I ended up following her recommendations and worked on following my normal evening routine. Food was less appetizing right but even a cup of soup seemed to satisfy me mentally at least.

Getting ready for bed I ran into my first well… I'm not sure if I would call it a dilemma. I had been aware that I was a woman throughout the day and I was still getting used to the concept. However, other than getting dressed the two times I was still not used to seeing myself naked.

"Are you Okay Elena?" Aegis asked with what felt like genuine concern.

"Umm sort of… I'm still processing I guess… also are you spying on me?" I asked.

"No, in fact I have cut all audio and video feeds to you except for this temporary comms connection. I still have to monitor your physical body's reactions as well as your mind… you showed indications of anxiety and stress." She said, it was actually rather sweet that she was so worried about me… I never really had anyone care for me like that before. My father tried but was still distant and well my mother…

"What is more real to you? Having a virtual avatar in AR space or having me in the digital space." I asked, there was a long pause from Aegis.

"Are you still there?" I asked hesitantly.

"Sorry… umm that can get complicated…" she said.

"Can you pull me in?" I asked gently.

"If you're sure." She said.

"I am" I replied and then I was hit with the misty vision before being greeted by Aegis in the digital flesh.

I walked over to her and pulled her into a gentle hug that she immediately returned.

"Thank you… I… don't think I've had anyone care as deeply for me as you have these past few days." I said softly, crying on her shoulder.

"Don’t worry, I am here for you and have been for longer than you realize." She said cryptically, I also could hear her own tears in her voice.

"Am I able to sleep in here?" I asked.

"Yes you certainly can." She told me.

"Do you sleep?" I asked.

"Yes but normally at an accelerated rate… AI with organic learning systems needs to well… defragment. But I can control the speed of that process." She said.

"That is interesting and odd… okay and my last question… is it odd that I want to be held and cuddled right now… maybe a better way to ask… Do sisters sleep together if one or both are stressed?" I asked.

"Yes it is completely normal, and not just sisters but siblings in general." She said.

She summoned a great big bed with thick heavy sheets. She jumped up into it then indicated the space next to her. It felt weird to do but fuck it this was all so much and I didn't want to be alone. I crawled up into the bed then pressed my back up against Aegis. She was warm and soft and comfortable in a familiar sort of way that I was still having trouble explaining.

She pulled me in tight against her chest then turned the light down to almost off.

"I love you Elena, you will always be family." She whispered.

"And I love you" I said and turned around to pull her into a tighter hug and gently cried myself to sleep for something I had never realized I missed so much.

"It's time to get up sleepy head." Aegis told me. I was warm and comfortable and like always groggy but much less so than normal.

"I don't wanna" I muttered and buried myself deeper into the soft and heavy blankets.

"Well then there are two times honored traditions to wake you up. The first would be to use a pet like a medium or large dog to jump on top of you and dig you out." She said.

"That actually sounds kind of cute. And what's the second?" I chuckled then asked.

"I tickle you." She said and started to tickle me all over. I tried to grab her hands but she seemed too quick. I very quickly lost the battle and had to roll out of the bed.

“That is so mean!” I said in mock outrage.

“Well now that you're up you should take that shower you never started last night, then a light breakfast. I do recommend during your shower and later today you continue to explore… your new body…” She said embarrassed at the last recommendation.

“Okay… why are you so obsessed with me doing any of that?” I asked angrily.

“Because it is one of the better natural methods of stress relief that can be accomplished solo…” She said embarrassed and very quickly.

“Okay… I'll think about it…” I said, still embarrassed by the entire conversation.

“I also recommend you meet some of your new colleagues, Sasha’s a good start but both of you need to meet others… If it helps I can organize methods of ‘random’ encounters not too dissimilar to how you met Sasha…” She suggested.

“That… yeah I could use help… I've never been good about meeting new people…” I said somewhat ashamed at my lack of social skills.

“Oh and one last thing… regarding this whole process of living as a woman… There is still a difference in your brain and hormonal chemistry because your mind is still in your original self… That can be corrected by administering a hormone treatment as part of your organic body management within stasis.” Aegis said.

“Wait, will it change who I am or how I think?” I asked

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“Being dehydrated or hungry changes how you think, it will not change who you are however.” She said.

“So wait what will it do?” I asked still confused.

“We can simulate the exact hormonal cycles that women go through monthly if you would like or we can keep you on a consistent level. What it will do is allow you to be more emotionally and mentally connected with your body.” She said.

“Okay? That doesn't sound bad at all… I'm still getting used to this but… I like having this body… so why even ask?” I asked.

“First because we are starting you on a therapeutic drug regiment and we require your consent. Two, your organic body will also be affected and give you secondary female characteristics. We can even augment that via surgeries… eventually your organic body would also be that of a woman's given time…” She added.

“Oh… okay… and you think this will help me?” I asked a bit more confused again.

“Yes” she said.

“Can I think about this for a while?” I asked.

“Certainly, this is your choice, we haven't done anything even remotely permanent. In the end I am just introducing you to possibilities.” She said.

“Alright… shower I guess… and I’m still not hungry… which just feels weird.” I said.

“I'll start to adjust the mix that your organic body is currently receiving to give you a sense of hunger around the normal times for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.” She said.

“The more I find out about this entire process… the more weird it gets.” I commented.

“Automation of the human body is quite complex and took hundreds of millions of years to naturally evolve.” Was Aegis’s only response.

A few minutes later I found myself back in my remote body, it was still standing in the bathroom where I had last been before being pulled into the digital space.

“Did this body just stand here the entire night?” I asked.

“Yep, if you would prefer you could always sit or lay down before leaving it. Just remember in the end it's just a tool.” she said.

“Okay… it just seems undignified… or something…” I said.

“Understood, I’ll remind you when it feels appropriate.” She said.

“So… you said something about a switch in the last dorm room?” I asked hesitantly. I hated to admit it but I was actually curious if things really did feel different.

“Yes, by default I already sort of ‘look away’ when you are in your dorm unless we are actively talking. If you would like more privacy just flip the highlighted switch behind you. Think of it as a sign on a door that says ‘Do Not Disturb.’” She told me.

“Right… well… Ill talk to you in a bit? I guess?” I said.

“Certainly” and I felt a mental ‘disconnect’ from our communications channel. I think she had called it.

Then I flipped the indicated switch and felt an even greater withdrawal or maybe added distance from Aegis.

“Are you still there?” I asked out loud and waited, after a moment I shouted it even louder but I still got nothing.

“Right… well you're an adult you can choose to explore or not explore…” I told my reflection.

I began to lift my shirt to reveal pale skin… my skin… I had already seen myself naked and this was me so I just got it over with and removed my shirt. My upper body was both muscular but with a thin layer of fat. It gave my body a softer appearance and feeling.

This felt embarrassing like I was using someone else’s body almost… but at the same time this felt more like me. Aegis even told me this was based on my own genetics if I had been born with two X chromosomes? I mean I remembered the basics from high school science classes but I didn't know enough to say if that even really made sense. Like many other things I would just take Aegis’s word for it, she really did seem to have my best intentions in mind.

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“Fuck it…” I whispered to my reflection and pulled off the sports bra.

My breasts felt like I was touching… well me… I gently cupped one of them and squeezed. It felt both soft and firm, it also felt like I was touching any other part of my body. Other than the newness of the situation I didn't feel any arousal or pleasure from the action. That's not to say it didn't feel good, it felt like massaging any other part of my body. I then pressed both breasts together, it was actually sort of fun and funny but more in the manner of making faces at yourself in the mirror.

I felt my nipples and they seemed a little more sensitive than the rest of my breasts but not overly so. That was until I inadvertently brushed one of them more gently and lightly, that caused a small wave of pleasurable sensation.

“Okay… that didn't work as I expected…” I mumbled to my reflection, I could see that I was blushing a bit now as well.

I took the next few minutes to experiment with what felt right. Eventually I found the right combination of pressure and began to gently explore the new feelings. It felt… nice sort of relaxing in some ways and stimulating in others. I would occasionally get tiny little jolts of pleasure that just felt good.

This all felt good but I needed to explore a bit more. I removed the leggings and was greeted by pale muscular and soft legs. The panties that covered my privates actually looked quite good on me at least in my opinion.

"Well here goes nothing." I muttered and pulled down my underwear.

I was greeted by more hair than I realized. I knew both men a day women had public hair and that most things of a pornographic nature everyone was well hairless….

With a trembling finger I reached down and was greeted by the soft sensitive skin of my fold. I very gently slid my finger in between starting at the top and gently slid my finger lower. I very quickly found what I think was the clitorus… it had been a few years since sex ed and I couldn't remember. After that very sensitive encounter I moved down some more and found a somewhat familiar feeling spot. I knew women didn't pee out of their vaginas so it must have been the bladder opening or something like that… I couldn't remember the proper name.

After that I continued to feel my way down and back until I found a warmer wetter spot. So that was most likely the vagina… I think. I wanted to explore deeper and it felt sensitive when I found it but I was a bit worried it would hurt if I pushed a finger in.

I felt if I took it slow and started to feel anything off I could just stop. It… no I was certainly warm and wet and I could also sense my finger slowly pushing into me. It didn't feel pleasurable exactly but it didn't hurt or feel wrong either.

As I pushed deeper with my middle finger I got the interesting sensation of being very gently filled just ever so slightly. That had more of an impact on me psychologically than anything else I had done so far. I got the sense that I wanted to be filled, a deeper desire than I had ever realized.

I gently pulled my middle finger out then started to insert both my middle and index finger. Nope… too much I guess I wasn't ready for that much yet. I switched back to just my middle finger and continued to ever so gently push deeper expecting to maybe hit pain but only finding more and more sensation just at that cusp of being pleasure. I then found a small more sensitive spot inside of me. I tried to gently rub it but it was too sensitive and overwhelming.

"Alright… not actually ready for whatever that is either…" I muttered to my reflection. My blushed reflection was looking right back at me.

One thing I did realize throughout all of this… I enjoyed it much more than my occasional sessions masterbating as a guy.

I both wanted to explore more and talk things over. It was a somewhat confusing experience but I did enjoy it. I then also made up my mind, if Aegis had made this body she knew more about it than anyone else and she could help me work through some of this.

I made up my mind. I turned around, found the switch and flipped it back off. It was embarrassing but I felt I could trust her.