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As you rounded the corner and released control, Marian glanced around at the construction site. It was pretty much just a dirt lot, with a sign near it that said Coming Soon: Burgie's Burgers and Shakes. Marian made a face about the fact that her first assignment with the Tarantula was to help build a fast food joint with a silly name, but you didn't seem to mind. You'd had Burgie's in some other bodies you'd trained, they seemed fine to you.

At first, you thought Marian had been assigned a solo task for the week, which was odd for someone's first go, but then someone came into view from around the corner of another building, carrying lumber to set down in a pile.

Now that girl had a body! Even under full coveralls, it was clear that she had a sturdy, shapely hourglass figure, where the clothing was just tight enough at the hips and chest to get a good idea of how sexy this other girl was. Her long orange hair seemed bundled into a very loose ponytail, just enough to keep her hair at bay while she did her work. What also stuck you as interesting was that you'd been paired up with a Silverback operator--as the other girl's massive mechanical arms hung down to the ground, knuckles resting on the dirt as she noticed Marian and yourself, waving energetically up at you with a regular-sized arm and a big grin!

Marian walked forward, smiling politely herself as she approached the other girl. The Silverback operator pushed off of the ground with her larger hands, getting a bit of a hop when she did as she jogged right over. When she got close enough, a massive metallic arm was extended in greeting. "Hey there, I'm Jessie Howell, who might you be?"

Confused at first, Marian didn't really know what to do about this giant palm outstretched to her. One finger alone seemed almost as big as Marian's whole fist! You helped her along, extending her hand to at least get her most of the way there. When Marian had control again, she shrugged and grabbed one of the fingers with her hand to shake, eliciting a giggle from the other girl. "Hi, uh, I'm Marian and th--" you stopped her from saying more, knowing she was going to introduce you. However, another one of Terraflex's weird quirks was that one-body rule, where the training module shouldn't be introduced as if it were another person, partly because to inspire confidence in the team and trust each other, the Terraflex higher-ups felt it best that nobody know if anyone else was using training wheels to get through the day. At least for now, Marian's relative newness was to remain a secret.

"And that's a great Silverback frame you've got," you finished for her, as Jessie had been waiting for the awkward pause to end. She seemed to just chalk it up to jitters of meeting someone new, and didn't question it.

Jessie pulled her hand back, and pulled her massive robotic arms up into a flex. "I know, right? Silverbacks are my specialty, though I've worked with 'em all. Tarantulas, though, mighty fine machines... mighty fine." Jessie seemed to be looking between Marian's organic and mechanical parts, admiring both to a degree. She didn't seem shy about her examination, as she put a massive Silverback hand on the module attached to the back end of Marian. Marian shivered and squirmed a little, as the sudden touch of a massive hand upon her equally massive metallic backside was a shock to the system, feeling incredibly new! "I reckon we're pourin' some concrete today? I was gonna start on the frame, if you wanna help with some hammerin' while we get the concrete mixed. Want a hand with the concrete mix? I've got two of the best for the job."

Marian nodded, stuttering. "Uh... y-yeah, thanks. I can't, y'know, reach... all back there..." She scratched her head a little, not usually feeling so strange about talking with others about anything. She was usually a bit shy, but nothing about Jessie seemed anything out of the ordinary...

The other girl winked, and turned around to walk towards the bags of concrete and water tanks that she'd carried in earlier, often swaying those wondrous hips back and forth but occasionally interrupting her gait with a bit of an extra boost from those long Silverback loader arms, temporarily using them as legs for a step or two to climb over little obstacles on the ground for some of the piles of things she'd been making. Those hips were hypnotic, you couldn't stop staring.

"...Hey, uh, what... what are you doing now...?"

You stopped moving, as you realized you had a hand on your chest, massaging Marian's right breast with her own hand! Her face was beet red, and you could understand why. You were normally far more professional than that, but something about looking at Jessie's body as she wandered off, it filled your shared form with a powerful attraction. You hadn't even realized you'd been absent-mindedly rubbing your borrowed chest, having overridden Marian's ability to stop it until she brought you back to reality.

"Uh, sorry," you said, letting Marian put move her hands freely again.

Marian gulped as she looked at her own hands, then back to Jessie. She rubbed the back of her neck. "No harm, no foul. That's so odd, though, I had a real tough time saying anything to her, I'm not into other women though..." For a while, Marian simply reflected upon her confusing state of mind, while you took charge a bit to move Marian closer to Jessie, spinning around and opening up the mixer compartment that had been affixed to the Tarantula unit all morning. While each Tarantula main module was large and often had its own unique size and shape, the cement mixer gave the truest 'classic' spider shape for the operator.

"Alright, mixture goin' in!" Before Marian even could recognize what was happening, concrete mix and water filled up her insides--kind of. The main module certainly grew heavy with the mixture added to the mixer, and Marian couldn't help but blush. She could feel it filling her up, not really able to comprehend just what she was feeling--this mechanical body extension was making her brain go haywire, almost! Fortunately, you were there to keep her calm, as you activated the mixer when Jessie stood back to watch.

"I didn't know it would... feel this good," Marian said, through gritted teeth. "Is it always going to be like this?"

You shrugged a little, helping Marian relax, but you did realize that the sensation of concrete sloshing around inside a spinning part of a giant mechanical body did feel strangely soothing and pleasurable. It reminded you of kneading dough or clay, kind of, and it really seemed to light something inside Marian. "It'll be different for everyone, your mind will need a bit of time to adjust, but the tactile sense will definitely be something you'll want to use to your advantage to gauge when we need to mix things more, to add more ingredients, and so on. I know it's strange, but if you're getting this worked up with the concrete loader, I think you're going to really enjoy this job..!"

"You say somethin' to me?" Jessie said as she rounded to your front. Marian shook her head, laughing a bit nervously, and that was that.

The two ladies worked quite a bit on that concrete pad throughout the day. While all the movements were strange to Marian, she got the hang of dumping the cement like she was a spider generating silk in no time. With your aid, she and Jessie finished the day's tasks early, and parted ways for the evening with a friendly smile and wave.

You walked Marian back to her trailer unit around the corner, a massive temporary structure within which Marian and you would reside for the remainder of the week. Because it wasn't feasible to bring everyone in to the Phase Binder each day, construction teams maintained weeklong presences with their machine parts, and the Tarantula's accommodations were impressive, to say the least. Specialized bedding, kitchen, and entertainment areas were carefully paired next to charging and repair stations, and a large room that functioned as part car wash, part shower, was where a Tarantula operator could get cleaned after a long day of hard work in the hot sun.

You led Marian into the shower chamber, and she seemed too exhausted to be self-conscious about the fact that some other mind was about to see her torso without any clothes. She readily removed her shirt and bra, tossing it in a laundry container before you turned the water jets on. Through the glossy panels within the showering room, you couldn't help but admire Marian's body briefly--trying not to linger on her appearance, so she wouldn't think anyone but herself was making her look at her own body. The smooth tummy and teardrop breasts felt wonderful under the hot water, both you and she could attest to that after a long day and the soreness that provided.

"Can we talk about that thing from earlier?" Marian asked out of nowhere.

You paused. "What thing? That temporary power failure on the mixer? Don't worry about it, it happens from time to time with the big equipment."

Marian shook her head. "No, the... other thing. I feel strange when I look at Jessie, and I want to know. Whose feelings are those? I'm not into girls. ...I don't think. Are you? I mean, fine if you are, no judgment, I just need to know..!"

"I suppose it is possible that could be the case," you said, with a slight shrug, letting the water run over the body as you overrode full control to talk without interruption briefly. "Jessie's a stunning woman, and I've felt all sorts of attraction, revulsion, as well as other emotions through other trainees. But, I will say it's, uh, more complex than that. See, I do have my own mind, connected to your mind. But it's also your mind that is directly connected to the chemical makeup, my thoughts have to go through you as the gateway. So, something about your mind likes what's going on in my mind enough to start those butterflies in our stomach, if you feel a strong response then it's likely a bit of both. I know that doesn't help much, but..."

"I-it's fine," Marian said, about to get back to washing, but you and she realized at the same time that you had once again placed your hands on her breasts, and had been rubbing lightly all the while. You relinquished control again, somewhat embarrassed by the fact that you were letting thoughts of a cute girl make you touch the cute girl you currently were. Usually you were more in control of yourself!

Though, when the car-wash spinning brushes engaged and started washing down the Tarantula form, Marian's hands went right back up to play with her breasts, moaning in delight as she felt this big, bulky mechanical body tickled all over, touched in incredible ways that she didn't know was possible until then!

Seems she didn't even need your help for this part. Even though there was nothing organic to touch between legs currently not visible to either of you, that seemed to increase the importance of the sensitivity of her breasts, and coupled with the massive mechanical body as it shuddered and opened up its exhaust ports to stop from overheating, Marian shrieked out like an orgasm had overcome her body! You'd been along for the ride the whole while, shocked at just how sensitive Marian had become to this new robotic body she had found herself attached to, none of the other trainees ever felt this good during a shower... there must have been something special about her, how her nervous system lined up in the phase binding process, to allow it to feel so remarkable.

That was going to linger in both of your minds for quite a while... you wondered what Marian had been thinking about during that moment of bliss. Had it been purely her unique body? Or had there been a hint of Jessie somewhere in there too? There was much to ponder as eventually you and Marian left the shower chamber squeaky-clean, skipped getting dressed entirely, chatted into the evening as Marian ate one of her healthy salads, and eventually dozed off to sleep at the cushioned counter built for her to rest upon.

On your mind, though, as you drifted off with her, was Jackie. You wondered how you should play things throughout the week--just try to ignore everything? Or should you be more forward about your feelings with either of the other girls?