I come to my senses screaming. I have no idea when I started or how long I've been doing it but the window that had opened up when I'd idly wondered about silk production is still up.
I shudder then quickly look down to see what kind of mess I'd made of my silk. My legs are empty. Fair enough. I wonder if I had a seizure or if my attendants just took it off when I stopped producing.
Trying hard not to think of anything I watch my legs spin up behind my ghostly screen before I produce more silk. I wait for it to end.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 20790/21375]
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 20990/21375]
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Wimble Silk Produced: 1 yd]
[Karma Gained: 500]
[Level Up]
[Permissions Upgraded]
[Awareness Expanded]
[Access Granted]
[Silk Output]
[Access Granted]
[Skill List(Offensive)]
[Current Realm: Clear(Tier 3)]
[Current Karma: 21690/24000]
Now what do I do with this? Nevermind. I track the hand that casually snatches up the loose cake of silk I'd made. That works. I look around for the flower I was eating. Ack. Looks like they took it, too. Fair enough.
I groom myself, ignoring the screen but not dismissing it. Oh. It changed. Does it update in real time?
Silk Tier Karma Color Count Earned Total Produced Total Karma Moon Silk 3 200 Silvery White 10 2000 43 10400 Sky Silk 3 200 Silvery Blue 12 2400 Earth Silk 3 200 Brown Green 10 2000 Wimble Silk 3 500 Whitish Silver 3 1500 Water Silk 3 200 Dark Blue 5 1000 Heaven Silk 3 500 Golden White 3 1500
*All measurements in yiddits. 1 yiddit = 3 meters
Bah, I can look at it while I groom, I suppose... Ohhh... I've been producing meters of the stuff. Noice.
I feel slightly better about my productivity, but I swear I thought silk worms cranked everything out at one time in one go to go into the next stage. Then again I'm pretty sure that silk worms aren't normally the size of a small child. I'm huge.
Wonder if any of them tried to fat shame me yet? I am and I'm the fat one. Now. Where'd that flower get off to? Gotta keep my girlish figure.
I scan the room, ignoring the new and familiar faces before I register that the room is practically decorated with partially eaten and still intact flowers. There's so many!
Apparently I can't drool even as I feel my body prep itself for another good meal. The tank isn't full. Silk has been produced. Now how do I ring the dinner bell? Feed me!
[Resonating Cry Successful]
[Karma Gained: 20]
[Current Karma: 21710/24000]
What kind of low tier idiot gets hit by a bug? Is that kid still in here? Has he not made any improvements? I'm an oversized potato grub and I can take out a human. That's terrifying. Isn't the brat trying to get stronger?
Wait. I got new permissions to see stuff. What did it say? I dismiss the Production Screen and open up my skill list for offense.
Name Class Tier Description Karma Usage Resonating Cry N/A N/A Allows Cultivator to channel Qi into scream 20 8 Silk Spray Clear 3 Allows Cultivator to spray out a blast of sticky silk 20 0 Drop Clear 3 Allows Cultivator to sneak attack from above 120 1
Wait, whaaaaaaat? I've hit scrubs 8 times with my Resonating Cry? I chortle internally before I notice the description.
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I'm sorry, "Qi"? Like martial arts, running-through-the-air, super human, swinging-a-sword-and-pulling-water-out-of-a-lake-in-the-shape-of-a-dragon-that-seems-ludicrously-self-aware-to-attack-your-enemies, "Qi"? I have Qi?
Wait. Class and Tier? Ack, urk-- Character Sheet! Profile! What the frack do I have to think to see my status page?
[Name: Kissy Kissy]
[Race: Greater Wimble Grub Lv.2]
[Current Realm: Clear(Tier 3)]
[Current Karma: 21710/24000]
[Master: Golden Blade God]
F*** this game.
I quickly dismiss the status screen. Furious. You all can "Kissy Kissy", my silk hole! How the hell do I change my D*** name? Frickin' -- Who is Golden Blade God? Not anyone's master, much less mine!
I'm gonna eat the drapes.
As soon as I find something expensive to chew on I'll try to figure out what this "Realm" and "Karma" stuff is. Wanna make me a pet?
I squirm around trying to right myself. What the heck am I stuck on? I flex backwards and Madame Director absently shushes me while reading a piece of paper. I didn't even notice I was being held. Huh.
I can't see what's on it but she's focusing awful hard. She's also got the scarf... Which one to snack on? Better question, which one could I get away with snacking on?
Gack? What?! Oh. Kay.
While I'd been focusing on what may have been the last decision I made of this life or dream, someone shoved a flower in my face. Sniffing at it it just smells... Pretty? Comfy? It smells like a nap in front of a roaring fire feels after a day of fun in the snow. Yeah, no this is a dream or this place is magic.
[Saint's Tear Petal Consumed]
[Karma Gained: 500]
[Current Karma: 22210/24000]
Oh! This is the flower I was eating when I got my sanity rocked. How did I not notice the smell? I sniff again. Oh. It changes.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 22410/24000]
The mouthfeel doesn't change. Like biting into a huge chunk of meat that just melts with the taste of something soaked in sweet wine.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 22610/24000]
Does it just smell like comfort and feel like a good chew? It tastes like something good soaked in sweet wine. Why can't I pinpoint what "something good" is? Huh.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Heaven Silk Produced: 1 yd]
[Karma Gained: 500]
[Current Karma: 23210/24000]
Well, this is gonna take a while... At least I'm awake this time. So... I'm gaining awareness? And unlocking new screens... And I have attacks plural?
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 23410/24000]
I reopen my offensive skill list to find out what I've been missing out on using. Wait until I see that brat again! Argh! Who the hell is Golden Blade God?!
Name Class Tier Description Karma Usage Resonating Cry N/A N/A Allows Cultivator to channel Qi into scream 20 8 Silk Spray Clear 3 Allows Cultivator to spray out a blast of sticky silk 20 0 Drop Clear 3 Allows Cultivator to sneak attack from above 120 1
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 23610/24000]
When did I use Drop? Oh... Oh, no... I shriek in amusement, thrashing in entertainment before snickering internally.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Heaven Silk Produced: 1 yd]
[Karma Gained: 500]
[Level Up]
[Permissions Upgraded]
[Awareness Expanded]
[Access Granted]
[Skill List(Passive)]
[Current Realm: Clear(Tier 4)]
[Current Karma: 24310/28300]
That poor woman! I'd let go of the ceiling and it counted as a sneak attack? I thought she saw me! I wasn't exactly being subtle. Wasn't I screaming? I casually discard my silk and someone scrabbles to snatch it off the ground. Oops.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 24510/28300]
No wonder she'd freaked out! Ah, that's hilarious... When do I meet this "Golden Blade God"? I'm going to chew holes in all of their clothes! Drop attack on their head and give them a new haircut! Chunk Bowl cut! See how they like the "Kissy Kissy" special!
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Current Karma: 24710/28300]
No! Mine! I swat at some smart aleck who thinks they're gonna steal my food while I'm distracted. See how much trouble you get in for interrupting my spinning! Back off! Madame Director sucks her teeth then waves them away in irritation.
[Spin Successful]
[Karma Gained: 200]
[Wimble Silk Produced: 1 yd]
[Karma Gained: 500]
[Current Karma: 25410/28300]
Ack! Why do I keep dropping it? I dismiss the skill screen and stare around my flower, trying to get a glimpse of my silk on the ground. I catch a glimpse of it as the same person who grabbed the other cake snatches up this one. That's one less worry. Now how do I keep hold of this thing? I regard the flower before opting to just curling up around it. Mine!
I definitely earned this nap...