2. A Refreshing Change

"Hmm..." The soul body thinks for a little while. Ultimately, it comes to the same conclusion that the 'doctor' did. It definitely seems to have entered male exclusive spaces a lot in its previous life. It seems to have engaged with a lot of typically male only things. But there was something else that also became apparent; many memories of females were strongly connected to... *Ahem* 'Fantasies' about each one, showing an apparent interest in females.

"Yeah," says the soul body, ultimately agreeing. "I think so too, that I was probably male, but to be honest, these mem... Or rather MY memories make me think being a female might be more interesting. So I'm going to choose that."

"Very well, if that's what you want," the chatty 'doctor' replies, as the silent one continues observing. "So you've chosen female. Let me mark that down on my clipboard." And with a mark on the clipboard, the soul body finds a slight change coming on, induced by the device. Its face starts to slightly morph, as its hair elongates, reaching its midsection. Its chest expands outwards, as its waist caves slightly inwards, and hips flare outwards, giving a feminine figure. It, or rather she, soon finds her face likewise in a decidedly feminine configuration.

"I... Huh. A moment ago, I didn't feel any connection to being a male or female, but now I feel like.... Like I'm.... Innately female, or something? It's funny, considering my memories," The soul body lets out a soft laugh.

"Now, according to your memories, you were thirty eight before. However, if you want a younger body, now would be the best time to say."

"Oh! About twenty two would be ideal, please!" says the soul body, who was momentarily hung up upon hearing her age, before suddenly getting excited at the second half. Slightly taken aback at the unexpected decisiveness, the 'doctor' finally nods before marking it down on the clipboard. The marks of age that weren't easy to see on the soul body's form completely disappear, as she regains her youth.

"Now, sexual orientation?"

"Hmm..." The soul body thinks for quite a few minutes before finally deciding. "Well, In my memories I'm definitely into females. It was at least part of the reason I decided on being a female. And the idea of two girls together seems like something that I was quite into. So why not go for that? But also, let's not close the door on swinging on the other side if I ever feel like it! I might want babies some day, after all." Huh. She feels like that should have been embarrassing to say, but here she is with no filter. Maybe embarrassment is one of the 'negative emotions' being suppressed.

"Okay... So Bisexual with strong preference for females..." Another mark on the clipboard, and the soul body's detached ideas of who might be attractive quickly become ingrained knowledge of who's attractive. "Hmm... Is there anything else that needs done here...? Ah! Right! Some personality traits."

Flipping to a different page on the clipboard, the 'doctor' turns it around for the soul body to read. On it are a list of personality traits that the soul body is, for lack of a more apt wording, completely devoid of, each with an accompanying checkbox. With a quick explanation from the 'doctor', the soul body creates what her memories led her to believe would be a good person and personality. With each filled checkbox, the soul body can feel the traits appearing in her psyche, though she can also feel a **** temporarily restraining them from influencing her choices.

"Okay, and with that, we should have sufficient information to help your soul create a sense of self stable enough to create a body. Now, unfortunately, you won't remember this interaction. Or at least, you won't be able to before ascending to our plane, so it's not worth mentioning. Just relax and calmly return to sleep. The next time your soul is conscious, you'll be in your new body."

With a nod, the soul body accepts what she is being told, and relaxes in the hospital bed. The room slowly goes dark as the illusion fades and she begins to sleep, before fading away completely, the fragments of her artificial soul body returning to the soul still floating above the device. With a few more interactions with the device, it finally gave a confirmation that it can continue the repair process. Finally, the extra-dimensional being who was playing the silent 'doctor' steps toward the device.

"Well, time to finish this repair," he says, dryly. "Should probably only take another cycle, at this rate... Ugh, I know I chose to do this repair to relieve boredom, but I didn't expect it to be so tedious. It's no less than the greatest source of my boredom..."