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'Thoughts'

"Speech"

" Spell/skill activation"


Chapter 1 Tutorial? What?

You have slept in your bed. You have recovered your health at 100%. All negative status effects removed.

"... Uhhhhhh. Come again?"

I poke the blue window in front of my face. It feels solid and cool to the touch. I then press the X in the upper right corner and it is dismissed.

'God damn it. I'm either dreaming or my schizophrenia is playing up again. I know I'm Autistic and have an obsession with all things gaming but come on now. Bloody hell.'

I know I'm not dreaming because I've mastered lucid dreaming and my senses aren't dulled.

"Alright reality check"

Reality checking is a habit I've made in order to master lucid dreaming. Things including counting on one hand. Check hand looks normal and no extra fingers. Pinching myself. Check. I get up out of bed and check my non digital watch, it reades 11:26. No strange warping or extra numbers.

'Must be seeing things again then. But then why could i feel it?'

Ding!
By using logic to figure out what's going on, you gain 1 point in WIS

"..."

"Wut?"

'Can't be'

Dread and excitement filling me (fingers crossed) i say the magic words.

"Status."

Nick Walker

Title: The Gamer

Level 1

HP: 100/100

STR: (0) +7
VIT: (0) +5

DEX: (0) +6

AGI: (0) +4

INT: (0) +12

WIS: (0) +11

CHA: (0) +3

LCK: (0) +4

EXP: 0/100

Points : (0)

Description: A bored male with no goals in life. Suffering from a plethura of mental and physical disabilities who has an obvious obsession with anything video game.

Status effects:
Gamer's body
Gamer's mind

Autism: -2 CHA per Lv. + 3 INT and WIS per lev. INT and WIS Exp gain x 300%

Looking at the screen that appeared. I cant help but be intrigued, perplexed, excited and even a little insulted. I've been dieting and exercising for near the past year and my stats look pretty shit and yet better then what i expected.

Still sceptical of the hole debacle. I press on.

"Skills"

Gamer's Body - Passive/Free Action- Lv1.

Your body no longer functions under normal biology. All damage done will instead be drawn from your 'HP' rather than actual damage. If you run out of HP you will not die, how ever you will enter a state known as 'Death's Door' in which all damage done while in this state will physically affect you. You have an 'Inventory', an abstract region of space, where you can store anything under a certian size limit and stack. Leveling your 'Gamer's Body' can increase this limit. You can not access your 'Inventory while in 'Deaths Door'.

Gamer's Mind -Passive/Free Action.- Lv1

Your mind no longer functions under normal psychology. All mental, emotional and phsychic trauma will instead callse 'Debuffs" rather then lasting mental damage. You are able to enter a state of pure logic, where your perception of time is increased 10,000% and your emotions suppressed. You can only alter your perception of time for 1 second in which after you will have a 10 second may suppress your emotions at will.

As a bonus, your depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and crippling anxiety have been removed as debuffs.'

Autism- Passive/Free action -Lv Max
Your Corpus Callosum, amygdala and cerebellum have mutated since child birth and are abnormally large along with extra nerve synapses. This causes difficulties with social interactions, empathy of others as well as obsessive behaviour. This reduces your charisma by 5 but increasing your intelligence and wisdom by 5. -2 CHA per Lv. + 3 INT and WIS per lev. INT and WIS Exp gain x 300%.

As much as i wanted to argue with the stats, it not only seems accurate but very precise. Way too precise to be a delusion or dream. Not only that I'm apparently not depressed or what not any more. How does that work?

'I don't even. Not even gonna continue with this line of thought'

Well that's Stats and skills out of the way. One last test to see if what i am seeing is not all in my mind.

"Inventory"

As expected, a screen came up. On it was a representation of my body. Brown curly hair, hazel eyes, white skin. But something was wrong.

"Am i younger?"

The person on the screen was shorter and much skinnier then what i was. Looking around the room and even behind me the bed seemed larger. Looking down at my hands, they were smaller indeed. The palms seemed to lack my scars or calluses and the back of them were a lot less hairy.

I felt my eyes widen at this as I frantically pat my body down and of course like any male would do, check to see if my equipment was still there. Giving a giant sigh of relief to see it was indeed still there, I do a simple breathing exercise to calm my nerves. Now I check my self over one more time at a much more sound of mind and find a few things out of place besides the height.

For starters, I cant seem to see any of my little body freckles from being in the sun or any forms of scars marring my skin. Even my birth mark and a scar i had in my chest since i was a 2 years old was gone, replaced with smooth unmarred skin.

Seeing the avatar on the screen, the face in general, there were no bags under my eyes, no blemishes ( not that I have acne) or any form of stress lines. No facial hair or stubble just smooth, silky skin.

Can't believe I did not notice before but my clothes are way too baggy on me now and my pants have fallen down.

Panic seemed to well up in me before I repressed it and took another breath.

"How will every one recognise me now? I look like when i was a teen. It's not every day you regress in age and find out that you have video game powers."

My inventory screen is in a soft shade of light blue. One row of inventory cut of from the rest. Theres 10 boxes in a row and under that is 5 rows of 10 connected to each other making up the inventory . Guessing the disconnected one is meant to be the equipped items row.

Under that is the depiction of me and to the right of that there are what looks like the equipment slots. One row of empty ones on the left and one that has what i got onto the right of that .This including head, torso, arms legs and 8 boxes under it with little bracelets or rings in them. I think they are accessories.

Ding!

You have gained the skill 'Observe -Free action - Lv1
By Investigating your new gaming powers and deducing its uses, you have gained the power of insight.

'That's sure to come in handy.' I feel ideas forming already of what i could do with it.

Taking another look at my inventory, two sets of boxes for my equipment are very different. The empty slots on the left seem to have what looks like dress ware in it. A Fedora and a formal suit.

Lets try out that new skill

"Observe"

Social wear

Equipment placed in this box will show appear will not have any stats gain.

Ding!

Observe has levelled up. More information is available every level.

'Neat, lets try that again. Wait, do i have to say it out loud? Lets try mental comands.'

'Observe'

Social wear

These are your equipment vanity slot. Placing any equipment in these slots will not give any stat gains but will be visible to you and other people.

I think i know what is going on here. If i was to say wear a suit of armour and then just place some casual clothing in these social wear slots, i gain the effects of the armour but it wont be visible. It'll look like I'm wearing normal cloths?

Ding!
For logical deduction of your gaming powers, you gain 1 point in WIS.

Guess i was right. In old video games, where you equip different gear, you don't actually see the changes, you still only see the game characters iconic cloths and gear but the effects are still there.

"Neat. Huh, there's something else here"

I just noticed within my inventory is an item. A piece of paper to be exact. 'How do i get it out?' Lets try touching it.

Tapping the icon on screen, i feel the screen give way a bit, quickly pulling my pointer finger back and inspecting it, then the screen again. I try pressing on the icon. It was then that i felt the screen kinda give in and my hand slowly went into the inventory screen. Making sure I'm not seeing things, i look at the back of the screen and my hand was not there. I went to pulling my hand back out when i felt something enclose in it.

It was the piece of paper, it seems to have writing on it.

Hello there dear gamer

As you may have deduced. You have video game powers similar to that of the ones within the Manhwa 'The Gamer'.

Why you ask?

Because i simply can and i was bored. The usual spiel. You are not the only one that i have given this gift to. There are other people and even other versions of you out there with different abilities. You are now within the tutorial phase to try to learn what you can within the allotted time before the real fun begins.

With love

ROBert.

Robert.

ROBert.

ROB.

Holy shit I'm being ROB'd.

Have you ever read any of those self insert fictions where the OC has wound up within a certain fiction without any form of explanation? Within forums like 'Space Battles' and 'Sufficient Velocity', its basically the running gag that in these situations that a ROB, other wise known as (Random Omnipotent Being) with too much time on their hands grab some random smuck from a basic earth like ours and hurls them into a different fictional world or worlds for shits and giggles.

"Fuck me sideways this shit is happening. I didn't ask for this. Though i totally would have."

It was when i said this that the paper in my hand seemingly com-bust into flame

-8hp

"Yeow! You fucking dick ROB, bloody wanker. I did not ask for That you cunt!"

I dropped the paper and had to stomp out the fire with my bare fucking foot.

-1hp

-1hp

-1hp

-1hp

-1hp

"FUCK! Did not think that through"

I quickly sit on the bed to assess the damage. My hand has no burn marks, red skin or blisters and neither has my foot.

Ding!

A new skill has been unlocked 'Damage Resistance'

By being physically damaged, you have begun to toughen up. Maybe one day you can jump from out of space naked and live. But today is not that day.

3% Physical Resistance.

"Go suc-"

I Bit back the curse. It might be going on mid day but my sister and mother would still be asleep from medication.

-Sigh- 'So what do i do now?'

This entire time my inventory and status screen has been sitting in front of me and i haven't even dismissed it yet.

'Wonder if i can close it with a thought, clicking on invisible screens will definitely call the wrong attention.'

I began to focus on my status and inventory screens, willing them to close.

Ding!

You have gained a new resource 'Psi'

Energy can not be created or destroyed, but it can be moved or stored. Your Psi will replenish itself by pulling stray bits of energy from the universe around you. Using Psi will cause all sorts of effects by simply using your mind.

Your maximum Psi will increase with levels of all Psi using skills.

Well shit, wasn't expecting that. Using this new found power i managed to will the screens closed.

I saw a HUD appear within the upper left corner of my peripheral vision

HP: 87/100

PSI :120/120

I had to bite down hard to stop a shout of excitement from escaping me.

'I have psychic power. Now i can be like MOB psycho and use my mind for everything.' I think while doing a jig.

My excitement was quelled with the thought of telling my family.

'Seriously, how do i even explain this? Maybe I can show them the powers and such. Maybe invite them to party?' Not like i can avoid speaking about it since I'm a teen again.

I think I'll try to test the inventory. That way I have some form of proof.

'Inventory'

Grabbing my pillow i press it to the screen and i feel it slowly sink in. Pulling my hand back i can see the pillow within the inventory. Now doing what i did with the sheet of paper, i reach in and focus on the pillow. Feeling it within my grip, i pull it out with little resistance.

'Wonder what else can fit in this thing'

I pick up my fan near the bed and press it against the screen It goes in without much effort. The cord unplugs itself and gets slurped up like a string of spaghetti.

Pulling it out also took no effort. Now i have a strange thought. Grabbing the inventory screen, I face it towards my wardrobe and just press it against it. I feel a little weight as I try to get it in, leaning on the screen to push the wardrobe in, I yelp in surprise as it is suddenly devoured whole and I'm left falling on the ground.

Luckily I caught myself and did not make anther hole in the wall, i sit up and check the screen and there it is within my inventory. Not only that but it was filled with cloths and other items and only takes up one slot. Neat, I am so abusing this.

'And if this whole thing doesn't work out, maybe i could make a living moving furniture.'

Now how do I get this object out of my inventory. Clicking on the item in question, Ii feel a, ping? Not sure what it is but I try to remove the object in question and pop! It just appeared.

It worked a lot like how it does in mine craft. Placing furniture within your inventory and selecting it then simply waving my hand in the spot i wish to place it. I feel it come out of my inventory and just appear where I wanted it to go.

I tested this out with my fan. Instead of grabbing and pulling it out of my inventory I select it, getting that ping I felt before and waving at the ground where i first had it.

Ding!

By testing your powers limits with logic and planning, you have gained 2 WIS points.

Jumping up and down in excitement, i spend the next couple of minutes doing the same with the entirety of my room. One thing i liked about this feature is that when i remove the item i put in, it comes out dust free and clean. Looks like it came from the store. My once lumpy and messed up bed is now clean and made. Feels brand new.

Might as well clean the rest of my room.

Ding!

A Quest has been created 'Tutorial quest'

Clean your room!

Reward:

100 EXP

?

Failure:

Non optional

'Hooray for tutorial quests . Had to clean my room any way. No skipping the tutorial i guess. Not only that but if I recall, I need 100 EXP for the next level.'


*Several Minutes Later*

Ding!

By cleaning up your pigstye of a room to the point of perfection, you have gained a new skill 'Cleaning' Passive lv 4

Cleaning is 8% faster!

Reading, dismissing the screen and sending a mental finger to ROB, i can't help but be proud of my small accomplishment. What would have taken me near all day i managed to finish within only a couple of minutes.

Ding!

Quest complete

'Clean your room'

Reward:

100 EXP

Skill book: 'Kung fu For Idiots.'

Ding!

For and doing what you are told, you have gained 1 VIT point fat-ass.

'Eat a dick ROB'

Ding!

LEVEL UP!

You have gained (5) allocation stat points.

"Status."

Nick Walker

Title: The Gamer

Level 2

HP: 135/135

PSI: 240/240

STR: (0) +7
VIT: (0) +6

DEX: (0) +6

AGI: (0) +4

INT: (0) +15

WIS: (0) +19

CHA: (0) +1

LCK: (0) +4

EXP: 0/300

Points : (5)

Description: A bored male with no goals in life. Suffering from a plethura of mental and physical disabilities who has an obvious obsession with anything video game.

Status effects:
Gamer's body
Gamer's mind

Autism: -2 CHA per Lv. + 3 INT and WIS per lev. INT and WIS Exp gain x 300%

Wonder why the points are in brackets. Clicking on the 'Points' within the status window i get a explanation.

Points: Every level you gain Allocation points. Unlike base points which you earn from training, learning and every day activity, allocation points affect the status of your choosing but are also different to that of your base points.

Well, that is much different to the normal gamer fics stats. I already knew this when I first saw it so I was unsure if it was similar till ROB notified me. I think know what it's talking about though. Seeming as my CHA is going to decrease every level, until I find a way to increase it base stat I'm going to have to invest points in it every level. Ill place 3 in CHA, 1 in AGI and one in LCK.

Nick Walker

Title: The Gamer

Level 2

HP: 135/135

PSI: 240/240

STR: (0) +7 =7
VIT: (0) +6 =6

DEX: (0) +6 =6

AGI: (1) +4 = 5

INT: (0) +15 =15

WIS: (0) +19 =19

CHA: (3) +1 =4

LCK: (1) +4 =5

EXP: 0/300

Points : (0)

Description: A bored male with no goals in life. Suffering from a plethora of mental and physical disabilities who has an obvious obsession with anything video game.

Status effects:
Gamer's body
Gamer's mind

Autism: -2 CHA per Lv. + 3 INT and WIS per lev. INT and WIS Exp gain x 300%

As i thought. In the original gamer, when Jee Han allocates points, they are simply added to his overall score, mine however runs a little differently. I could focus my allocation points on what ever stat i want but the base stat remains the same. The lower the base stat, the easier i can level it separate to my level points.

Ding!

For your deduction, you gain 1 point in WIS.

Which brings it up to 20. I then get another prompt which i did not expect.

Choose a perk

Clicking on 'Perk' i get a simple explanation

Perk: Every 3 levels, you will gain a perk of your choosing. You may also gain perks passive buffs by completing Quests, increasing base stat points every 50 levels or even fulfilling requests sent by ROBert. You can also unlock Perks by meeting certain quotas by meeting Stat point needs or even levelling and learning certain skills and abilities. You will gain another perk next level and then every 3 levels following that.

(Fist pump)

Perks:

Comprehension 1/5 Lv 2 (WIS 10)

You earn a 25% increase in EXP when training skills or learning skill books

Swift Learner 1/5 Lv2 (INT 10)

You earn 15% extra EXP when ever experience is earned.

Well Educated Lv2 ( INT 15 WIS 15)

You earn 2 more allocation points per level.

After reading through em, without second thought i get the Well Educated perk. The sooner i max that out the more points i can get potentially. They also sound like the ones from fallout.

After that was said and done i got a ping telling me about that skill book it out of my inventory, get a notification

Skill book ' Kung fu for idiots'

Would you like to learn Yes/No

Clicking yes

You do not meet the requirements:

VIT: 10

AGI:10

DEX:10

STR:10

'Of fucking course it wouldn't be that easy' Luckily enough we have a small gym within our garage. Weight set, bike and treadmill. I did learn how to fight and defend myself when i was younger, guess that doesn't work towards this.

Ding!

A new quest has been created

'Rocky had a montage, so why can't you?'

Hit the gym tubby and earn the stat requirements to learn the skill book.

Reward:

150 EXP:

Failure:

Non optional.

'Fucking ROB'

I leave my room and go to check on my sister and mother. Looking in their rooms, I see that they are empty and made.

'That's right, Sis had to go the hospital today, they wont be back till late arvo.'

Still, why didn't they wake me up before they left. They probably did, I'm not exactly a light sleeper due to my own medication. Better go give the pets food and water for the day.

I go grab a frozen bottle from the freezer to place in the dogs water to keep it cool and open the back door to head out side and I am met with a site i was not quite excepting.

"The hell?"

I step outside and look around. The back yard looks like it always does but the strange thing is that past the fence line is a white expanse. No sky, no ground, trees or houses past the fence, just an all encompassing void of white.

Ding!

You have received a notification.

Quickly clicking on the screen to read what that dick has to say to me now

Hello dear gamer

If you haven't figured it out by now, you are no longer on Earth, but an exact replica of your house. Like I said, this is the tutorial stage of your little adventure. Can't be sidetracked by such trivial things like family or the local populous. I'm sure you have everything you need within the house in question to complete the tutorial phase.

With love

ROBert.

"FUCKING ROB!"


Authors notes:

Hi, I'd like to say thank you for reading. I've been a long time reader of fanfiction and have decided to join this wondrous community and try my own luck at fanfiction. This is my first story posted. Basically an idea that's been bugging me for the past week and I have decided to write down. Its actually quite fun so if you yourself are thinking of doing it. Go ahead, i encourage you.

Criticism is welcome but no flaming please. Would appreciate your thoughts or advice for my story. I also require a beta reader. I myself proof read but its nice to have a second opinion.