I awoke in my dark apartment, if i were to describe it, it'd be minimalistic, i mean, the government only pays for your housing, and as of next week, if my unique skill doesn't develop into something more useful, ill even lose it i sigh as i say the commonplace phrase of this world
"status"
the window appeared soon after, a dark green outline with an opaque lime green inside
[name: ???]
"i know that you hunk of junk, you know what i want"
as always i spoke to no one, truth be told this window was really my only companion
[age 15
stats=all average
skills
cooking 1, adaptability 3, physical pain nullification 2]
"ok, ok, i know I'm useless, show me my unique skill"
[unique skill: mild slightly faster healing 9]
Ive been training this skill for my entire life, its already evolved one, it started as barely tangibly slightly faster healing, and todays the day i test if i have any worth
"show exp value"
i learned this through seeing a gameplay and it showed a skill slowly gaining exp and leveling up, so that one night i just said random phrases related to that, and thats the phrase that worked
[999,999/1,000,000]
i grab my needle, *almost* to the point of rusting from how many times I've used it and jab my finger
[2 skills have leveled up]
"check skill 1"
[pierce 1]
"oh, a new skill, that may be somewhat useful, check skill 1"
I usual specify so i can take it one step at a time
[notice: the skill you checked may be evolved from mild slightly faster healing]
"evolve"
[skill has evolved to —>slightly faster healing (full)]
"full? What does that mean? It's different then complete but how?"
[full modifier requires certain items/skills to become a lvl 1 value or higher (depends on skills use + time since last evolution)]
"what required item do i need?"
[doctors antibiotics (ok) + doctors sterilization equipment (ok)]
"any skills required?'
[no skills required]
"what exactly are the ok modifiers"
[modifiers for items refer to the quality]
"well then" i sigh in a slightly irritated manner "how do i tell the quality?"
[a skill is needed]
I sigh even more irritated then before
"ok, how do i get this skill?"
[correctly asses the quality of items you see 10 times (1 time per item)]
and so the search around my room began, first my bed
"not the best quality bed, the sheets are cold and comforter is just enough to keep me up but warm enough to keep me comfy, the floors actually decent creeky in a few places, my stoves old and in pretty poor condition, the pots are literally just repurposed metal lids so pretty bad, meal tickets, decent, uhhhhhhhh, what else, oh, my shirts pretty cheep and like 5 person hand me downs so it's pretty bad, and my watch-"
i look at my black steel watch, its ticking syncing with my heartbeat, a green-ish hue to the shifting color class
"its excellent"
[1 skill leveled up]
"Wait really, i thought i was being to giving, check 1 skill"m that i have the skill, now what?"
as always when met with a non-command, the ever familiar window did not respond
checking my watch again i notice the time
"go to school, or not, if i get higher education or last this week maybe i could enroll somewhere good, a hunter sounds like a good option, though i doubt I'd survive long, welp doings not my problem"
as i stretch and get up i grab my backpack and leave the apartment
…
as i walk along my path i see several things, muggings, disputes and &^%#@, in other words the one thing i refuse to acknowledge
…
i arrive at my school, the one thing thats consistent all over the world, the fake marble and tall building looming over all like a shadow, well besides Craig, but he's usually small, so he applies too.
as i head to my class, I'm forced to stop by what i can only describe as two *refined* gentleman
"well well, it seems as if your learning" a spiked haired, short kid says in a… *delicate* way
"ooooo ouch" the kid says "so good, but you made the mistake at short I'm afraid Tyrone here will have to educate you again"
i look at the obviously taller kid beside the spikes haired kid, he was what you'd think would happen if you injected testosterone and steroids in a kid everyday, bald and dumb, almost brain dead
"edumicate?" Tyrone says in a droll chuckley sort of way
"dude, ill be real here" i respond in a bored and tired style, the emotions I'm feeling right now "ill be nothing in a week, then what? You'll be the kid who beat up a useless kid, hell, ill bet I'm not even gonna be remembered by anyone here, so why does it matter? Your ego is important sure, but having this lunk do the work? You just get bad clout"
he stands there, actually considering this, probably not the way i want him to but considering nonetheless
"so i just need to beat you up myself?"
yep, there we go
"you make me sad, for someone with mind reading your not very astute"
I'm digging my own grave at this point but who cares, maybe ill power level a skill? Probably pain nullification, but thats cool, one of the harder skills to level if your not endurance based.
the kid gets in a stereotypical fighting stance
"You know that wont suddenly give you the ability to fight yes?" I say in a mocking manner, yep, come at me you SOB, give me some free exp-
i get hit, full chicken wing fist to the face, ah, just lovely, i kinda dont want to get up, but free exp like this is just to much to pass up, though I'm in a boot of a precario- wait a second-