Multi-classing

Author’s Note: Since it really wasn’t clear before, I’ll try a new format, where I put thoughts and words in italics if they’ve been directly influenced by the app. I won’t do that if the alteration is simply a natural change as character evolves, it is reserved for magical influence.

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I thought about the possibilities and it seems my class choice is a given.

Quest Master : John
Surname : Moore
Gender: Male
Age : 25
Level 10 (0 / 30 xp)
Class : Multi-classer
Perks : Quest Designer I, Recommended Reward II, Class Designer, Public Unawareness, Target Perk Tree, Character Editor I
Perk Points : 4

I choose Multi-classer because it seemed like the best choice for my targets. When I started using the app, I wasn’t really aware of how strong it was, sure changes are gradual, but they are unavoidable. I don’t want to be stuck waiting forever to get more xp by avoiding giving theme-related classes, and Multi-classer also greatly increase the bonus xp I can receive.
But it’s mostly because having the people around me become one dimensional because of their class is scary.
Currently, I’m still far from multi-classing anyone, as they need to be level 10, but it is a new goal to reach.

Reward Addict was also interesting to me, but I’m starting to be afraid of mental effects somewhat, not being able to perceive the rewards negatively seems little, but it could have a huge impact depending on the reward.

I think about being **** to choose a reward to kiss Matt again, and both of us becoming gay to compensate. Yep, don’t want anything to do with that. I mean I really like Matt, but I don’t swing this way.

Specialized : Obtain a quest-master class [+10 xp]

Cool, I don’t get achievements often, but they’re pretty good. That makes me think that I also have 4 perks points to use. I check the perk tree again, and decide to at least buy Target Unawareness, since it costs 2 perks, I’ll have two more.

Target Unawareness (2 perks) : When toggled, the target will try to accomplish the quest without noticing it.

I could have taken the perk sharing, but since the compulsions are pretty strong, and I’m not sure I can choose which perks to share, I really want to buy both levels of perk sharing at the same time. Which I could’ve done, but I don’t want to leave myself at 0 points in case I really need to buy a target slot or the Perk Toggle.

By the way, I don’t know if the app has been affecting me more than I thought because while Brad was mocking me earlier, all I was thinking about was adding him as a target.

I’m not the vengeful type I think, but I’ll have to avoid seeing him if I don’t want my temptation to grow.
It feels like I have all this power I could use on him, and I’m proud I still have standards, but it_ _would also be so easy to break him.
I need to think about something else. Right! I tried the Character Editor I on Matt earlier, but I still don’t know if the cooldown is global or if I can change every target once a day.

I open Maria’s profile since I know I can just go check on her, and I look at the advanced info I unlocked about her when she arrived to level 3.
It’s everything I expected, a perfect physical description of her body separated in a big list, going from top to bottom, detailing her hairstyle and hair color, to the color of her toes.

I want to change something I can notice, and I think about the fact that while she gained healthy colors, she’s still way too thin to actually be healthy. And as I look around, I notice that there’s actually no complicated word anywhere.
When I looked at Matt’s info he had some issues at his wrist and back, but Maria doesn’t have any of those.
My only guess is that she has no disease or sickness, which makes me more confused as I assumed that was why she was so thin in the first place.

I end up trying to directly change her total weight from 46 to 60 kg.

Change is too big for Character Editor I

I then try to change her weight from 46 to 50 kg.
Before pressing apply I notice that there’s now two toggle box: Public unawareness and Target unawareness. I tick both, the advanced info closes and I assume the change has been accepted.
I look around trying to catch the change as it happens and sure enough, Maria is chatting with a customer, as I see her change.
The change is pretty fast, but I first I wonder if anything actually changed. Nobody reacts as her arms and legs thicken slightly. She’s still way too thin, and the change wasn’t that noticeable, but I don’t see her bones anymore and that’s enough for me.

Maybe I should gradually increase her weight in the following days, as long as she’s unaware of the changes, she won’t really be able to complain.

I also decide to change Rita, I remember she was talking about getting taller, and she is pretty small even for a girl, so I try to change her height from 1m54 to 1m60, but the app considers this a medium change, so I make her 1m56. It seems the app considers weight easier to modify than height. That makes sense.

Since I’m already on the app, I want to give everyone new quests.
The most important is that the quests are related to their classes so that I can get the bonus xp. I already know what I want to give Rita.

Rita will receive the following quest : “Buy a character costume”

Select a reward from the three choices:

• The costume will always fit your body perfectly
• Cosplay I perk
• Breast Size increase

Reward : Cosplay I perk

I’m pretty sure I can just edit her breast size slowly, but perks are almost always good.
Then I need to think of a quest for Matt, what would a housewife do? Clean, cook… Gossip? That should work then.

Matt will receive the following quest : “Have a discussion with a neighbor.”

Select a reward from the three choices:

• Small talk I perk
• Confidence increase when talking to neighbours
• Obtain one of John’s secret

Okay, I don’t want to give a secret away, even if I don’t know how many I have in the first place. The possibility of revealing I’m the person giving him quests is too scary to ever choose this, but I know he would be very motivated.

Whatever, the perk is always the correct choice.

Reward : Small talk I perk

Since I’ve done the other two, I also write Maria a new quest. Since she did go to the gym yesterday, I think I should give her something to do with the mom side of her class.

I don’t have much inspiration for things she would be able to do right now, but maybe this is the occasion to try out the Target Unawareness perk. I do have an idea.

Maria will receive the following quest : “Read someone a bedtime story”

Select a reward from the three choices:

• Storyteller I perk
• Chosen target sees you as a parental figure
• Sleep Inducer I perk

I know I said I’ll chose a perk, but the second reward here is so different than usual, I’m not sure exactly how it would work but it wouldn’t affect Maria directly so I guess it’s okay to experiment.

Reward : Chosen target sees you as a parental figure

I close the app, and observe Maria, she talks some more with the woman until she excuses herself and leaves.

Maria checks her phone, and I guess she reads the quest, she then starts going toward the children’s books.

Since no one else is here, I guess she’ll want to read it to me? I wait for a while, but she doesn’t come to me. When I next see her she has a small picture book in hand, but she’s also working on putting away the returned book.

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(Maria’s POV)

I don’t really know why, but I really want to read a book to someone. It feels out of character for me but whatever. I hear a sound as someone enters the library, I turn around but it’s some kind grandpa, I know he comes mostly to have someone to talk to, so I head up to him, and we chat for a little while. He sits down a book in hand and I go back to my work.

This is a slow day somewhat, a few more people came by, but none were the type I’d read a book to.

I give up and invite John to eat in the break room. I don’t know what it is about John but recently he’s been looking like a cute guy, and I really want to dote on him. The hug from last time is still on my mind, I think it made me aware of how starved I am for human touch. Maybe I should ask John if he wants to hug again, he didn’t react badly last time.

We eat together, but I don’t have the courage to actually ask for a hug. We go back to work but I can feel negative feelings coming from him, my new perk has been quite useful to read people but I’m still not used to it yet. I guess he’s disappointed somehow, so I try to ask him if anything’s wrong again, but he dodge’s the question.

Fine, if he doesn’t want to tell me, I can’t **** him to.

An hour or so later, someone else comes in, that’s the nerdy girl with a crush on John! Bad timing, John is in storage counting the inventory. She looks around and I decide to come talk to her.

The first thing I notice as I come closer is the big bag she’s holding, but the second is how much effort she put into her appearance this time. Love really changes people.

Her baggy clothes are at least fitting color wise, and she even put some basic natural makeup on.

She looks like an anxious teen going to prom but I applaud the effort.

“Hello, how are you? Are those the books you’re returning?” I say pointing at her bag.

She takes some time gathering her nerves.

“N-No, I-I mean, I just came to read…”

She’s cuuuute ! I want to pet her, and give her a big hug. But I don’t think she’d like it. However, I get another more confusing need. I want to read her a bedtime story.

“I see, do you have some free time? Miss?”

She seems to hesitate.

“I’m Rita… And I guess I have some time.” She says.

Okay what’s my excuse? I guess I’ll try this.

“I’m Maria. I know this might be a bit much, but we will have an event with a school, and I’ll have to read a book to young children, would you mind listening to me and telling me what I could improve?”

She looks surprised at first, but I guess it would feel bad to refuse a simple request.

“If it’s not too long, I-I guess I could help you.” She answers.

“It should take five minutes, it is a small book.” I say as I show her the picture book I still had in hand. Weird, I didn’t even notice I still had it with me.

We sit down at a table, and when she looks ready, I start reading the children’s book.

The book is about a very simple story where a child lies to his mom about cleaning his room, so she tricks him in return by faking preparing a meal. Once the kid learns that he should always tell the truth to his mother, they take the time to cook a good meal together.

At first, I feel embarrassed, not sure why I’m doing this, but I get more comfortable as I talk. Rita looks awkward at first, but she then starts to focus on the story.

“So, how was it?” I ask as soon as I close the book, trying to keep up with my cover.

I hear my phone notification but I ignore it.

Rita’s expression changes, and it even feels like she starts looking at me differently.

“The story was told pretty well, Miss Maria.” She starts.

“I think you could have made a longer pause when the mom noticed her child lie, but the pacing is pretty much perfect for a children’s story. You’re a good storyteller!”

It’s like this little ball of anxiousness I felt inside her mind just disappeared. She must really like children’s story, I’m glad I could read it to her.

We both get up, and I thank her for her help.

“That was nothing, please ask me if you ever need help Miss Maria.”

She seems very enthusiastic but I don’t question her.

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(John’s POV)

Work’s finally over, I sit in my car and think about what happened earlier. I might have messed up. When I gave Maria her quest, I thought she would just choose someone to tell a story, but she didn’t, I spent the morning observing her and nothing happened. I grab my phone, I hope at least Rita and Matt did theirs.

Maria completed an advanced quest. [+7 xp] [+7 bonus xp]

Matt completed an advanced quest. [+7 xp] [+7 bonus xp]

Matt completed a basic permanent quest. [+3 xp] [+3 bonus xp]

Matt is level 7, advanced info now contains mental traits.

Rita completed a basic quest. [+3 xp] [+3 bonus xp]

Level up

That’s a lot to take in at once. I first check Maria’s profile.

Name: Maria
Surname : Finocci
Gender: Female
Age : 27
Level 6 (8 / 20 xp)
Class: Yoga Mom
Perks : Training Efficiency I, Cooking I, Motherly II, Flexible I
Perk Points : 4

I didn’t think Maria also did her quest, I guess she did when I was in storage, which means I don’t know who she read a story too. I hope she choose someone she won’t interact with a lot, because it could make things awkward.

Name: Rita
Surname : Torres
Gender: Female
Age : 22
Level 5 (9 / 20 xp)
Class: Cosplayer
Perks : Makeup I, Photogenic I, Modelling I, Flirty I, Cosplay I
Perk Points : 3

Cosplay I : When cosplaying, your features will adjust slightly and acting in character becomes easier. (Hidden: Small compulsion to cosplay and act like cosplayed character.)

The cosplay perk is stronger than I thought it would be. I wonder what costume she bought, I might not even know the character.

Name: Matt
Surname : Weaver
Gender: Male
Age : 23
Level 7 (3 / 20 xp)
Class: Housewife
Perks : Cleaning II, Unrestricted Access, Sweet Voice I, Cooking I, Small Talk I
Perk Points : 4

Small Talk I : During small talk, subject can be changed easily and information is easier to obtain. (Hidden : Gain interest in gossip.)

Matt actually finished a permanent quest as well, which means he must have bought groceries. Small talk is an interesting perk, and I think I would really like getting it, perk sharing become more and more tempting.
I also end up checking my profile. I leveled up too.

Quest Master : John
Surname : Moore
Gender: Male
Age : 25
Level 11 (20 / 30 xp)
Class : Multi-classer
Perks : Quest Designer I, Recommended Reward II, Class Designer, Public Unawareness, Target Perk Tree, Character Editor I, Target Unawareness
Perk Points : 3

It looks like the Multi-classer was the right choice, the bonus xp being equal to the quest xp is a big boost.

I go home satisfied, and am happy to see the apartment is pretty clean today too. I guess Matt’s strong compulsion really pushes him to clean. I open the fridge to grab something to eat, and it’s still full, I make myself a sandwich, and go eat it in the living room. As I arrive I notice some magazine on the table. It’s the kind of celebrity gossip I only see when I’m sitting at a dentist’s waiting room. Did Matt buy this?

I turn the tv on, and enjoy my meal.

I knock on Matt’s door, and he tells me he’s streaming, so I go wait in my room. Around an hour later he comes by.

“Just to let you know, Alex invited us to his house on sunday, do you want to come?” I ask, but he makes the face of someone who wants to refuse.

“It’s okay Matt, I can just say you’re sick. And now that I think about it, I guess your voice would sound strange to them.”

“Ah, about that… I don’t think anyone would find my voice strange. I talked with a neighbor this afternoon, and she wasn’t surprised by my voice at all. I also checked my old streams and my voice sounded like it does now.”

Really?

“Wait it could change your voice in previous recordings? How is that possible?”

He seems less surprised than me.

“I mean come on John, you saw me lose 10 kg in front of you, and I’m sure you had some magical rewards too. Changing reality is already part of the app’s power, so I’m not shocked.”

I agree, actually this seemed like a ridiculously easy thing to do if you could also transform people without anyone noticing.

“Anyway, don’t feel pressured to come.”

“I guess, I’ll think about it, can I tell you tomorrow?” He asks.

“Sure, it’s on sunday anyway, think about it.”

With that, he leaves my room.

I don’t really know why he’s so uncomfortable with himself, but I don’t think avoiding his few friends is good for him. If it’s what he needs I might write him a quest on sunday.