I spend them

After mulling over it I decide to spend them. There are some basic perks I need to buy before I start thinking about saving points. I go to the Perks tab and quickly unlock two:
Basic Quests II (1 point) : Allows the creation of simple quests with up to three objectives.

Common Quest Rewards I (1 point) : Future quests will provide a random reward in addition to the experience reward. The reward will depend on the quest objectives, if at all possible.

Hopefully more objectives means more experience for both me and Lisa, which means more and faster-gained levels, and hopefully more perk points. Meanwhile the extra reward should encourage Lisa to do any quests I give her...

Unlocked Potential: Unlocked a perk for the first time. Reward: +5 xp

That's a nice little bonus.

And with that I am done for now. All that's left is to wait and see if Lisa will go to sleep early. I close the app, then check the time on my phone, and see that I spent half an hour on this QuestMaster thing.

“What the... how did I take this long?” I wonder aloud, then I shake my head and go back to my writing. Let's see if my muse is back...

Half an hour later I have just finished the first of the final scenes of my story when I hear the apartment door open. “Marie! Come give me a hand, please!” Lisa calls a moment later. “Coming!” I reply as I save my progress and go help her.

“Wow, that's a lot!” I comment when I see all the bags she's carrying. I take the two largest and heaviest-looking, and carry them to the kitchen.

“We were out of almost everything.” Lisa replies as she carries the rest. I think about it and realize that she's right. “I also bought dinner.” She adds a moment later.

We bring the bags to the kitchen and work together to put them in the fridge, until only the dinner Lisa brought is left on the table. “So, shall we have dinner?” She asks as she looks at me. “I know it is a bit early, but I haven't eaten anything all day, and I bet you have not either.” My stomach chooses that precise moment to growl and remind me that, yes, I have not eaten anything since morning. I blush at the traitorous sound and Lisa chuckles. “I'll take that as an agreement.”

Soon the table is set and we are enjoying the food. Lisa has bought... I am not really sure what it is called, but it is a mix of chicken meat, rice, corn, and green peas, and it is very tasty. She has also bought fries, fresh bread, and some non-alcoholic carbonated drinks. To be honest, this is the best dinner we've had in a week, and I tell her so.

Once we're done with our early dinner Lisa takes care of the dishes while I go back to my writing. I manage to finish the story – finally! - and let out a happy sigh. I decide to leave rereading and editing of tomorrow, and instead brainstorm ideas for my first book that I plan to start writing soon. I quickly lose track of time... until I get a surprise.

“Hey, Marie,” Lisa interrupts me, then covers her mouth with a hand as sh yawns, “I am feeling rather tired today, so I will go to sleep early. Good night!” My roommate informs me.

“Night, Lisa. Sleep well!” I reply and watch her enter her room, closing the door behind her. Gradually excitement fills me as I realize that she really did it! I grab my phone and check the QuestMaster app. I find some notifications waiting for me:
Lisa Miller has successfully completed a quest. The reward for it will be delivered when the target wakes up.
Lisa Miller has earned an achievement for successfully completing her first quest. The reward for it will be delivered when the target wakes up.

First Success: A target successfully completed a quest for the first time. Reward: +5 xp

I check my stats again:
Quest Master: Marie
Surname: Fisher
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Level: 2 (11 / 20 xp)
Class: None
Perks: Basic Quests II, Common Quest Rewards I
Perk Points: 0

I see that Basic Quests II has outright replaced Basic Quests I, but other than that it's about what I expected. Next I check the Targets tab. There are no changes in Lisa's stats, as the quest reward and achievement reward are both pending. I still need to wait a few hours before I can give her a new quest. I also notice the Remove Target button, but it is grayed out and inactive. I tap it anyway and get informed that I can remove a target only if the target has no active quests and no pending rewards. Targets will keep all earned rewards, but will no longer have access to the Life Quest app and thus will no longer be able to earn new ones, until I re-add them. Good to know.

“Life Quest? Must be an app similar to QuestMaster, but for Targets only.” I mumble to myself as I think what to do next. The first test seems to have been a complete success... but I still want to do more testing, just in case this whole thing was just a coincidence. And I know just the test that will confirm once and for all if the app is real, or if this was just a coincidence. Something harmless that Lisa would not do on her own. If she does it I will know the app is real...