Machine learning

To James's delight, Ivy decided to forego clothes for now. The house was empty, so why not? No one was going to bother them as they roamed around.

One thing that became very apparent was Ivy's suddenly innate sense of control over just about all technology in her immediate vicinity. While James didn't realize it at first, Ivy was turning on lights in the hallway and in the kitchen with just a quick glance. Ivy's house had one of those smart home interfaces where all the lights, speakers, alarm system, thermostat, everything ran through the Hideki Hub. Having a version of Hilda basically come to life seemed to mean she could connect and influence them with a second thought.

James turned his girlfriend into a techno-sorceress.

Ivy didn't even ponder that ability as she opened up the freezer, hastily pulling out the tub of triple-fudge ice cream and practically ripping the lid off. In the last moment, Ivy remembered that spoons existed, and she grabbed one, but started eating straight from the tub. Upon her first bite, she almost crumpled to the floor in joyful tears again, only to be caught by James.

"It's... so... good..!" was all she managed to say, before she scooped up another big bite. She took it into her mouth, and practically inhaled it, before she dropped the spoon and held her head. "Augh... brain freeze! I should have known!" Ivy shook her head out, and then paused for a moment, looking back at James with a puzzled expression. "I should have known that, shouldn't I? Ivy and Lucas both knew. Hilda did not. Still, why didn't I stop myself?"

James thought for a moment, as he hefted Ivy fully upright again. This time, she took the spoon and dug into the ice cream more cautiously, taking a smaller bite this time, letting the ice cream melt in her mouth before swallowing. Eventually, an idea came to him. "Maybe it's because you have incomplete data? You all have equal say in the mind, but it's not really like a vote where 2 to 1 overrules. It's probably more like an average. I think I saw a hint from that from Lucas when he first joined the mix, he didn't have data on being a woman so he had to experience them first before knowing what to do about them, even in a mix. So if you don't have any point of reference for one of you, or two of you even, it probably affects your willingness to try something and learn it."

"Hmm. I see. That could be a problem if I jump into something without a lot of thought. I'll have to consider this for my next decisions, and trust if one or more of my input minds has a strong negative opinion."

James looks in the cupboards, grabbing two bowls and another spoon, this time scooping out two reasonable portions, one for him and one for Ivy. He puts the tub away, and slides a bowl over to Ivy, who gets right back to eating. "But on the other hand, when I explore new senses, it also means that my current mixed form will be strongly influenced by what Hilda determines is enjoyable or not! Which I think is fascinating. I can truly grow like this, even if Ivy and Lucas are of a strong opposing opinion then Hilda might be the one who sways the outcome. Ultimately, all three minds are fed the same positive result, so with enough time, preferences might change for the individuals based on our group experience."

Ivy pulled her hair back into a ponytail, something she often did absent-mindedly, grabbing a hairband that had been left on the counter. It left the little notification bar next to her ear visible, so James decided to check a few things--Ivy did basically want to be James's literal smart device, anyway. "Ivy, could you open the mail from Seatown University?"

"Sure, do you want me to read it to you?" Ivy said casually. There was a hint of Hilda's cheeriness, but that was sort of embedded in all of how she spoke now.

James shook his head. "No, keep enjoying your ice cream, but display the text on your forehead." That was such a weird request, but Ivy did it without even giving it much thought at all. She kept spooning ice cream into her mouth while James read the university email. He slid his finger along her forehead to scroll through the text. Ivy giggled a little, but didn't say anything, this was part of her end of the bargain. "It looks like they're talking about summer orientation. You'll probably be out of the hospital by end of July, right?"

"Yeah, I'd expect so," Ivy said, on Lucas's behalf. "The doctors still aren't totally certain about Lucas's condition though. There's a chance that there are complications that they haven't been able to assess yet, and that may cause, well, problems. Or, at least an extended hospital stay. But, if all goes well, you'll be wheeling Lucas around in a wheelchair at orientation, yeah?"

James nodded, listening to the seriousness in Ivy's words. "It's too bad you didn't apply to Sea-U, Ivy. I'm going to get tired pushing Lucas around all day, while you're already so used to carrying him through school."

Ivy snorted, and smiled. "Well, I didn't have the grades at the time."

"Although, now you might. If Lucas's grades apply to you too, that's four months of straight A's out of that total nerd. As far as I know, they accept applications up to the end of the school year, when your final GPA would be available."

Ivy brightened up a bit at that thought, pondering. "Maybe... we'll see. Let's worry about that later." Having finished her bowl of ice cream, Ivy took a step back away from James with a smile. "Would you do something with me for now? I want to keep trying new things, new foods, new sensations, but I know it's getting late and I'm just a bit too excitable right now. But if you give me a command, that becomes my top priority, and then that's all I can even think about until it's done sometimes. Come on, James, make your phone-girl do something!"

James grinned. "Alright then. Ivy, dance to Kelly D's 'No Time Like Now', just like she does in her video."

Ivy looked simultaneously excited and thankful, replacing the side of Hilda that wanted to power through a bunch of first experiences with the side that wanted to be the perfect AI assistant for her administrator. She stepped back into the living room area, her head down for a moment, like she was thinking her way through the song. Soon, she took a starting pose, hands on her panty-clad hips, but still looking down until the speakers within the house queued up the music, with some heavy bass to start it off.

When Ivy next looked up, her face had changed once again, looking exactly like pop artist Kelly D! Her body was about the same size, as far as James knew, but with a totally different face due to the changes from the Ascend headset, it was almost like James was getting a one-person show from the artist herself! Ivy swung her hips back and forth, her hands gliding and posing in front of her, sometimes running along her stomach or breasts or down her hips, reminding James just how naked she was when she was touching her bare breasts. Not to mention, when she started dancing, her chest and ass jiggled all over with no fabric to keep anything in check! She perfectly synced her mouth along to the music, and James could feel his erection returning in full ****.

Of course, this being a totally scripted performance, James waited the whole way through the song until it had ended, leaving Ivy once again a bit sweaty and rather breathless! Kelly D's choreography was clearly ambitious, even though Ivy seemed to have no trouble making the moves thanks to Hilda's movement algorithms and processing. When the song was over, she was smiling brightly, clearly thrilled by the response she was seeing from James, particularly in his pants.

With the song over, she began to walk slowly forward, this time likely at Ivy's mind's urging, a seductive look growing on her face. "So, Jim... are you going to command me to do something we've not yet done? Give me the commands to do things however you want, right here and right now. I already think I earn the 'perfect girlfriend' award, but I want to seal the deal. I'm so ready to go right now, all of me is. Even the Hilda part absolutely has to see where this horniness is gonna take us. So, what's it gonna be?"