SciFiSexPoly

    Jim and Avera approached the door with two beaming smiles on their faces followed by a passionate kiss. Why not, they just got home from their magical honeymoon and life was grand for the newlyweds. The kissing session ended when an old woman with a child walked by. The couple hadn’t noticed them, but the old woman gave them a snotty facial expression, apparently disgusted with their public display of love. She scurried off covering the eyes of the young one. Jim didn’t really care and surprised Avera when he wisped her back to his lips. She couldn’t help but laugh at their audacious display.
   “Come on Jimmy, we’re gonna be late for our appointment.”
   “Just a few more,” he said as he inserted extra kisses. She couldn’t help but giggle.
   Avera then opened the door to the doctor’s office. The sign on the front read:
   “Family Health Physicians Dr. Philip McCormick, Ph D.”

    The office was like any other family doctors office. Jim was instantly drawn into the plasma TV screen in the “kids” corner showing episodes of old Looney Tunes cartoons. He felt right at home sitting in the tiny chairs next to a four year old. Avera knew she had married a 14 year old stuck in a 25-year-old body. But that’s why she loved him so much; he was so real to her. And it was a quality she never knew in guys before him. The receptionist was busy typing when Avera approached the counter.
   “Hi, my name is Avera Williams. We have an appointment with Dr. McCormick at 3.”
   “Hello Mrs. Williams, you’re right on time. I’ll just need you to fill out this form and I’m sure the doctor will take you soon.”
   The receptionist found the paperwork and handed it to Avera on a clipboard with an accompanying smile. Avera found an open chair and began working at the information requested, turning every once in a while to check on her husband glued to the television. She laughed to herself.

    A few minutes later, shouting could be heard down the hall towards Dr. McCormick’s office. It was all one sided. The receptionist was surprised and got up to check it out. Jim and Avera heard also and we’re drawn to the unseen argument. The shouting was undecipherable from inside the office. A few moments later, the door could be heard opening. A couple, looking in their late-20s, emerged from the hallway leading down to the office. The man, assumingly the father, picked up the young child watching the TV,
   “Come on son, were leaving.”
   Dr. McCormick appeared also as the couple was getting ready to leave.
   “I’m sorry Mr. Carry, there’s nothing I can do.”
   Mr. Carry turned and gave Dr. McCormick an acrimonious look. Mrs. Carry seemed apathetic as she held her child.
   “I’m going to have the MHR board on your butt Dr. McCormick! I refuse to be treated like this!”
   “Mr. Carry, the MHR board is one of the backers of this program. You won’t find much help there.”
   “Screw you, I’m getting a lawyer!”
   “Well then, I guess I’ll see you in court. Have a good day.”
   Dr. McCormick gives a farewell to Mrs. Carry who obviously wants to leave. As the couple exits the office Mr. Carry makes sure to slam the door good and hard. The office becomes so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Dr. McCormick, unfazed by the heated encounter checks with his receptionist. After conferring with her for a few moments he turns to Jim and Avera with a pleasant smile on his face.
   “Mr. and Mrs. Williams? Right this way.”
   He leads them to his office.

    Dr. McCormick’s office is not very large, but it’s not cubby hole either. One wall of the room is strewn with awards, degrees, and other various trophies. His seventh floor office has a wonderful view of the man-made lake behind the building. Golf clubs lie against his desk.
   “Please sit down. I’m sorry you had to see that.”
   “Is everything ok?” Avera wasn’t one to avoid addressing conflict.
   “Oh sure. It’s not the first time that’s happened. We get clients in here all the time in their situation. Unfortunately though, sometimes the news is more than they can handle. But in most cases, after the initial emotional outburst resides, they realize it’s just not worth it to pursue legal action. The paper work is bad enough already.”
   Jim looked inquisitive.
   “Dr. McCormick, I know you’re not allowed to divulge personal information, but I assume that couple that just left. Well I assume they didn’t pass the tests?”
   “Well unfortunately for them no, as I’m sure you could tell. It’s frustrating for us in the medical profession to deal with clients such as that. Basically they’re using your tax dollars to run tests for something they know they’re going to fail. Some people still believe they can fool the VMC procedures.”
   “Like the tests we had to do last week?”
   “Exactly Mrs. Williams. But giving a blood and urine sample isn’t the whole kit and caboodle for the Virgin Memory Cell procedural tests. After you give us those samples, they go under meticulous testing after that. In the past, when the program was initially implemented, we utilized lie detector tests to exonerate any VMC flaws. But now, the procedures have been refined so well, we don’t need the lie detectors anymore. The VMC tests have an accuracy of up to 99.89%. That’s why bringing this into a court of law is frivolous for a defendant. But I guess some people refuse to accept the truth of their pasts.”
   Dr. McCormick turned to his computer and pressed a few buttons. The holographic display lit up above his desk and he began accessing information.
    “I’m bringing up your test information now. It will take a minute or two. I forgot to update the database earlier. You know, these fiber optic internet connections are just too slow. I’ve been meaning to upgrade the office to crystal fusion lines. You know I’m getting old when I’m still using fiber optics.”
    “Do you two have any questions about anything?”
    “Dr. McCormick, can you explain this whole program to me again? I know Avera knows all about it, but I must admit, I didn’t read up much. I just can’t fathom how it works, and to such an accurate degree. This has to be one of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the 21st century.”
   Dr. McCormick lets out a small laugh.
   “It could be my boy. Well certainly from the United States government’s prospective. Actually, the VMC’s were discovered by a Ukrainian physicist named Robert Mensk. It was an accidental discover of course, because physicists are usually known to work with biological subjects.   But this was during all the space-time experiments the Russian’s were doing with the neo-cosmonauts back about 15 years ago. Anyways, because of their unorthodox testing procedures of biological subjects, they found certain unidentified markings within cells that showed up in their unique atomic and cellular tests of the men after their low-orbit flights. At the time they didn’t really know what those peculiar cellular marks indicated. It wasn’t until Mensk identified them as what we call “cache memory cells”.”
    “Like a computer’s memory cache?”
    “Yes Mrs. Williams, very much like a computer. You see, the body operates like a computer in many ways. Our brain is basically works as a central processing unit as well as hard drive. And since the dawn of time, we’ve realized our minds remember things and store them somewhere. Well it wasn’t until Mensk and his team identified these cells of memory that we knew exactly how and where our memories were stored.”
    Jim wasn’t satisfied yet.
    “Well that’s interesting and all, but how does all that have to do with sex?”
    “I’m getting to that Mr. Williams. Well after these cache memory cells were discovered, it sent shockwaves through the medical and scientific world. Scientists and physicians everywhere began researching tirelessly into this newfound science of cellular memory. It wasn’t until a team at UCal Berkley began categorizing these cellular marks that the science took on a commercialized form.”
    “Categorized?” inquired Jim.
    “Well through their research, they discovered that these newfound cache memory cells possessed different unique “markings” and structures. Yet they found these exact “markings” in separate individuals.   Dr. Hiro Mizaki of the University of Tokyo was the first to theorize that these unique markings found were basically specific memory depots for specific major events within someone’s life. Further research proved his theories correct and advanced cellular technology allowed us to map out circumstantial histories within the human body. We were able to identify when little Timmy’s dog died, or when Susie had her first kiss, and so on.
    “How could you tell exactly when these events occurred?” asked Avera.
    “Well the cache memory cells, now categorized, act like elements in sense that they have a certain half-life feature to them. They don’t decay physically like the half-life of an element, but they do indicate a timeline of sorts. Kind of like a tree has tree rings. By counting the tree rings, you can tell how old that tree is. So similarly we can tell how old certain major memories are. The cache memory cells are permanent also, so it doesn’t matter how much time has passed by.”
    “What about insignificant memories like brushing your teeth or something?”
    “Well we’ve found out that major life events “burn” in these memory cells much more intensely. Our capability to identify such inconsequential events such as brushing your teeth when you were ten or tying your shoes six months ago just isn’t there yet. We’re not sure, even with the advancement of technology and more precise instruments, that we’ll ever be able to measure minor events like those. We haven’t identified all major events that could happened in one’s life, for the variables are endless I suppose. But things like “first times” stand out like a sore thumb. And one of the most identifiable events we’ve categorized is the first time an individual has a sexual experience with another person. We can narrow it down to almost the exact hour of occurrence nowadays, to the minute in some cases.”
    “How did the government get involved? Like how did this whole Marriage Virginity Program come about?” asked Jim.
    “Well back then the United States government was in a hole financially. The AIDS epidemic had reached an all time high in the States as well as the transfer of STD’s. And things like teenage pregnancy weren’t going anywhere anytime soon either. The government was paying billions upon billions in programs for the treatment and prevention of these diseases, not to mention Welfare. Anyways, then Secretary of Civil Health, Steve Bernheart was the first to think up some program to implement the newfound memory cell discoveries and technology into a government program. This program eventually became what we now know as the Marriage-Virginity Program and President Zeller first signed it into existence back in 2018. And in its six years of existence, the government has seen a drastic decrease in all the aforementioned civil health problems. This made the government happy because not only did the AIDS and STD recipients go down as well as teenage pregnancy, but the national deficit was greatly reduced, and it’s been falling more and more each year. It the main reason Zeller was re-elected for a second term. It’s the most successful government implemented civil program since FDR’s New Deal program.”
   A light seemed to go off in Jim’s head.
    “I see. By having the ability to test when a person first had a sexual experience, the government was able to tell if someone had sex before marriage. And because most of those diseases are the result of sexual experiences outside of marriage, they surmised that it wasn’t the sexual virgins causing the problems. So they rewarded those that waited till marriage to have sex.”
    “You’re right Jim, but not only to reward those that waited till marriage, but also to encourage the younger generation to wait. When you know the government will give you a $50,000 check if you wait to have sex till marriage, you might be more inclined to wait. And it worked. Not only were these virginal couples receiving compensation for something we’ve known all along to be emotionally beneficial, they were experiencing more fulfilling marriages. Ever since the program started, the divorce rate in America has dropped 6%. People are building better foundations for they’re marital futures instead of basing them on sex. The statistics don’t lie.”
    “Dr. McCormick, how can these tests be so definitive? I mean how they can tell the difference between having intercourse or just oral sex? And what about sexual experiences without anyone else?”
    “Well Mrs. Williams, those are normal questions, but I assure you the medical community has addressed them thoroughly as well as the government. Being that STD’s can be transmitted by both intercourse and oral sex, the government doesn’t care which has been initiated. If you’ve done either, you’re eliminated from compensation consideration because the risk is still there for both cases. We’ve had a lot of clients come in and claim they were virgins when they got married. Unfortunately, they’ve failed to realize the reality that oral sex is sex also, and defined as loss of virginity, from a medical standpoint. And I’d personally say from an emotional standpoint also. Even though the government policy doesn’t delineate between intercourse and oral sex, we still have the ability to categorize each with our testing. That specification isn’t needed though for Uncle Sam. And again, the cache memory cells leave distinct calling signs for each sexual experience so we can easily separate singular sexual experiences from partner experiences. It’s a thoroughly empirical procedure I might say so myself.”
    “What about homosexual marriages?”
    “To the surprise of many of his Democratic opponents, as well as the general public, President Zeller did include a provision for homosexual marriages. Of course only a handful of states officially recognize same-sex unions, but they do, under the Marriage Virginity Act, have the same opportunity to the financial compensation as heterosexual marriages. It’s been the observation of the Health and Safety Board though that the number of married homosexuals that have taken advantage of this program is miniscule, if not zero. In fact I was just reading an article about it in their journal.”
Dr. McCormick fumbles around his desk opening drawers and overturning papers looking for the article.
    “Ah here is it. Yeah, the Health and Safety Board has only 14 clients on file that have received the compensation as opposed to the 4.8 million heterosexual marriages. “The disparity is mind-boggling,” says Health and Safety Board direct Mike Stevenson. This quote of his is interesting, “It’s the conclusion of many physicians and psychologists within the Health and Safety Board that the homosexual lifestyle is based on sexual encounters and cannot exist outside them. And that even the financial motivation the government offers to remain virginal of sexual experience can’t persuade otherwise.” I know that amount of homosexual to heterosexual marriages is much lower, but still, 14!? And even those cases were “specialty cases” from what this article says. Of course though for years, many civil rights groups have been lobbying against the Marriage Virginity Program claiming it’s sexually biased towards heterosexuals and that it’s giving away tax dollars that could be used for AIDS and STD’s cure research. But it seems to me the statistics don’t lie. I mean why try to fix a problem at its surface when you can solve it at its source? I fully advocate the MVP program and that’s why I do this work, because I see it not only makes a difference in the lives of individual couples, but in our society as a whole.”
    “I can see where people would think it’s an unfair thing to reward those that stay virgins until marriage. But that just it, it’s just a bonus that they’ve earned. It’s not like the government punishes you or anything if you decide to have sex before marriage. You can still do whatever you want.”
    “Exactly Mr. Williams, you see the same as the government. It’s sort of like how the government gives you a tax break when you have kids. You don’t have to have kids but if you do you’ll get a tax break, because the government knows that kid of yours will probably grow up and get a job. That job in turn will help fuel the US economy. So they’re just basically rewarding you for making a positive contribution to society. Pretty simple really. Have you two also heard about the new program their starting for married couples?”
    “Oh yeah, the one where the government pays you to stay married?” said Avera.
    “Well that’s basically how it works. Because the government pays a lot of money in all the divorce processes that take place, legal fees and what have you, they’re banking on the success of the MVP program and encouraging people to stay married by offering financial compensation as well. It’s an annual payment but it compounds yearly also. So the longer you stay married the more money the government pays you.”
    “Sounds good. But Avera and I aren’t planning on separating anytime soon though. We did make a promise on that altar ya know.”
Jim looks at Avera smiling and they kiss again.
    “But doctor, doesn’t the government lose a lot of money on all these payouts they’re making?”
    “It would seem so, but its not. If you only knew how much money the government was paying to fund programs for the treatment, awareness, and prevention of AIDS, STD’s, and teenage pregnancy, you’d realize how much money they’re saving now to encourage people to remain abstinent. Believe me; this program has saved them hundreds of millions. And the trend years ago wasn’t getting any better, it was getting worse. This program really saved President Zeller’s Administration, as well as many other things.”

    A beep sounded on Dr. McCormick’s computer and he turned to address it.
    “Well you’re results are in. And because we both all already know the results I’ll spare you the drama and just say that you’re check will be in the mail soon.”
   Jim and Avera hugged each other. They of course already knew the results but to hear it officially was comforting. Both Jim and Avera had individually made a pact with themselves when they were younger to remain pure until marriage. The fact that they were being financially rewarded for it now made the deal even better. The emotional, mental, and even sexual rewards were far and away enough, but they were obviously glad to get $50,000 for it too.
    “Congratulations you two, I’m happy for you. You really don’t have to do anything else on this visit. I’ll have to fill out some paperwork later but all you have to do is sign this paper and you’re free to go.”
    “Thank you so much Dr. McCormick.”
Avera and Jim get up to shake Dr. McCormick’s hand.
    “It’s my pleasure. Believe me, it’s a joy to deal with an honest couple. There’s no secrets and there’s nothing to hide. Makes things go much easier. I’m not a marriage counselor you know, but I find myself referring couples to one more often than I’d like.”

    Avera and Jim walk out the office with smiles on their faces. Avera fills out one last form at the receptionist’s desk and the couple exits out the door. Once outside, and with no one around, they embrace in a passionate kiss again.
    “$50,000! Can you believe that Jimmy?”
    “It is a wonderful gift. We’ve been blessed.”
    “No, I’m the blessed one.”
   Avera looks in his eyes like only a loved one could. They embrace once again.
   “So what are we going to do tonight?” asks Jim.
   Avera flirtatiously whispers into his ear, “Oh I think you know hun.”
   He draws back a little. Avera looks at him sexily. Jim manages a happy grin.

Sci-Fi Sex and Politics
a short story by: Keith Wojciech