"Bon après-midi, Master," the androgynous French beauty says to me, coming into my room, giving me a weak smile. "I'm sorry I wasn't of much use in the combat simulator sessions today. Je suis désolée."
It's my fault, really. I get so awkward around D'eon. One day I'll see them in the male changing room, the next day I'll see them go to the female toilet. I don't know how to act around them. Do I treat them like a man, or a woman? What would be appropriate and what wouldn't be? It's bad enough my hesitation on how to interact with them is affecting their health. They need a proper supply of mana, in this case, the Master, me. And it's not fair to them, they try their best for me. They settled on fellatio for mana transfers, but even then it only allows for a fraction of a transfer of mana, compared to full-on intercourse.
"D'eon." I say, in a nervous tone. "I'm sure you have noticed my... nervousness around you."
They simply chuckle and respond "En effet. I was wondering when you would want to talk about this, Master. I understand this can be a bit off-putting. For me, gender is basically clothes." With a snap of their fingers, they become a hint more masculine, body slightly toned, and chest completely flat. And then with another snap, they go back to being more feminine, thighs slightly more plump, and a slight swelling of their bust. "For everyone else, it's basically their whole identity. I can understand it's off-putting. I'd be weirded out if there was a person who could regrow their limbs, I guess this would be something like that for others."
"Hah, thanks for being so understanding. I feel a lot better now that I came clean, though you probably already knew." I admit, and sit down on my bed.
D'eon smiles, sitting down beside me on the bed and says "Master, you know, you need only ask and I can stay in one gender for you, I don't mind. Or I could switch depending on what you'd like, homme ou femme. And.... this one is only for the bedroom, but if you'd like... I can have the upper half of my female side and the lower half of my male side. If that's your thing of course," giving me a small wink. "And... if I can change my body to suit your preferences, we could finally have a proper mana transfer, and more than that... une aventure passionnée. Honestly, being lethargic for so long has been a bit of a downer."
"Yeah, I guess... hmm, but in the end, I still don't know how to act around you or treat you." I say, and D'eon simply says, slightly exasperated, "However you want, Master. Really, I've been with both men and women back when I was alive. I've lived as a man in the military, lived as the woman in the ballroom. It won't faze me. What I really want, Master, is for you to be comfortable with me. I like you. A lot. I know it's a bit sudden, and I've been told I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic, but I've really enjoyed my time here with you. Mon amour."
"Even if I haven't forgiven you for all those baguette jokes." they say jokingly.