and admit being addicted when she has a score greater than 50.
Addiction
Event
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Increasing
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All events below require a aphrodisiac laced Tongue
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- Shekka admits to being addicted
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+ 10
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- Shekka morning wake up
- 50% chance
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+ 4
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- Shekka sex Approach
- in Heat or Rut with appropriate genitals
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+ 2
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- Non-Futa Tribadism
- On Crew
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+ 6
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+ 2
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- Tail & Oral under Onahole
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+4
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+4
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+5
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+3
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+4
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- Get Blowjob
- Can decline to use Venom if Shekka isn't Addicted.
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+5
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Addiction
Event
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Decreasing
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- 48 hours after last gain
- not sleeping with Shekka
or with both Shekka and Anno
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-2
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- Lose aphrodisiac laced Tongue flag
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Sex
Whilst Shekka is on Tarkus she has a passive lust gain system, and will only have sex with Steele when her Lust is at least 33. (This excludes the Herself talk scene, and cure event sex invitations/scene)
Her passive lust gain gives her 1 lust per 4 minutes, meaning at least 2 hours and 12 minutes must have passed since her last orgasm before she can be sexed again.
Opening Shekka's crewmate sex menu has some variations for the following:
Tarkus
Sex options available while on Tarkus.
These scenes (in addition to the common ones whilst Shekka is on Tarkus) become available once Steele has talked to Shekka at least once.
- Fuck Her - Bend Shekka over her desk and fuck her while she tries to keep working.
- Has penis that fits (191.14 inch³ or less)
- Has variations for
- Has second cock that fits Shekka's ass (95.57 inch³ or less)
- Either (if two cocks are used) cock has a knot
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 10 mLs
- 10 mLs or more, but less than 25 mLs
- 25 mLs or more, but less than 250 mLs
- 250 mLs or more, but less than 2000 mLs
- 2000 mLs or more
- Has knot, 5000 mLs or more
- No knot on either cock, and Steele's penis has the Flared flag
- Has ball(s)
- Tribadism - A little bit of tribadism with the raskvel’s tail in the middle for added texture.
- Has vagina
- Has variations for
- Is aware of Shekka's tail vibe or not
- Has breasts or not
- Has penis
- Robots - There’s some weird-looking robots sitting in her shop that definitely look built for sex. You could see about using them with Shekka.
- Only accessible the first 5 times of doing any of the robot scenes
- See #Robots sex minigame version 1
- Has variants for having a vagina or not
- Done this version before or not
- Robots - Shekka looks to have upgraded the sexbots in her shop. You could see if she wants to ride them again.
- Unlock after doing the previous Robots game 5 times
- See #Robots sex minigame version 1
- Has variants for having a vagina or not
- Done this version before or not
Robots sex minigame
A special minigame that is played when doing the Robots sex scene.
The goal of the game is to fill the other's lust bar and them cum first by controlling the action/genital type of their robotic lover.
Rules:
- The first one to reach max lust loses
- The same action can't be taken twice in a row.
Note: that Shekka always starts with between 33 to 50 lust.
Version 1 one is only available the first 5 times the robots game is played, from the 6th time onwards it is replaced by Version 2
Version 1
The robots sci-fi penises can perform a variety of actions
- Forfeit - Give up and cum right now.
- Give up and gain a loss on your record
- Vibrate - Activate the vibrate function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Smooth button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Smooth - Activate the smooth function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Hard button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
- Warm - Activate the warming function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses Spin button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Tickle - Activate the tickle function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses Chill button
- Shekka gains 15 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Chill - Activate the chill function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Warm button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
- Wet - Activate the wet function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Tickle button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 15 lust
- Stimulate - Activate the electro-shock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Sticky button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Spin - Activate the spin function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Stimulate button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
- Hard - Activate the firmness function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her Wet button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Sticky - Activate the sticky function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her vibrate button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
Version 2
The robots sci-fi penises can take a variety of shapes
- Forfeit - Give up and cum right now.
- Give up and gain a loss on your record
- Ausar - Activate the ausar cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her kaithrit button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Tentacle - Activate the tentacle cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her anemone button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Kaithrit - Activate the kaithrit cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her lizard button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
- Human - Activate the human cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her goo button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 15 lust
- Horse - Activate the horse cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her mendova button
- Shekka gains 12 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Anemone - Activate the anemone cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her naleen button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Mendova - Activate the mendova cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her tentacle button
- Shekka gains 5 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
- Naleen - Activate the naleen cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her horse button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 12 lust
- Lizard - Activate the lizard cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her human button
- Shekka gains 10 lust
- Steele gains 5 lust
- Goo - Activate the goo cock function on Shekka’s ‘bot.
- Shekka presses her ausar button
- Shekka gains 15 lust
- Steele gains 10 lust
General
Scenes that are available regardless of Shekka's crew status
- Big Dick Shenanigans - Use your oversized member on the small mechanic. She’s gotta have some way to please it, right?
- Has penis with a volume of at least 191.14 inch³
- Height of at least 5 feet
- Cum ejaculation quantity of 500 mLs or more
- Has variations for
- Shekka is crew or not
- Shekka has a penis or not
- Done this scene before or not
- Biggest penis length of
- Less than 20 inches
- 20 inches or more
- Less than 30 inches
- 30 inches or more, but less than 46 inches
- 46 inches or more, but less than 100 inches
- 100 inches or more
- Penis has
- Flared flag
- No Flared flag
- Has ball(s)
- ball diameter of at least 2 inches
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 6000 mLs
- 6000 mLs or more
- FeedMilk - Feed her some of the copious milk you’re carrying around.
- Is Lactating
- Has a Milk Quantity of at least 1000 mLs
- Has variations for
- Chest exposed or not
- Shekka is crew or not
- Currently in Steele's bedroom or not
- Tongue has aphrodisiac laced flag or not
- Vagina route
- Has vagina, and no penis
- Is aware of Shekka's tail vibe or not
- Penis route
- Herm route
Crew Member
Scenes that are available when Shekka is a crew member. (yes some of these are altered versions of her Tarkus scenes).
- Fuck Her - Bend Shekka over her desk and fuck her while she tries to keep working.
- Has penis that fits (191.14 inch³ or less).
- Has variations for
- Shekka has a Horse-Cock or not
- Has second cock that fits Shekka's ass (95.57 inch³ or less)
- Either (if both are used) cock has a knot
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 10 mLs
- 10 mLs or more, but less than 25 mLs
- 25 mLs or more, but less than 250 mLs
- 250 mLs or more, but less than 4000 mLs
- 4000 mLs or more
- Has knot, 9000 mLs or more
- No knot on either cock, and the penis in Shekka's cunt has the Flared flag
- Tribadism - A little bit of tribadism with the raskvel’s tail in the middle for added texture.
- Get Bred - Have Shekka put that big new dick to its intended use - filling a pussy.
- Has Vagina
- Requires Shekka to have a Horse-Cock
- Has variations for
- Onahole - Get Shekka in the mood to play with her onahole again!
- Requires Shekka to have a Horse-Cock
- Seen Shekka onahole event
- Has variations for
- Is bimbo or not
- Through onahole event
- Through Sex menu
- Leave
- Disables Shekka for 60 minutes
- DoubleStuff - Stick your dick into a toy with Shekka. She’ll love it!
- Has penis
- Disables Shekka for 60 minutes
- Has variations for
- Penis length of
- Less than 7 inches
- 7 inches or more, but less than 13 inches
- 13 inches or more, but less than 21 inches
- 21 inches or more
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 25 mLs
- 25mLs or more, but less than 150 mLs
- 150 mLs or more, but less than 1000 mLs
- 1000 mLs or more
- Tail & Oral - Take her tail in your pussy and eat her out while she jacks off. Everyone needs a helping hand - or tongue!
- Has vagina
- Disables Shekka for 50 minutes
- Has variations for
- Watch - Watch Shekka go to town. You won’t get any relief, but Shekka will!
- Disables Shekka for 40 minutes
- Has variations for meeting one of the following requirements
- Ovi Eggs - Let Shekka enjoy being filled with some unfertilized eggs.
- Has a penis with the ovipositor flag
- Has at least 2 unfertilezed eggs
- Has variations for
- Ovied Shekka before or not
- Shekka has a Horse-Cock or not
- Tongue has aphrodiac laced flag
- Has vagina or not
- Is taur
- Ovi cock volume of
- 191.14 inch³or less
- Less than 191.14 inch³
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 6 mLs
- 6 mLs or more, but less than 200 mLs
- 200 mLs or more
- Not a taur
- Catch Anal - Take a hefty helping of Shekka’s hip-mounted cannon up your butt.
- Requires Shekka to have a Horse-Cock
- Has variations for
- Is bimbo or not
- First time doing this scene or not
- Has penis or not
- has vagina or not
- Shekka is addicted to your spit.
- Tongue has aphrodisiac laced flag
- Tongue does not have aphrodisiac laced flag
- Height of
- More than 96 inches
- More than 80 inches
- 80 inches or less, but more than 60 inches
- Less than 60 inches
- Asshole has one of the following flags or not
- Slightly Pumped
- Pumped
- Hyper Pumped
- Asshole Looseness of
- 2 or less
- More than 2, but less than 5
- 5
- 4 or less, but more than 2
- More than 4
- Blow Her - Shekka’s tool is a mouthwatering part of her arsenal. Give it another taste!
- Requires Shekka to have a Horse-Cock
- Has variations for
- Ride Her - Sit on Shekka's stallion dick and go for a ride, reverse cowgirl style.
- Requires Shekka to have a Horse-Cock
- Has variations for
- First time doing this scene
- 2nd or beyondth time doing this scene
- Libido score of
- Less than 33
- 33 or more, but less than 66
- 66 or more
- Is bimbo
- Not a bimbo
- Is Taur or not
- Butt rating of
- 3 or less, and no Bubble Butt perk
- 8 or less, but more than 3
- 12 or less, but more than 8
- 16 or less, but more than 12
- More than 16, or has Bubble Butt perk
- Has penis or not
- Tongue has aphrodisiac laced flag
- Increase Shekka's spit addiction by 3
- Using vagina
- Has breasts
- One of the following
- Aphrodisiac Laced
- Stinger Based
- Suula
- Vaginal Looseness of
- Less than 2
- 2 or more, butt less than 5
- 5 or more
- Vagina has a volume of
- Less than 30.68 inch³
- 30.68 inch³ or more, but less than 67.496 inch³
- 67.496 inch³ or more
- Using asshole
- Has Buttslut perk
- No Buttslut perk
- Anal Looseness of
- Less than 2
- 2 or more, but less than 5
- 5 or more
- Asshole has a volume of
- Get Blowjob - Shekka's always willing to help. Particularly with her mouth.
- Has penis
- Has variations for
- First time doing this scene
- Is bimbo
- Not a bimbo
- 2nd or 3th time doing this scene
- 4th, 5th or 6th time doing this scene
- 7th and beyondth time doing this scene
- Is Taur or not
- Penis length of
- 7 or less
- 14 or less, but more than 7
- More than 14
- Penis has Foreskin flag
- Penis has Nubby flag
- Penis type is Equine
- One of the following
- Aphrodisiac Laced
- Stinger Based
- Suula
- Has multiple Penises
- Penis has
- Sheath and knot
- No sheath and has a knot
- sheath and no knot
- Ball diameter of
- Less than 2
- 2 or more, but less than 4
- 4 or more
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 1000 mLs
- 1000 mLs or more
- Use Venom
- No Venom
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Seasonal Scenes
Scenes that are only available during a seasonal events holiday or (with the "tistheseason" cheat)
Late Halloween
Scenes only available during Late Halloween
Special Scenes
Special scenes cannot be accessed through the sex menu and require one or more conditions to be met and may not be repeatable
When the cure in Shekka's recruitment quest is finished, she will take Steele to bed and have one of two sex scenes with them (assuming they have genitals).
Cure reward
- Has genitals
- Penis - Let Shekka reward you with your dick.
- Has penis
- Has variations for
- Penis length of
- less than 13 inches
- 13 inches or more
- Less than 20 inches
- 20 inches or more
- Tongue has aphrodisiac laced flag or not
- Has balls or not
- Has breasts or not
- Has Knot
- No knot
- Vagina - Let Shekka reward you with your dick.
If Steele is doing a workout (light or hard) in the Ten Ton Gym weight room, whilst having a penis, 36 hours have passed since the last time, and Shekka is available there is a 50% chance for her to ask to do some squats whilst you do your lifting.
- Shekka - Let Shekka “squat” on you while you do your lifting!
- No Shekka - She might not handle this the best.
- Disables Shekka for 60 minutes
Threesomes
Randomly when waking up when sleeping with both Anno and Shekka
Anno Shekka Morning Threesome
- Has variations for
- Anno is huskar or not
- Libido level of
- Less than 33
- 33 or more, but less than 66
- 66 or more
- Has penis
- No penis
- Shekka has a cock or not
- Dominant Threesome - Take the lead. How you do that is up to you!
- w/Dick - Lead the threesome with your dick
- Requires a penis that fits (less than 180 inch³)
- Has variations for
- Has ball(s)
- Has vagina or not
- Has single penis
- Has multiple penises
- Has 2nd penis that fits (less than 180 inch³)
- Has 2 penises total (or more than 2 if Anno is an anal virgin)
- Selected penis has knot
- Smallest penis has knot (2nd smallest if first penis is smallest)
- More than 2 penises total and Anno isn't an anal virgin
- Cum ejaculation quantity of more than 2000 mLs
- w/Pussy - Lead the threesome with your pussy
- Their Tongues - Give Anno and Shekka a chance to prove themselves the better tongue-waggler.
- Plays automatically if Shekka doesn't have a penis
- Has variations for
- Butt rating of 10 or more
- Has ball(s)
- Vagina type is Suula or has both Aphrodisiac Laced and Stinger Based flags
- Shekka’s Dick - Ride Shekka’s cock.
- Requires Shekka to have a penis
- Has variations for
- Vaginal looseness of
- Is fertility or not
- Vagina type is Suula or has both Aphrodisiac Laced and Stinger Based flags
- Vaginal capacity of
- Less than 30.68 inch³
- 30.68 inch³ or more, but less than 61.36 inch³
- 61.36 inch³ or more
- w/Ass - Lead the threesome with your ass
- Their Tongues - Give Anno and Shekka a chance to prove themselves the better tongue-waggler.
- Plays automatically if Shekka doesn't have a penis
- Has variations for
- Shekka’s Dick - Ride Shekka’s cock.
- Requires Shekka to have a penis
- Has variations for
- Anal capacity of
- Less than 30.68 inch³
- 30.68 inch³ or more but less than 61.36 inch³
- 61.36 inch³ or more
- Submissive Threesome - Let them take the lead. No way Shekka’s gonna let her dick go unused, though!
- Requires Shekka to have been given a Horse-Cock.
- Has variations for
- Has vagina
- Vaginal looseness of
- Vaginal wetness of
- Less than 2
- 2 or more, but less than 4
- 4 or more
- Fertility of
- Vagina type is Suula or has both Aphrodisiac Laced and Stinger Based flags
- Vaginal capacity of
- Less than 30.68 inch³
- 30.68 inch³ or more, but less than 61.36 inch³
- 61.36 inch³ or more
- No vagina
- anal looseness of
- Anal capacity of
- Less than 30.68 inch³
- 30.68 inch³ or more, but less than 61.36 inch³
- 61.36 inch³ or more
- Tongue has long flag
- Has tails
- Can deepthroat or not
Through Shekka's menu
After the first Anno and Shekka Dildo competition it becomes a repeatable sex scene.
- Anno Competition - Have your two mechanically-inclined crew-mates see who can make the more stimulating sex-toy. Warning: Something will be inserted into an orifice.
- Both Shekka and Anno as crew
- Has genitals
- Has variations for
- Done this scene before or not
- Shekka has a Horse-Cock or not
- Anno's clothes
- Tongue has long flag or not
- Is Lactating
- Has both penis and vagina
- Has penis
- Has ball(s)
- Testicle diameter of
- Less than 6 inches
- 6 inches or more
- Cum ejaculation quantity of
- Less than 25 mLs
- 25 mLs or more, but less than 250 mLs
- 250 mLs or more
- 1000 mLs or more
- Less than 1000 mLs
- Selected Penis has a length of
- More than 14 inches
- 14 inches or less, but more than 7 inches
- 7 inches or less
- Biggest penis has a length of more than 20 inches
- Anal looseness of
- Has vagina
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Quests
Main Quest
Shekka is a person of interest for attaining one of the Steele Tech data probes in the main story’s questline.
Recruitment
After having talked to Shekka about Her Plan and finishing the Stellar Tether quest without blowing up Tarkus Steele will receive an e-mail titled "Can We Talk?".
After reading the e-mail, go talk to Shekka, during which you will sign your name onto the cure project.
The next time you talk to Shekka, she will initiate sex, afterward, she will inform Steele she needs 5,000 Credits. Pay these and wait for 16 hours.
After the 16 hours, choose Fund Project and pay an additional 20,000 Credits. Then wait another 16 hours and pay the final 10,000 Credits through Fund Project to start distributing the treatment.
Talking to her a week later, will lead her to reveal that the cure is ready to be distributed, and share a bed with you, leading to one of 2 unique sex scenes (choice if herm).
After about a week, she will email you info about the birth of the first children. After another week, she will email you the results of tests taken with these children. 3 days later, she will inform you that her work is complete and ask to join your crew.
- Shekka is now recruitable.
Trivia
Shekka’s jumpsuit is likely a reference to Miranda Lawson’s jumpsuit from the Mass Effect series
Prior to lapinara being removed from Tarkus, she supposed the origin of the raskvel and lapinara to be on the other side of the Chasm’s divide, given the small numbers and similarities, she assumes there may be a common ancestor linking the two.