Well, home seemed fine at first...

Author note: This is a bit of a slow chapter, I blame RNGsus mostly, but I also realized I was putting off one of the options longer than I actually meant to. With it I will be changing the RNG rules I'm using (it is honestly fun to lock certain aspects of a chapter to RNG and then figure out how to write around it) which should mean more encounters.

As I run towards home, I notice a lot more people are actually out than earlier. Checking the time I see it is 2:00, ‘took a bit longer to level than I thought, but some of that was also understanding the level up.’ Greeting people as I jog along, I still don’t know why so many more people are out it should be a bit past the lunch rush. I then **** myself to start thinking about more productive things.

Mostly what to do next. Luckily your shyness (neurotic fear) around girls has been greatly alleviated, while you still feel a nervousness it doesn’t try to control you. Which means talking to people is much easier. But also your leveling up does improve you, which you expected, otherwise what would the point of leveling up even be? But how much does it actually improve you?

You then realize you just jogged a couple blocks and aren’t winded, and you were saying hi to people constantly. While you weren’t completely out of shape the walk to Stark Tower required a break. Damn you should have done a benchmark or something so you could compare it and see how much you improved. The prompt did say it grew based on what was used, I just thought about the mental aspect, however the entire time I was greeting people I was also walking. So that would probably be endurance or something mostly, probably strength of just lower body strength.

‘What does Strength improve?’

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Figures, although there is probably a better way to ask, figuring it out would improve my mental abilities more. Hmm, I was thinking it might be a cheat system since all it requires is saying hi to people to level up, but if I only level up safe and easy ways then I will gimp myself in ability. Although there isn’t a reason for me to jump into a possibly volatile situation yet, while I am in much better shape I am more along the lines of in good shape and not even pro athlete level. It then strikes me that I just jogged about 6 blocks from Stark Tower which sits right beside Central Park! I loop around the next corner and start making my way to the park. Even if I don’t plan on becoming a physical powerhouse and I get psychic or energy manipulation abilities, I do know I want to be at least base line pro athlete level. Not to mention running and thinking, there is probably a multi-tasking stat.

‘Is there a multi-tasking stat?’

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I don’t think it wants me theory crafting, or at least accurate theory crafting. Then again it does seem the effort I put into it improves what I get out of it, so maybe I should just be me. ‘Hah, just be yourself the oldest trick in the book’

So while I run I need to work my mind. While currently greeting people has actually become an autopilot like thing for me so I can jog, greet, and think. There… is just too many jokes to follow that up with.

I can think of a few questions my Level Up System might actually answer, however I think I will leave that for when I don’t understand something it tells me. Clarification on its own messages seems to be the only questions that get answered anyways. Hmm, Level Up System… LUS? Actually with its XP gains for female… anything, maybe I should call it my LUSt. Heh, I think I’ll see if it sticks.

My pondering and greetings have really passed the time, I am already only a few blocks from the park, maybe I should think of what to do once I’m there. Obviously I’ll keep my “Hi”s going, but I should probably do more than jog or run. I guess I can keep a lookout for trouble, but I mean this isn’t Gotham, I don’t think I’ll just look in an alley and see some chick getting assaulted. I guess I could Parkour… In Central Park… Central Parkour hurhurhur. I guess I don’t really know what I want to improve… besides everything, but I can worry about that as I level up. Like they always say 'plans fail at first contact, so just think on your feet'. Well something like that I'm sure.

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I’ve been running through the park on and off for about 15 minutes, and my increased speed along with jumping obstacles, sometimes trying to simply vault over sometimes using my arms is really cutting my stamina fast. I mean I was able to jog about 13 blocks with no issue, but once poured on a little bit more steam since leisurely jog speed doesn’t seem adequate for parkour, I pretty quickly started finding my new limits. Also I gotta work on my balance, I have tripped over too many obstacles, which means even with my new comfort in speaking to girls, after you faceplant into a tree, it is kind of hard to do anything but run away. I was able to manage not to though… one of the times.

I think it is a good time to take a break. I head over to a nearby tree and rest my weight against it and glance at my LUSt bar.

Level 2: 850/2000 Exp (Human)

Wow I’ve almost made it halfway. Actually now that I’ve got an idea of what I’m working with I should figure out what I’m working toward. Am I going to be a hero? It seems like the Good path is meant for that anyways. That said just because I have scruples, being a villain isn’t off the table. I mean Magneto helps tons of mutants, though he is still kind of a dick. Then there’s Catwoman, she isn’t evil, but she is a villain… Then again, you already know which route you will take, you knew since you realized where you were, the only real delay was figuring out or confirming your powers.