It was clear that Paul was super jealous of Shane right now. Shane looked surprised at the force that Paul shouted at him. "Why shouldn't I? You were telling me I was so girly that I would be better as a Bottom!" Paul shook his head furiously. "Yeah, but not like that! Why do you get to snuggle with a pretty girl and I don't! That's really not fair Shane!?" It was not about being fair in my mind. It was about me being a Top. Shane looked down at his feet and frowned. "It's not like I can be a Top here anyway. I might as well get a girlfriend." he said under his breath. I was fine with that. It was not like I was going to fuck him. Shane stood next to me. He did not say anything, but he reached out to take my hand. His face was still pretty pink. I grasped his hand firmly which made him gasp. "I guess that leaves Paul with Kira." I said. Paul shimmied over to her and nodded. With that being the case, we all got a bit closer to each other as time went on in the enclosed space. Every so often food would be provided, and drill sergeants would make us all exercise. We also got to practice with the test machines.
Every candidate had to sit in the leather pilot seat with a large white boxy terminal between our legs. We put our hands on the sides and closed our eyes. From there, it would scan our personality complex and other factors to then compare them. It would then be used to suggest good matches to those that were still without partners. We were fine because we already had our group to pair up. Obviously, the candidates that had complementary personalities would likely be able to reach higher levels of synchronization. Then there were the operating machines. Because both genders could work both roles, we had to suit up and make sure that we could actually make the MTMs work. We were then given the plugsuit for the Top and Bottom roles. We each had to go through the separate machines. Because we had our all personalities scanned, the AI could match us with a 100% rate for synchronization. If we could not get the machines to work, that would be a problem. If after 3 tries at each machine in the practice room, you were set aside if you were not able to pilot. It would be real bad.
My first machine was the Top machine. It was a large black box. Once I focused on wanting to pilot, the edges engaged and became handles that extended towards me. I still had the bonus because it was a real cockpit. That meant that my handling of the machine was actually functioning at 110%. It was like the controls were made for me. It was very intuitive. Everyone watching was really impressed. Synchronization felt really good. I felt tingly and warm all over my body. It was also my first attempt at it. They told me to do it again to make sure it was not a big fluke. I did it again and they were still not satisfied. After the third time, I got told to move on. My group was watching me the whole time. They were cheering me on. The adults were all rather disappointed. "Looks like you do well as a Top, Talia. For a girl that is." a researcher said. I got it now. Even though they knew that girls could be Tops, they did not want to see it due to their sexism. It was not my problem. The others had their turns at their machine. The twins and Paul got it on the first try. Shane and Kira got it on the second try.
Next was the Bottom machine. I had the specialization to boot up the MTM faster. It was another large black box pressing against my ass. That was a bit invasive of my private space. I had no idea what it would be like for a real Bottom when a Top was there in an enclosed space. Once I focused on wanting to pilot, there was a small hiss as the orange mechanism on my sides engaged and became handles. I felt tingly and warm all over my body again. Since I was a girl in the game, I could feel my pussy get moist. If I was still a guy, I would be rock hard by now. "That's my girl, Talia. You're an even better Bottom than you are a Top." the researcher said. I noticed that they did not make me do it over and over. They got the result that they wanted. Kira and the twins got it on the first try. Shane did not get it until the second try. I was honestly a bit worried for them. "Of course I'm no good at this! I'm a Top. That's it!" Paul said in frustration as he got up shakily from the third test. He really had to dig in deep and strain for it to work. A great result as a Top seemed to confirm that. Shane was okay at it.
