Noah shoved open the door just as Nate was reaching forward to unlock the door. Nate gave him a weird look and Jason smiled. David rushed in to the kitchen turning and pouting to Noah, "Riding with them was weird without you."
"Sorry, I had a rather slow day here. Slept in and such. Do you guys want snack?" Noah responded.
"Whatever you have is fine," was the reply and Noah turned and grabbed a few bags of chips carelessly off of the counter before heading over to the living room with David in tow.
Tossing a bag of chips at Nate he sat down on the couch right next to Jason their thighs slightly touching and opened the other bag leaving in his lap but pointing the opening at Jason. Jason's dark eyes flashed and the corner of his mouth touched a bit. Glancing at the other boys before reaching to grab a chip and turning to the coffee table in front of him where Nate was starting to set up the first game.
As they started playing Noah's mind wandered a bit. Unable to focus on the game because he knew he had to confess to Jason tonight. Well, he probably had to... 'Was L real? I haven't heard anything in a few days but I can still pull up the screen and such. Wait! He had mentioned an inventory. I can try that to figure out if it is real before I embarrass myself trying to avoid this punishment thing that was never even clarified.' Noah's thoughts were all over the place but thinking of test that he excused himself to go back into the kitchen and test his inventory.
Grabbing a bottle of ibuprofen from the medicine cabinet because it was the most useful thing he could think of at the moment he squeezed his eyes shut and shoved his hand forward like placing something on an invisible shelf. After a moment he opened one eye and looked at the bottle in his hand before placing it back onto the counter and running back to the game room with a smile.
The boys finished a game and switched to cards playing a few rounds of Blackjack as Noah made small talk with the boys around him. A few hours later things were wrapping up and Jason decided to drive David home. Walking to the door Noah ran up to David and yanked at his sleeve, "Would you mind running to the bathroom for a minute so I can talk to him for a sec?" he whispered to David.
David smiled gently with a knowing look and whispered back, "Text me about this." Before turning and dashing back into the house.
Noah turned to Jason awkwardly and smiled. "He will be right back. Today was fun..." trailing off his thoughts buzzed. He didn't think the system was real anymore but he did like Jason. "So umm can I have your number?"
"Sure no problem. Let me see your phone?" Jason responded casually. Noah unlocked his phone and handed it over staring at the ground until his phone was placed gently back into his hands. "Text me so I can make sure to have your number too?" Jason asked.
Noah blushed hard and nodded before rushing back toward his room. As soon as he had the room to himself Jason pumped his fist and grabbed at the ceiling. The smile only slightly fading when David walked back over and they left for his car.
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Elsewhere, a girl puts down an almost empty container of purple popcorn and frowns at the screen in front of her.
"L!"
"Yes, miss?"
"Is he an idiot?"
"Probably..."
"Show him how to use his inventory and implement incentive 624."
"624? That's not standard protocol for lower level systems."
"Really?" She glared at him mockingly as it was her system and she could do as she wished.
"Sigh, it's not an issue miss."
Noah Level 1 (5/10 to next)
Health 11/11
Beauty 4
Aura 1
Mana 2/2
Skills < N/A>
Task #1
Confession of love
Confess your love to someone and receive a response.
Task #3
Go on a date
To gain confidence and further skills host must practice their social skills.
Task #4
Getting physical
Kissing can be more then just lips. Find 10 erotic zones other then the lips.
DISTRIBUTE POINTS TO UNLOCK FURTHER TASKS. HOST MUST COMPLETE A TASK EVERY WEEK.
WARNING! TASKS NOT COMPLETED. PROTOCOL 624 IN PROGRESS.