A blurry white blot formed in the dark in front of me, turning into a white circle after a while. Then it started to change colors for some times before patterns appeared and moved through the circle. They were blurry first, but after a while I could follow them without problems.

Just focus on what you want to change in the preview to create a girl to serve all your needs. Think about being finished to proceed.

I stared at the text hovering in front of me. After a while the text faded away and a picture of a straw blond girl with a wasp waist and over-sized boobs faded into view. She had sky-blue eyes and her hair went down to her thighs. Arms. Wearing her birthday suite a seductive smile played around her lips.

Somehow I wasn’t able to close my eyes, I had no feeling of my body altogether I noticed after checking for my limbs. This was disconcerting, but there was no pain, so I focused on what I could see. It was eerily silent as well. Actually there was no sound at all, which was not natural. I changed my focus on breathing, but even then there was no sound at all. On the other side there wasn’t any feeling of impending suffocation.

As the box said something about a preview, I tried to circle around the woman. A few moments later she turned her back to me. Quite like in a computer game it seemed. The state of my somehow nonexistent body still troubled me. I wondered how the image in front of me was able to react to my mere thoughts. There were machine interfaces, but they needed extensive training to use.

Slowly the memory of a hiking tour ending while an unpleasant thunderstorm raged, trickled back in my mind. What the hell happened after I lost my consciousness?

Nothing came to my mind so I focused back on the woman. It was the only thing which I could see for now. Next I focused on changing the hair color to red. It changed in an instance. After a while I focused on raising her left arm. Her posture changed to how I wanted it and so I could at least cover her private parts a bit with her hands and arms. The skin color could be darkened as well. Just like a character creator in a game.

I wanted to shake my head, but nothing happened. I felt weird without having a body. It made me feel uncomfortable.

Then I tried to get nearer to the girl, which was no a problem. I could also focus on body parts so that I only had her face in my field of vision. I changed her blue eyes into a vibrant green.

I managed to change the thickness of her arms and legs to more healthy looking proportions. The boobs couldn’t be shrunk though, but I could enlarge them further. There was obviously a minimum size. Weird.

I wondered how tall she was. There was nothing to compare her to.

She is 150cm tall.

Another text box popped up in front of me.

What? Someone was reading my mind! On the other hand my manipulation of the girl’s body came from my mind as well.

Yes. And correctly deducted.

The box above was replaced by another one.

After staring a few moments at the new box in disbelieve I wondered a bit as this wasn’t really possible as far as I knew. Explaining the brain’s higher functions were still a secret science hadn’t unraveled.

There was that strange humanoid reptile in the mansion! Was it an alien from a technically more advanced species? Had they found a means to cross the vast distances between the stars? I doubted that a whole civilization would be able to hide in our solar system.

...

*** So you can understand me. ***

Yes. You don’t need to think so loud. I can perfectly follow your normal thoughts.

** Who are you? **

I’m the manager. Could you please tune down a bit more?

* Well. Okay. *

Thanks.

* What’s your name then? I’m Julius. *

I don’t have a name, Julius.

* Why? *

I don’t need one.

Well, perhaps aliens don’t have names. Who knows how their society works.

* Are you that lizard from the mansion? *

Governor Thysclax Ncgolcyn is a Ov’rx, not a lizard.

* Then what are you and is it a racial custom that you don’t have a name? *

I’m an Elcron 1205 BCK, and I don’t belong to a race as you understand it.

What did he or she, or maybe it mean with that? It sounded more like a type specification than a name. An AI?

* What do you manage by the way if you’re a manager? *

I’ve no gender either. I manage the governors afairs.

* So he is your boss. *

Exact.

* Well. Then what’s this all about? *

You have been detained by decree of the governor. You have seen him. Our existence here has to be kept secret to the denizens of this planet.

* You can’t simply arrest me! *

He can.

* It’s not illegal in France to seek cover during a thunderstorm! *

Consider this a kind of embassy. Local law doesn’t apply here.

* Does the government know about you? *

As far as I know they don’t.

* Is there a way to reach other stars with a speed above the speed of light? *

I’m not authorized answer this question.

No answer was an answer as well. It could have just denied the possibility if there wasn’t one.

* You still didn’t answer what you are. *

This is classified information as well.

* Who decides what you can convey to me? *

The interstellar law. The governor has the power to override certain aspects for the greater good though.

* I see *

This was certainly a fucked up situation all in all. While I still felt uncomfortable, I had at least found someone to talk to. Maybe I could find out more over time.

* Normally there would be a trial and access to a lawyer when being detained. *

The governor has the right to decide this on primitive planets. There are places on this planet where administration has similar powers.

Fine. It has a point here. Not that I wanted to be in countries that could take away my freedom without a legal means to defend myself.

* Then how long I have stay imprisoned? *

Until you don’t have a means to expose our presence on this planet.

** This sounds bad. I don’t want to stay here forever!**

You can simply proceed and we’re done.

* Will I be free then? *

No.

* I don’t care about proceeding at the moment. *

I can proceed you after enough time of inactivity.

* Okay. Then explain why I can’t change the bust of that girl the way I want. *

...

* It’s a bug! *

Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.

A minimum diameter was decreed by the governor.

* Why? *

I’m not allowed to answer this question.

* Are there more restrictions? *

It has to be a woman as well and all changes have to look natural.

* That doesn’t make sense! *

There are facts you’re not aware of.

* Then enlighten me. I want to understand why I am doing something. The information is much too vague. *

It was the information I was told to give you.

* As far as I can see have to imprison me until I die. How could it hurt if you reveal more things to me. *

This is difficult to explain.

* I’ve got time. *

I changed the color of the girls hair to brunette.

* See. I’m working. *

You are.

** ... **

The law states that the population of primitive planets mustn’t be exposed to advanced technology.

* This prison is advanced technology, right? *

The governor decided that it is legal to expose advanced technology to an individual to prevent an exposure to the general public.

* Can you tell me what is going to happen with that girl then? Changing her appearance doesn’t make any sense to me. *

This girl is for you to use during your time of imprisonment.

* I don’t want her! It’s much more fun to discuss with you. *

I tried to change her eye color to yellow, but they stayed vibrant green.

The process can’t be changed and I’m not intended to be used for your personal entertainment.

* I don’t like this. At all. *

I don’t like this either, but I don’t have a choice.

This was ridiculous, but we seemed to be stuck here.

* Well. Is there a manual for this process? *

You can change what you want, except the things I mentioned earlier. I’m here to answer any questions you have.

* That wasn’t the answer to my question. *

I know.

I waved away the remaining text-box. Well he said something about a fixed diameter for the boobs. As far as I could tell this governor had a porn star in mind as a default. I was going for something completely different.

First I focused on enlarging the girl as large as I could. The breasts grew accordingly in proportion, reaching the size of large watermelons. Then I shrunk them back to their original size. They were still large but the proportions were much more to my liking. I removed the narrow waist as well.

The bones won’t support the weight of a larger body.

I tried to add some more muscle, but it caused the body to shrink again.

* Can I strengthen the bones? *

There are bone structures available which support more weight. The choices are limited by the natural appearance limit.

* Then change the bones to the strongest possible type. *

I have to add concealment measurements against means to scan your body though, which will limit the space available for stability.

* Can you show me the skeleton only? *

A few moments later the woman had changed into a skeleton. I changed it back after a few moments as it felt weird.

* Can you make the bones a bit thicker then? *

The power of your muscles isn’t adequate to move normally with heavier bones.

This started to get interesting.

* You can’t tell me more about how the bones are different? *

No.

* Are there more powerful kinds of muscles? *

Yes.

* I want the most powerful muscles and the sturdiest bones available for me.*

The woman changed a bit. The arms and legs changed to really slim.

* Why are the limbs so slim now? *

The tendons wouldn’t support more muscle power.

This was going to be tedious. I wanted a list to choose from, but as it seemed I won’t get one. Prodding around it was then.

* There are stronger tendons, are there? Replace them with the strongest available to me. *

The arms and legs looked rather normal mow. There was enough body fat to cover the muscles up when relaxed, but I could see the biceps when I flexed it.

* Are there stronger options? *

The body must appear natural.

* How do you do this with visitors which have empowered strength? *

Advanced muscle types can have limiters which react to a signal which is usually broadcast on planets where exceptional strength is not allowed. People without such limiters can’t enter legally.

* They would perform normal as long as long there is such a transceiver in range, won’t they? *

The access to the required materials is usually limited.

Why did the fact that all that everything had to be looking or seeming natural matter for a virtual or may be android assistant in a prison? They couldn’t run away, could they?

* Is the material available? You said usually, that means there is an option to do this. *

A few moments there was no response.

There are exceptional circumstances which make the required material available.

* Then add it. *

Enhanced power system added.

The arms and legs of the woman got a bit more hefty, as well as the torso, but they still were in a normal range for arms and legs. I tried enlarge her again as far as I could. I could shrink her boobs a tiny bit more, but it was barely noticeable.

* Are there ways to change her mind somehow? *

No.

* Are there means to extend her mental capabilities? Like having her learn something? *

Not directly. There are a few implants available which can be programmed to teach her a skill over time. Obviously nothing technical.

* I want her to learn an efficient martial art *

Internal training software added.

* Is there a means to toughen the skin? Fewer serious wounds would mean fewer hospital visits. *

There are options, but they have too much impact on the skin color to be applied.

* Can you show me how it would look at least? *

The woman’s skin started to cycle through a few skin colors. One remembered me of an image I saw a while ago on the internet.

* Can you stop with that blue skin for a while? *

The skin turned blue.

* There are people looking that way after they ingested too much silver. They tried it, because they thought it would help against diseases. It’s called silver poisoning. It’s nothing lethal as far as I know. *

There is indeed a skin condition that looks similar. This option is now available.

* Then make it so! *

It looked a bit weird though, but all for my amazon warrior. I have think about the hair and eye color later, but looking for inner values seemed to be much more interesting at the moment.

There was something up with this female body, they were much to keen on blending in with normal society. It didn’t make sense in conjunction with the prison story. Let’s continue to do something completely different than the starting look suggested. I know you hear me, but you didn’t try to interfere with my plans until now, you’re even dropping hints once in a while.

No reaction.

I tried out some hair colors and ended up with short ginger hair. I left the eyes green.

* Are there enhancements for the eyes available? *

There an option for enhanced color perception. The low-light perception can be optimized to a degree as well.

* I take them. How about hearing?*

We can increase the frequency range a bit, but nothing fancy.

* I wonder if exceptional sense of smell is actually a good idea. *

Tasting and smelling are connected. You would adapt to more intense smells as normal after a while though.

* She will like that then, I think. The sense of touch should be normal. Is there a possibility to have some resistance to pain, at least for a while?*

This would me a major change for the nervous system, but I could accept that.

* Then add it. Is a good protection against diseases and infections and a decent recovery from wounds a problem?*

This is a bit tricky, but it can be added with the available resources. I advise to refrain from adding further changes, as the consumed resource would require me to consult the governor.

* Normal optical changes are okay? *

Yes.

The muscles were well hidden below enough body fat, at least as long as they were not flexed. While she looked buff she was not looking like a body builder.

After rounding out the hips a tiny bit I was satisfied with the woman, as there was practically no resemblance to the proposed form I started with.

I spent some time to change a few details until I was satisfied with her looks.

** Proceed. **

Assistant setup successful.

Then all went dark again.