He didn't wake up to his alarm.
Nor to his mom's yelling.
He woke up… to something slimy. All around him. Sticky, warm, and oddly comforting.
He tried to yawn—but had no mouth.
He tried to rub his eyes—but had no hands.
A long, awkward silence filled his mind.
> "Wait… where are my hands?"
No answer.
> "Where's my mouth? Why am I thinking but not speaking? Why is everything… white?!"
And then, just when the panic hit:
> "Congratulations. You've turned into an egg."
…
> "Seriously?! Out of all people… me?! I had dreams! A future! I was going to eat eggs for breakfast—not become one!"
He didn't know how. He didn't know why.
But it was undeniable.
He was an egg.
A big, white, slightly cracked egg… lying helplessly on its side.
Before he could scream (mentally, of course), a glowing blue screen appeared in front of him:
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[EGG SYSTEM - Version 0.0.1 (Super Alpha)]
User: Egg #003-B
Level: Beginner (Soft Shell)
Abilities Unlocked:
• Internal Thinking (Without a Mouth)
• Slow Tilt (3° to the Right Only)
• Random Explosion Chance: 12%
WARNING: Breaking another egg will cause a random world jump.
Daily Tip: Never trust a smiling egg.
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He froze.
Or… whatever eggs do when they mentally freeze.
> "Who the yolk wrote this system?! What the heck is a 'Soft Shell' level?!"
He tried to kick the air. Failed.
He tried to roll. Barely shifted.
He began hallucinating… eggistentially.
And then, in the far corner of the room (which had no walls)… another egg appeared.
It was smiling.
Yes.
An egg… with a smile.
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It slithered closer like a soap bubble on a sponge.
He stared at it with intense, eggy confusion.
> "Don't tell me… you talk too?"
The smiling egg gurgled like a soft-boiled whisper:
> "I am your guide… in this yolky existence."
> "Are you kidding me?! I was human yesterday! I had leftover roast chicken waiting in the fridge!"
> "Not anymore. You are now the Chosen Egg: 003-B. Your task is simple—hatch. But... by choice."
> "Hatch? I didn't even get laid! Who laid me?!"
The guide egg blinked, then stuck out a long, gooey tongue that drew glowing words in the air:
> Choose your first Eggventure:
1. Jump into the Sacred Frying Pan
2. Visit the Enlightened Egg Monastery
3. Crack an Evil Egg
4. Scream until you explode
He had no limbs. No clue. No chance.
He picked... randomly.
> "Uhh... Option three? Crack an evil egg?"
The ground beneath him shattered.
He tumbled.
He rolled.
He cracked slightly more.
> "EGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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World #1: Egglandia – The Great Republic of Goo
He awoke in a world where eggs were currency, chickens were royalty, and people... were eggs with human legs.
A police-egg stomped toward him.
> "ID, stranger."
> "I... I'm an egg?"
> "Oh, a smart one! To the yolk jail with you!"
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And thus began his journey—nameless, limbless, and luckless.
Armed only with a sarcastic Egg System and a world that made less sense the more he understood it.
He had no idea…
That every choice would make him less human.
And more egg.