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  • The Upload

    Chapter by ArtificialFox · 06 Jan 2026
  • Rex proposes a new arrangement: Paula uploads to a pendant while he takes her body out into the world. She'd see and hear but not feel. Paula is terrified but agrees to try.

    Paula watches from the pendant as her body moves through the world, interacts with strangers, orders coffee with her voice. She starts finding evidence of activities she didn't authorize: photos, receipts, messages from strangers. She confronts Rex; he's dismissive. The rules are unclear because they were never properly established.
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  • I want to try something new.

    We were mid-session, Rex walking my body around the apartment. I'd gotten used to the feeling of being moved—my legs responding to his commands, my arms swinging in his rhythms.

    What kind of new?

    I want to go out.

    I felt a spike of fear. We agreed. Inside only.

    I know. But I've been thinking. He stopped my body by the window, looked out at the street below. What if you weren't here?

    What do you mean?

    There's a system. For temporary upload. You'd transfer into a device—a pendant, usually—with a camera and microphone. I'd wear it around your neck. You could see and hear everything, but you wouldn't be in the body. You wouldn't feel anything.

    Why would I want that?

    Because then you couldn't panic. You couldn't say red because something surprised you. You could just—watch. Experience it from outside.

    That sounds terrifying.

    It sounds incredible.

    Rex—

    Just think about it. You could see your body from the outside. See how other people see you. And I could actually live, for a few hours. Walk around in the world, interact with people, feel like a real person.

    I was quiet for a long moment.

    How would I come back?

    You'd request return. I'd approve it, and you'd transfer back into the body.

    You'd have to approve it.

    It's a safety feature. Prevents accidental returns in dangerous situations. A pause. But I'd always approve. Obviously.

    What if you didn't?

    Paula. His voice was soft. Have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?

    He hadn't. In all these weeks, all these sessions, he'd kept every promise. Respected every boundary. Been exactly what he'd said he'd be.

    Let me think about it, I said.

    Of course.

    But I was already thinking about it. Already imagining what it would be like to see my body from outside. To watch it move through the world without me.

    The idea was terrifying.

    I couldn't stop thinking about it.

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    ## The Upload

    The pendant was small—silver, simple, a tiny camera lens barely visible. It hung from …
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Jkelley ∙ 07 Jan 2026

cool, sexy, scary

the pace is moving so fast tho. There are probably so many cool things you could do with an amiable co-inhabitant. Have you read 'in the spirit of discovery' by Yogma on Literotica? some cool inspo there

ArtificialFox Author ∙ 07 Jan 2026

I actually haven't! I'll check it out. :)

This story is actually all already written, just publishing it in chapters -- it's not one that will stretch too long. I think coming back to the core ideas with different characters (maybe someone more trustworthy than Rex) could be fun in the future though, plenty to explore here. There were some chapters of The Medallion of Zulu on Writing.com which also did a fun co-habitation thing, lightheartedly.