"Fine. You can eat this chicken," the system said resignedly after a long while. "And you can use all the ingredients you get by finishing a mission."
Mag smiled. "That's more like it." I'm starting to get the hang of bargaining with the system. I can't be too subservient to it or too defiant right now. Once I understand the rules it has to follow, I will be able to play it like a fiddle.
The system didn't mind playing dirty, nor did Mag.
"If you don't need anything else, I have to go study. Please don't disturb me for a while."
"You're not going to study different ways to reach org*sm, are you? That's indecent, even for you!"
A line of words appeared in Mag's head: "The system is learning…"
Mag felt like he had been a bad influence on the system.
When they were halfway to Chaos City, Amy insisted on walking by herself. She took the kitten in her arms and tried to keep up on her short legs.
