Jim decided to purchase the invisibility perk, even though it took all 100 of his points. 'how do I activate it? he asked.
"just think it. at level one, you will be invisible until you turn it off, or until an enemy grabs ahold of you."
'so I can touch people, even grab them, without being seen?'
"yes. you can even be touched by normal people, as long as it is not someone who wishes you harm who grabs you."
'good to know. now, where is the nearest bar?'
the screen disappeared, but was clearly overlaid by the system's data. a path was highlighted in front of him, and doors and key locations were highlighted. jim left activated the invisibility and followed the path. the invisibility would certainly be useful. outside, a very foul mouthed jogger was yelling at a poor meter maid just doing her job. Jim noticed the bent forward posture and the much too tight spandex, and grinned. he couldn't resist. he stepped forward and swung his hand, spanking her hard enough he was certainly there would be a good red handprint even when she got home to investigate. the jogger whirled around angrily, but she couldn't find anyone else to yell at. in her confusion, the meter maid slapped the ticket on her windshield and drove away. jim was happy to help set this Karen in her place.
a text appears in the bottom left of his vision:
public good deed- 50 points awarded
free points for helping someone? that's cool. Jim continued to the bar, and grabbed a plate of chicken strips and a coke, then sat in a room in the back to eat in private. 'man, being invisible is nice' jim thought.
the system again displayed text at the bottom of his vision: you will find many helpful perks available for you to make life easier.
suddenly, the door closed and locked. Jim spun around to see a woman, maybe 19 or 20 walk in the room. as jim was invisible, she did not know anyone else was there. she quickly started to take her clothes off, starting with her pants, to reveal a lacy black thong. Jim did not mean to stare, but he found he could not look away, and not yet comfortable with his invisibility. she pulled off her shirt, and jim noticed her much too tight bra, her breast threatened to burst free if she wasn't careful. as she took the bra off, jim could only stare at her surprising large breasts, and her toned abs. looking up at her face, jim saw what made his blood boil. around the edge of her sunglasses, he saw the edges of a black eye. she also had a busted lip and a cut on her left eye.
'system, why would someone hurt such a beautiful woman? ' jim couldn't help asking.
"there are perks that could help you find out. the sense perk can give you bits of what someone is thinking about, as well as their physical condition and intentions." the system replied. " the telepathy perk lets you enter people's minds and access their memories. or you can use the dominator perk on sexual partners to take over their thoughts and feelings to make them do whatever you want. it should be noted that they must be a willing participant in the sexual activity, and it is a process that takes time."
'geez that sounds evil' jim thought.
"as with any tool or ability, it is how you use it that determines good or evil." the system replied, "it could be used to bring peace to someone who feels inconsolable."
' i have another idea.' jim thought. 'system, this might be risky, so stay sharp'. with that, jim stood up, walked up behind her, and whispered quietly, "it's going to be ok"
the young, and mostly naked woman was visibly startled, but still couldn't see anyone. convinced it was just in her head, she responded. "no it's not. I don't have his money. he is going to beat me again, and probably my child too. hes already threatened to pimp me out to his friends. I wish I could find the money to get out on my own, but he'll never let me leave." Jim's blood boiled in his veins. jim wrote a note on a notepad, giving her his room number. after a second thought, he wrote, where is your child?
she studied the note, then wrote an address, and started crying. he put his arms around her, and she burst into tears completely. she did not care that she was naked, and being hugged by someone she couldn't see. it just felt good that someone cared about her. the note disappeared, and she asked out loud, "am I really going to be ok? will anyone still want me, after everything I've been through?"
without a word, jim gently squeezed her breast a couple of times, and swatted her ass gently, making her giggle a little at the absurdity of it all. the door opened and closed. Jim had work to do.