Seeing as Nick didn't have anything better to do, outside of seeing how his planet developed, he was tempted to visit the market place. He really didn't want to miss anything new happening however.
Is there a way to pause the world?
World development is automatically paused by default while the user is offline or in the Player Center.
Your world can be run while idle at 5% full speed.
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Would you like to activate the [Idle Growth] Setting?
[Yes] [No]
That could be useful, but not right now. Selecting [No] from the options he was presented with the option to go to the market again. Knowing that he wouldn't miss anything as long as he didn't turn on [Idle Growth], Nick selected [Yes].
Nick suddenly noticed the planet before him shrinking. Rapidly the solar system around him receded from view until all that remained was beams of starlight. Soon even those receded and he found himself appearing above a large plaza. Below him many unique and different people walked along busily rushing from here to there. At the center of the plaza directly below him was a massive fountain with a dark basin, surrounded by three regal looking statues each holding something different.
The first was a middle-aged man holding a planet, covered in numerous flowers and plants. From the oceans on the planet's surface flowed clear water falling down into the dark waters below. Yet no ripple was formed on the water's surface.
Next was a woman with a veiled face, in her outstretched hands laid a swirling star. A single mote of light drifted down from the star forming a glittering miniature galaxy in the dark water below. Upon closer inspection the inky black waters were strewn with numerous galaxies and stars.
The last was an older man with a bandaged face, in his hands was a book and a set of scales. The book was filled with constantly shifting words and names. On each side of the scale was a heart, one was interspersed with golden lines and the other covered in dark veins. Each heart seemed to be beating at a different rate, causing the scale to tilt back and forth.
Before he could investigate further Nick found himself moving through the air again, though at a slower rate. Soon he was whisked through a large archway and brought to the ground on the side of a crowded square. Surrounding the square were various shops each with an easily understood name. From where he stood Nick could see a few that stood out. "New Creations" was probably where his creation would be located currently. The most popular store seemed to be "Top Creations" which made sense. There was a few others life "Trending Creations" and "Creator Creations" that seemed to have many people coming and going as well.
Taking a look around Nick decided to visit "New Creations" first. Before entering the shop Nick was surprised by a new notification.
Sale Made:
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Congrats, Player "Dancing Fire Fox" bought your: "God" Function.
+5 OP
Dancing Fire Fox? Is that their name?
The System Automatically generates a Display name on avatar creation based on personal game analytics.
Player name can be customized once at anytime for free. Further changes cost 100 OP.
Ah, that makes sense. Most neural network games have a preferred name setting based on public profiles. Mine should be...
Username: "Twisted Cogs"
Yep, here it is, I don't have any idea what I would change it to, so I'll just leave it for now.
Closing the system messages Nick didn't notice as he bumped into someone, knocking himself to the floor. Landing on his ass Nick closed his eyes, expecting to feel pain, but was met with nothing but a gentle cushioned sensation. Almost as if he fell into a cushion. It seems pain as a sensation was disabled, though technically Nick was playing a god like being so it wasn't all that unexpected.
"Sorry about that."
Nick was brought out of his musings by the voice of who he bumped into. Looking up, the voice was that of a girl with a large, not quite muscular but also not overweight frame. She had a full head of messy reddish brown hair and her white skin was interspersed by numerous small freckles.
"You all right?" Her voice was somewhere in between an American and Irish accent.
Coming out of his stupor Nick replied, "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Didn't hurt at all actually."
"Well that's good. Here, let me help you up." reaching out a hand, she grabbed his arm and pulled him to his feet.
"Thank you." Getting his footing back Nick extended his hand in a handshake. "Nice to meet you, uh?"
"Dancing Fire Fox," she answered. "But most people just call me Fire or Fox."
Surprised by the coincidence, Nick muttered a quiet, "Really?"
Despite muttering, Fire heard Nick's exclamation. "What, it's not that unusual of a username."
"Not that," Nick quickly corrected. "Did you happen to buy something called a 'God Function' just now?"
Blinking at the surprising question, Fire answered, "I did..."
"Did you make it?" Her eyes widening at her realization.
Nodding in response, Nick confirmed her thought. "My name is Twisted Cogs, though my friends call me Cogs."
"You really created that?" Fire inquired, "That 'God' thing is crazy cool. Just looking at its description I could tell it was going to be pricy. Most player created things aren't nearly that expensive yet, though I can imagine why."
"Thank you." Nick responded with pride, a smile appearing on his face. "Is it really that expensive though?"
"For what it does not really, but most player created things only cost ten to twenty points right now." She affirmed, her voice becoming more perky. "Hey, it was cool meeting you, but I need to get back to my system. I left it on idle while I was gone. Here, add me as a friend. That way you can tell me next time you make something cool."
Following that Nick was met with a new pop up appearing.
User "Dancing Fire Fox" wants to be your friend.
[Accept] [Decline]
Selecting accept Nick noticed an icon appear in the corner of his vision for a moment.
Friends List unlocked!
Achievement received:
A Friend Indeed
"Even all powerful beings need friends."
(Add your first friend.)
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+10 Origin Points
Happy with the notifications Nick looked up to find Fire already gone.
Could have at least said goodbye. Oh well, now where was I?
Looking around Nick walked towards the "New Creations" storefront once again.