Okay, I got everything I need for the day in my inventory. I'll be gone all day. I am determined to make my skills to the level of usefulness.
'Status Window.' I thought.
'Status Window
Chi Chi
Age: 25 years
Race: Human
Current Status: Healthy no ailments
Job: Shopkeep Apprentice
Stats:
Strength: 4
Agility: 6
Defence: 2(+2)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Mana: 2
Luck: 5(+1)
Charisma: 6
Charm: 3
Unallocated Points: 8
Skills active:
Beast Taming Lv1, Stealth Lv1, Acting Lv1, Appraisal lv1, Eye of truth lv 1, Barter lv 1, Disguise lv1
Skills Passive:
Organization lv1, Patience lv1, Read lips lv1, Balance lv1'
Level one is useless. Today I focus on Beast Taming, Stealth, Acting, and eye of truth.
Especially Eye of truth. It lets me look at the information of people and things. I tried using it on the clocked person but it was useless. All question marks.
If I can level it up, even a little bit, it will give me clues. I'll use it on as many people as possible.
I leashed Blobbles, and we exited our apartment. Heading for the sign it location.
I use the eye of truth on everyone I can without slowing down. All question mark. After ten people I head a ding as a screen popped up.
'Skill Eye of truth leveled up. Item placed in inventory for first level up.'
I'll look at that latter. I continued using the skill with still only additional question marks with the occasional word. Twenty people later.
'Skill Eye of truth leveled up. Patience leveled up.'
Oh a two for is it. Well the more the merrier. I continued using the skill. Over and over. Random unusable words in each description.
'Read lips leveled up.'
Huh? Was I using that? Oh right it's a passive skill. I'm getting level ups left and right here. I don't remember games being this easy to level up in.
Oh it's been ten years what do I know. I keep using Eye of truth. After a bit I got that oh so lovely ding.
'Eye of truth has leveled up.'
Okay something is off. Some people have more words than others. I need to experiment. I used it on a nearby city guard.
'City Guard: Louis ???
Threat level to host: Low
Serial cheat. Diligent city guard.??????'
Okay, random but useful in the right situation. I look at another pet walker. The pet being a undead something or the other. I've never really studied bones.
'Pet owner: ???
Threat level to host: Medium
???????????? Likes undead creatures.'
Okay weird. Why medium? I don't even know that Elf. Do I? I quickly went on my way casting the ability.
'Eye of truth has leveled up.'
That took longer than the last level up. Hold on now I remember. Leveling up is harder for each level. If the first time is one the next one is two.
'Patience has leveled up.'
Yep, I was celebrating way to soon.
'Read lips has leveled up.'
'Status Window!' I yell in my mind.
'Status Window
Chi Chi
Age: 25 years
Race: Human
Current Status: Healthy no ailments
Job: Shopkeep Apprentice
Stats:
Strength: 4
Agility: 6
Defence: 2(+2)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Mana: 2
Luck: 5(+1)
Charisma: 6
Charm: 3
Unallocated Points: 8
Skills active:
Beast Taming Lv1, Stealth Lv1, Acting Lv1, Appraisal lv1, Eye of truth lv 5, Barter lv 1, Disguise lv1
Skills Passive:
Organization lv1, Patience lv3, Read lips lv3, Balance lv1'
I focus on Eye of truth and another screen opens.
'Eye of truth Level 5
This skill allows you to see the truth of people and things. Limited use until leveled up. Can only display obvious truths or things the host knows. Even if the host doesn't remember how they knew it.
Also evaluates level of threat. May be inaccurate at this time.'
Oh that's nice. That is very useful. So it records the things I know and obvious things and shows me. If I want it to show me secrets I have to level it up.
'Patience has leveled up.'
Okay. This will get hard so let's get threw the easy part. I use my ability over and over as we go. Getting it to level eight once we get to the sign in location. Another pet park, though not as many people come here cause the upkeep isn't as good.
'Would you like to sign in?'
This place is actually perfect. I actually don't see anyone. I did get here pretty early.
'Yes, sign in.' I though with my mind.
'Sign in confirmation. Chi Chi recognized. Items below average to average. Health normal. Please select the reward for your first Quest:
Item
Skill
Stats'
I actually normally cash on the skill last. Today however I'm saving it for something better. Same for the item. What I'm getting now might not be good enough.
'Item please.' I say walking into the park. Blobbles tripping over his twenty legs to follow me.
'Confirmed. Quest selection Item.
Find these palm sized smooth stones.
0/3'
Oh very specific eh. I start looking casting Stealth as we walked along. Immediately finding a problem.
Blobbles can break the steal since they aren't a part of it. Stealth only covers me. I'll need to hide from him if I want to level up. Actually that's not a bad thing. This park is mostly forest.
I can level up Beast Taming, level up Stealth, and do my quests all at one. Blobbles already knows how to look for me.
I walked a bit deeper into the park. once I found a good place I stopped. I need to hide close enough so that he can find me, and hide far enough so I can level up.
"Okay Blobbles. Sit." I'm mind I cast Beast Taming. Gotta use it to level it up.
Blobbles sits waiting patiently. "Okay stay." I walk away going to hide. I hide a good distance behind a tree. Casting Stealth.
"Blobbles come find me." I commanded. I immediately heard him bounding around. It's been awhile since I used this command. It'll take him a moment.
'Stealth has leveled up. Beast Taming has leveled up.'
Okay. So it works. As I thought that Stealth broke. My little Blob looking up at me wiggling it's body.
"Good boy. Let's do it again okay." I said petting them.
So we did. We played hide and seek all day. Leveling up took longer and longer. Though it took longer and longer for Blobbles to find me.
After I completed the quests I got asked if I wanted to save the skill and item for latter. So I did.
The stat got added to my unallocated starts making it 9. I really should start using them. I'll do it slowly at the start. So I can learn to deal with the change.
Eventually the sun reached the other end of the sky. Time to go home. 'Status Window please.' I ask heading for the exit to the park.
'Status Window
Chi Chi
Age: 25 years
Race: Human
Current Status: Healthy no ailments
Job: Shopkeep Apprentice
Stats:
Strength: 4
Agility: 6
Defence: 2(+2)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Mana: 2
Luck: 5(+1)
Charisma: 6
Charm: 3
Unallocated Points: 8
Skills active:
Beast Taming Lv7, Stealth Lv11, Acting Lv1, Appraisal Lv1, Eye of truth Lv 5, Barter Lv 1, Disguise Lv1
Skills Passive:
Organization Lv1, Patience Lv6, Read lips Lv3, Balance Lv4'
Now this is a list of some actually useful skills. I can work with this. I continue casting Eye of truth on everyone I pass.
At a certain point I pick up my tired Blob Carrying them with me. Blobbles has worked hard today. I'll give him a good treat tonight.
Eye of truth leveled up two more times on my way home. Read lips upgraded once and this time I started actually started registering reading lips.
Not enough to see secrets yet. Though this read lips is fun. It's a passive skill so I never have to activate it. It pairs well with Eye of truth.
I enter my apartment trailing my hand on the wall like normal. It's not quiet like it was yesterday. I get to my floor to be created with a surprise.
A very unpleasant one. A crying woman. Sitting in front of my neighbors door. I cast Eye of truth on her.
'Neighbor: Hella ???
Treat level to host:Low
She is a terrible cook but she still cooks everyday. She's an accountant. Divorced very recently due to the man's cheating. I outside her apartment crying for an unknown reason.'
Okay, honestly good amount of info. I guess I'm curious. I walk over to her. She doesn't react.
"Hey Hella. You good?" I asked. She jumps looking up at me. Honestly we've never really talked. Though I'm curious now.
I guess her divorce is why I've heard less noise over here.
"Um, who are you?" Fair. I introduced myself at some point or another. Though that was about year ago.
"I'm Chi Chi. I live one more over with Blobbles." I say holding out my hand.
She takes it using it to stand up. Okay, just meant for a handshake.
"Right um, high. I lost my keys." She says wiping her face.
Oh, how boring. "Oh. The building manager is on the fifth floor. Last door on the left. He'll get mad but you'll get into your apartment."
I walk to my apartment bored of this conversations. She grabbes my arm pulling me back.
I almost drop Blobbles in the process. "Can you just let me stay in you apartment? The building manager is creepy."
Girl what do you think this is. I look her over. She is a total mess. Okay I'm interested. I want the drama.
"Okay. I got a spare duvet." I say hoping she'll stop clinging to me. She doesn't.
She hold onto me as I unlock and open my door. I regret this already.