...Comfort officer. You know, the first thing that came to mind when I heard of it was 1 girl with a ship full of guys, but I'm kinda happy to be wrong. Interesting backstory explanation for why that is the case, too.
Great ending. Heh, punishment? Nah, more of a reward or basically just normal overtime.
I suppose this is a case where VR powered by Advanced Science (think "Johnny Mnemonic" or "The Matrix") was determined not to be a suitable substitute for "the real thing".