Gwen seems fine with it

"Ah, I can tell this guy you're talking about is a little more than just a gym membership," Gwen said, before chuckling. "I don't want to be the one who gets in the way of love! I know I wouldn't have my beautiful kids if I wasn't given the same liberty. But." Gwen's little spherical avatar points a hand at Sophia. "Just talking, hugs, maybe a kiss at most since that will be with the mask and not my actual face. Anything beyond that, well... then I guess I'd probably use the Bail-out option."

Sophia stayed quiet. Gwen herself didn't seem fully committed to yanking the cord if things went a little too far with Mike. Was this some sort of subtle permission? Maybe something about the idea of her body being stolen for someone else's use to spend time with another person outside her control was actually something of a fantasy for her? Or maybe Sophia was reading things wrong and she was already jeopardizing her job by thinking she could bend the rules a little, or a lot.

"I promise, Gwen, you'll never see me do anything beyond the limits you set down for yourself." Sophia carefully worded that promise, just in case...

That seemed enough to satisfy Gwen. "Thanks, hon. Oh, I guess all this chatting is part of the session, huh? I better let you get to it! I'm already in workout gear, and I already have towels and a water bottle on the counter. If you need anything else, meet me back in here, alright? Thanks!" She certainly was prepared like a mother would be. In the contract, trainers are allowed to properly and dress and clean clients as needed, depending on how long the sessions would last, but clients can minimize time of their controllers seeing them without clothes by just being prepared. For some, it's just a mere privacy issue, for others it's being hyper aware of their body shape and not wanting others to see them outside of their clothes until progress has been made. Gwen seemed like the cautious type, something Sophia noted in her mind.

Sophia moved her little disembodied self over to a little portal in the virtual room, and moved through it, initiating the full connection to the Ascend device that Gwen was wearing. And in moments, she felt herself yanked into the real world--into Gwen's home! She was staring at the ceiling of a large bedroom, as a fan swirled slowly above her. She sat up, feeling around at the flowery bedsheets, before turning to a mirror above a dresser.

Sophia was actually quite shocked to see her face so clearly! The Ascend V5 headsets did away with flat screens that looked like a person was wearing a visor or something, and instead created a 'contour mask'. The technology reminded Sophia of the toys where people could press objects into a grid of pins and they would take up the same shape as the object, except the shape that was generated looked almost identical to Sophia's own! Save for a small black band that ran along behind the ears and along the forehead--and the fact that the mask's skin tone matched the rest of the body for a seamless look--Sophia could have sworn that she was just looking at herself in a mirror, even if the red hair held in a ponytail was nothing like her chestnut brown locks.

"Wow, they really went all out with this tech," she said, staring at herself. Her voice sounded exactly the same as she normally did! Surprisingly, her lips seemed to open up to an actual mouth, with Gwen's teeth and tongue on the inside. And upon even closer inspection, Gwen's blue eyes had replaced Sophia's typical brown. She wasn't actually seeing from those eyes, either, as her little cameras were actually roughly where the tear ducts were on the face. Still, the V5 mask seemed to really be a mask, one that fit to Gwen's face and re-shaped it. "Am I really moving your mouth and eyes right now though?"

"Oh that's right, this is your first time doing this, huh? You sure are moving them," Sophia heard Gwen say, though her mouth didn't move. Sophia had heard her avatar, apparently Gwen was currently watching everything from inside her little safe space. "I heard that it helps with realism and makes other people comfortable when we encounter them. It's a little weird to feel you moving those body parts when your voice is still broadcast through a speaker, but it does help since you can eat or drink on my behalf this way, so you can keep me hydrated. I have a nut allergy though, just keep that in mind. Goodness, you're so cute, I can hardly stand it! I feel twenty years younger just looking at your face on my body!"

Sophia chuckled a little, as she then remembered she had some work to do. She slowly scanned down Gwen's body in the mirror. Gwen was nearly a foot taller than Sophia had been, and in the sports bra and shorts she could see that Gwen's body did have a bit of a tummy, hips and a rear that could use some firming up, a little flab on arms and legs, and a heavy chest that clearly grew after her two kids. Sophia threw in a few stretches, moving Gwen's arms and legs around to try and understand her range of motion, as well as any aches or pains or weak points that might complicate her fitness activity.

"It's not too bad, right..?" Gwen asked, worried a bit that Sophia was judging her. "My mom really lost her figure after having me and my brothers, so I have tried to avoid it, but I spend so much time working on things for the kids now... still, I can do a lot of that while you're exercising for me, so it's like adding hours to the day!"

Sophia smiled, putting Gwen's hands on her hips in a little pose. "Don't worry, Gwen. We'll get you looking perfect in no time! You really did keep yourself looking pretty good even after kids, but I understand your goals and I'll get you there. We're gonna look great together at the end." Sophia even went so far as to wink, before feeling her body shudder. Something about that little confident wink seemed to send a chill through her... or was that Gwen's chill? After all, muscle memory and hormones were still responses to stimuli that passed through Gwen's mind, so Sophia was bound to Gwen's sensations. Hunger, thirst, tiredness, even arousal or little episodes like that delightful chill all had to come from her.

"I... I look forward to that," Gwen said, clearly something on her mind. Did Sophia already do something that Gwen had a problem with? She worried a little that something was the matter. "Hey, uh. I just had a bit of a thought. Do you mind if I suggest something?"

Sophia wondered what Gwen was thinking now. But she could already feel the pulse of her borrowed body quickening--Sophia's first guess was that maybe Gwen was going to suggest something a bit outside the scope of the planned fitness routine.