“This should do it. Jen, do you feel uncomfortable at all?” I asked as I looked at the girl huddled by the fireplace.

“No. But Ai, are we really going to be living here in the future?” Jen asked. I could tell she was in a bit of a culture shock.

“Yes, but you will get used to it as you spend time here. I will be making things as comfortable as possible. And I mean this by saying we will have all the amenities. We will have an infinite power source, so there is no need to worry about that. We can do pretty much anything we can do now.” I explained. 

“I see…” Jen seemed to relax a bit as she heard that it would not be like what we had here tonight. Sadly, she needed to realize that once we ran out of food, we would need to go out and scavenge, and that would mean needing to sleep outside at times.

“While we will be based here. We may have to spend a few months outside at times as we search for resources. At most, I can set us up with enough food and water to last us a while, but we will need to leave the base at times and fight for other resources.” I added.

“I will be sure to learn everything you teach me.” Jen turned and looked at me with a forced smile. I knew she was trying her best to see everything in a positive light, but knowing the world we live in was going to change was not an easy thing to take. Knowing what was to come and knowing it would be a living hell was not something a person’s brain could deal with so easily.

 I looked at the stone bath I had just made that could be heated with firewood and began pouring jugs of water inside. It was not that deep, but it should fit the both of us. Once I was done filling it, I went out to get more firewood. I did not want to take too much from the current stockpile we had since Jen had worked so hard to gather it earlier. 

When I got back, I lit the fire and began heating up the bath. “Bath will be ready in a bit. We will need to bathe together though.”

    “Okay.” Jen’s cheeks were red. I guess our little intimate conversation was also weighing on her mind. 

“If you don’t want to bathe together, I can just gather more wood.” I decided it would be best to give her an option.

“No, it’s fine. I am just trying to figure things out in my mind. Ai…. When you kissed me, was it just a joke?” Jen asked as she played with her fingers. I never expected her to be so outright about this.

“Jen, I kissed you because I wanted to. While I did do it to tease you, I would never kiss anyone I did not like in that way.” I explained bluntly. There was no point in hiding anything.

“I see…” Jen’s cheeks turned redder, but I do think I saw her breathe a sigh of relief. She did not ask anymore after that. And since she did not ask anything, I did not push the subject further. I know Jen was someone I had to take things slow with.

After a while, the bath was nice and warm. We both stripped down, which gave me a beautiful view. Jen truly had the body of a model. She had white skin and perky mounds. I wanted to just push my face into them, but I restrained myself. Just thinking about it makes me want to slap myself for thinking like a dirty old man. We both got into the bathtub, but not in how I imagined. Jen sat at one end while I sat at the other. She pulled her knees to her chin and stared at me while we soaked. 

“Jen, as the days go by, training will be quite hard. I will admit that I do have the advantage of the system, but I will still be doing all the training with you. We will take it one step at a time, from basic exercises and weight training to running and jogging. The mountains are good for training as well. I spent four years on a snowy mountain peak training. It was no fun, but every day, I could tell I was gaining something.” I reached out and pulled Jen’s feet into my lap while squeezing my feet on either side of her so I could stretch out. I took a bar of soap and began washing her feet and legs for her. 

“We will be doing things from weapons training to drone control. I will even teach you how to make robots as well.” I spoke as I washed up her calves, not really looking up as I did. Jen did not resist and allowed me to do as I pleased. 

“I will push through it even if it is tough. I want to experience the things you experienced. Although, I do wish I knew what happened to me. I probably died or was dragged off someplace by some man.” Jen’s face crunched up. It seemed she did not like that topic.

“I will never let that happen to you. I will protect you from such things. In fact, we will also undergo another kind of training that you will not like.” I hated to do it but it was better to get her used to it ahead of time. But it could not just be anyone. I had to find a really nasty bastard to use for this kind of training. 

“A special training?” Jen seemed curious.

“I will explain when the time comes. After all, it is not something most people could do.” She would need to kill a human at some point. I wanted it to be in a controlled setting so that she would not be in danger.

 Jen pursed her lips as I began washing her thighs. I did not go up too far before saying: “Turn around so I can wash your back.” After all, if I pushed too far, Jen might become creeped out by me, and that was the last thing I wanted. So, I was only doing what I had done before.