When I woke up I was sprawled on my sofa. I was still naked, something I had forgotten about as soon as the system appeared... THE SYSTEM, I sat up as I called for my status.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 0 / 10
- Facet : Perception : 1 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
Looking at it and confirming that nothing was different from yesterday I pick up my phone to check the news again while I put on some clothes.
Once I was clothed in a pair of grey cargo shorts and a grey t-shirt (what can I say, the free clothes allotments are not that great) I had confirmed that nothing interesting had occurred on the news while I slept. While I was at it I checked my E-Mail to see if any of my job applications had been accepted, as usual I was met with a slew of rejection messages.
In the Threnton republic as soon as you turn 18 the the government gives you access to a basic accommodation unit along with your citizenship. Not wanting to live dependent on my parents I had moved over to mine a little less than three months ago. The only issue is that they require tenants to have a job after four months or said tenant would be evicted(into the military that is).
Now that I had the system and had seen what it did I was feeling confident in being able to get a job, well at least more confident than I had been before. Since I had unlocked the Learning aspect I could probably get a memorization Facet and then retake the Citizen test to get a higher work rating. My previous scores were not that great after all.
But first I decided to have breakfast, you can't come up with a good employment plan while on a empty stomach. Checking the time I saw that it was 10:23, I quickly put on my shoes as I hurried to the communal food court area. Breakfast was only served for free before eight but if I got there early I could be first in line for the lunch. Or is it brunch since I haven't eaten breakfast.
As I hurried down the corridor running around several other tenants I thought on my next move, considering the effects of the Perception Facet I could probably get something that would accelerate my learning to ridiculous degrees.
With the summer solstice in roughly three weeks, and the government tests in just as long. I could raise my rating by at least two, maybe three grades if the facets worked as I hoped. I was getting giddy just thinking about it as I slowed down near the entrance of the cafeteria. I was pretty early since the line hadn't formed yet.
Grabbing a meal plate after scanning my C-ID I sat down at a table towards the windows, I was lucky and got one that overlooked the street. As I watched the unnaturally clean streets and pristine hedges of Ger-Tor filled with people going through their lives I called my status to the front of my mind.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 0 / 10
- Facet : Perception : 2 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
As I looked over it again I saw that the Perception facet had increased, maybe this was some sort of experience bar? Concentrating on the second facet I once again felt the ocean of options before me. Making sure no one was looking at me I considered my choices while eating.
There were several tempting options like Test Taker or Studious but I wanted the facet to be useful to me even after I had taken the test, so I threw them out and focused on only getting the really good facets. Not that I believe that any of them would be weak, just lacking in usability. After unlocking perception some of the facets have become closer to my aspect. like Photographic memory, I am guessing this means that there would be some sort of synergy in the Facets.
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After a while a list had formed in my mind, first there was Perceptive Absorption, from what I felt from it I should be able to better remember what I see. Next there was Mental Library, it was pretty self explanatory it would let me store my memories. Next there was Intuition, this one was more vague but it would help me towards the correct answer when I didn't know what to do. and finally there was Comprehension, this Facet focused on understanding and knowing things intuitively. The sensations of the different facets are not exactly the most clear about their functions.
There were a few more options that were more basic like Reading and Clear mind that I thought would be usable but were essentially just about getting into the right state of mind or enhancing something I can already easily do. I can already read, sure it would be amazing to read a book twice as fast but being able to memorize the book just seems like a better choice.
First the Perceptive Absorption had a really high synergy with my first facet, it would make a great combination and was one of the options I was looking forwards to the most. But on the chance that the Facet just upgrades my first facet this one might be pointless in terms of passing the test.
Second Mental Library, it sounded awesome, but something I realized from my first facet is that the improvements seem to add something. There is no promise that I will not have a finite mental storage, that would be fine for the test but not if I want to use the facet afterwards. Unless filling the experience bar levels up the facet. But I haven't confirmed that yet, though it is likely.
Then we have intuition, this Facet seems more like a hit or miss. Either it will be something to answer all of my questions or it will be a little nudge that barely helps. Though the more fantastical side of me thinks the possibilities sound amazing. Imagine getting chased and just using your intuition to escape or finding a secret treasure after following your intuition.
And last of all we have Comprehension, This one seemed like a pretty good choice since it increase how well I understood things, if I simply knew everything by heart then there was nothing to worry about in the test.
I stood up and placed my plate in the cleaning tray and started walking back towards my room while I thought over my choices. Comprehension was almost a given, not only would it help me with the test I could use it several different jobs in the future.
The hard part was picking the second option, or third really since I already have Perception. Since I already had Perception I felt like Perception Absorption was a bit unnecessary. So i removed it and narrowed down the list to Intuition and Mental Library...
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By the time I had gotten back to my apartment I had decided on my choice, I would pick Intuition. It was probably the worse choice of the two considering the test, but so what! Who didn't want to have supernatural Intuition. Sitting down on my couch I pulled forward my status and once again "entered" the sea of choices and began the process of accepting Intuition and Comprehension.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 0 / 10
- Facet : Perception : 2 / 10
- Facet : Intuition : 0 / 10
- Facet : Comprehension : 0 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
As my choices were confirmed I once again felt the stream of energy in me shift to accommodate the new facets, with most of the change being around the head. Once it was done I felt a clarity in my thoughts, like I had been looking at everything though clouded glass and only now was seeing the world for what it truly was.
Picking up my phone I searched up a video explaining differential equations and opened up some practice questions, I had always had hard for math in school so this would be the perfect test.
And it was easy!
No matter the question as long as I spent a few minutes thinking about it I eventually solved it, and in the questions that I didn't know how to solve I could feel the Intuition facet guiding me though steps that I did not understand to solve them.
Lost in my sudden math skills I almost forgot to go to dinner. Rushing down the corridors to the cafeteria I was grinning like a mad man as I recalled how easy it was learning all of the high-school math. Maybe I could increase my grade more than three levels, I might even qualify for an excellence at this point.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 2 / 10
- Facet : Perception : 3 / 10
- Facet : Intuition : 1 / 10
- Facet : Comprehension : 3 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---