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A commission featuring some heavy latex and rubber bondage and sci-fi conditioning. Familiar stuff to some readers... but utterly alien to poor Barnett! Phantom was requested to make an appearance, and I was happy to give her a co-starring role! 

^{Check out and comment on the piece for the commissioner!}  Changing of the Guard by PhantomShe had just finished her morning lavations when she met them. They were different in every conceivable way save their silhouette. Where a traveler to Amazonia might normally wear travel boots, they had only small grip-pads on their feet. A local might wear a tunic or doublet; they travelers had a hint of a small skirt. They had no voyager’s cap - only curved metallic helms that completely obscured their faces. All of these oddities only compounded the shining black that seemed to coat every inch of their skin. She had tried to hide in a bush, but the three of them seemed to see through solid objects - finding her immediately.
   She was just as surprised when they spoke.
   “Greetings, local!” said one. Her head moved slightly when she spoke, but the white-silver mask was totally opaque.
   “Hello,” she said guardedly. “Call me Winters. I’m no local.”
   Two of them turned their heads slightly, as