The basics.

"Hello, Christa. I'm the debugger." The man looked her over clinically. "Clothes."

As she undressed she took stock of the situation. "Where am I and why am I here? Why am I taking off my clothes for you?"

"Open." He slid his fingers around her mouth. "Up." A feeling like a paintbrush on her skin. "Spread." A brief and painless exploration.

He briefly explained the situation to her. "What you experienced was a glitch, one I believe is based in a flaw in your relational dynamics." He tapped his slate and a man appeared. The man was average in every way; in fact, when Christa thought about it, she couldn't pinpoint any of his characteristics specifically. He was average height, with average skin, an average hair color, and an average face.

"This is an abstract representation of a male." An apple appeared in his hand. "Who is holding the apple?”

Was it a trick question? "Uh, he is."

"Good. Is he Christa?"

"What? No, I'm Christa. Are you confused?"

"Ok." He tapped the slate again and the man was replaced with an equally average woman. "This is Laura. She's an accountant. What is your job?"

"Um, I'm a receptionist."

"Good." He tapped the skate and Laura strode forward, offering her hand. As shook the woman's hand, the woman spoke. "Nice to meet you. I'm Christa."

Christa turned to the debugger. "I thought you said her name was Laura?"

"No, she's Christa, the receptionist. Your name is Laura and you're an accountant."

Christa frowned. "You've got us mixed up."

"Good." He tapped the slate and Laura disappeared.

"Now Christa, please describe your coworker Ken to me."

She smiled. "He's a great guy, very funny. He's always happy to help with whatever you need and-"

"Are you attracted to him?"

"I'm, uh, a lesbian, so no."

He tapped the slate again. "Honestly."

"Yes and I don't know why. I have no interest in men but Ken just seems like such a great guy that-"

The debugger tapped his slate and Ken appeared. He smiled at Christa but didn't say anything.

"Hey, Ken..." Christa was confused.

The debugger tapped his slate again and Ken was nude. "Do you feel aroused by Ken?"

"No, of course not! I mean, he's just-" Suddenly Ken had the tablet and she was looking at a nude debugger. "He's just what?" she asked, looking at her tablet. The debugger stood where she had been and replied in her voice. "He's just, I don't know, he just seems like-"

The debugger walked Ken the Christa and womanned her on the receptionist

She was sitting on the couch again. the debugger looked pleased. "I think we've found the problem." He tapped the slate and Ken reappeared. "It appears you cannot reconcile your attraction to Ken with your sexuality. Another tap and Ken was suddenly a woman. It was still recognizably Ken, just female. Female Ken smiled and winked.

"Do you find this person attractive?"

"Yes, very much."

The debugger sighed and put away his slate. "Ok, we have three options. We can make you bisexual or straight, we can remove your crush, or we can turn Ken female. What would you prefer?"

Gazing at Lady Ken, the answer was obvious. "Make Ken a woman."

"Alright." He started to tap rapidly. "And for your troubles we'll make her your girlfriend."

Then Christa was falling, falling, falling

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"...met at work, if you can believe that!"

Cassie smiled and placed her hand on Christa's forearm. "That was back when I wanted to be a white-collar drone like this one."

Christa kissed her playfully. "Hey, you asked me out, remember?"

As the conversation with their friends went on, Christa reflected on how lucky she was. The lesbian dating scene was pretty sparse in this city and at times she thought she'd never meet someone who really got her. She looked over at Cassie lovingly. A good woman really was hard to find.