How can a fictional character be present here? Multiverse, my brain answered and now, with my perfect memory, I can remember that she existed before all the weird shit happened with me. I just didn't really notice her before. Never talked to her. We had a few common classes. But this changes thing, Am I in a sitcom world or is it only 'modern family' people here.
I already noticed the difference of pop culture in dead Lucas world and my world. Many things are same but different at the same time. I have research this.
For now, I tune in again when Debbie addresses me.
"Don't think I didn't notice Lucas, you have muscles now." She complimented and I take some pride in how she runs her eyes over me. Feels good, even if I cheated. I am vain like that.
"What do you mean now? I had muscles" I joked.
"Nope, you did not" She said amused. Ouch, that hurts.
"Damn Debbie, you could at least lie to me. But I'm thinking of trying out for the basketball team this year so I had to work out a bit and mom said try to get a girlfriend."
"Oh, gotcha. Think you'll get in?" She asks ignoring the girlfriend part over Leonard's noise of surprise.
"I hope so. Worked out to get fit enough and practiced a lot over the summer." And I leveled my basketball skill after playing lots of pick-up games and practicing on my own with video tutorials so I'm kind of confident.
"But let's not jinx it. How was your summer, spent time near a beach?" I said trying to change the topic
We catch up in the little time remaining and soon enough, the teacher closes the door and starts class. Mostly syllabus stuff and icebreakers, in the meantime I kept glancing at Alex from time to time as if trying to confirm if she was real. But something interesting happens when she has us pull our textbooks from under our desks.
[Skill-book: Chemistry AP Edition obtained. Do you wish to learn it?]
'What' when did this feature unlock, I swear I had atleast picked a book in the summer but didn't get such a notification. Maybe it has something to do with 10 INT. My brain was ready or something.
I really want to use it but higher thinking wins out. So far, everything about my new power was subtle. I did not even have any magical skills ,No flashing lights or new appendages that could clue anyone in on something being different about me. But I've also never gotten a prompt that required feedback like this.
All my quests were just presented with their rewards, tiny amounts of XP. I could either do them or ignore them. But this asks me if I want to learn the book which makes me feel something might happen to it. I get the idea from all those fantasy novels I consumed.
So being in public with a book that probably costs a lot of money, I mentally reject the prompt and the feeling fades.
This calls for more experimenting. I couldn't wait for the class to get over. Prioritising this over 'Modern family' being a thing here, for now.
As soon as bell rang, I quickly got up and made my way to the school library and noticed people giving me looks, first day of school and already visiting library. I did not look like a nerd. But who cares about people when you have 'gamers mind's.
As I walk through the non-fiction part of the school library touching various books, the prompt to learn many of them pops up. Enough to make me drool, almost. I also learned that not every book is a skill book.
Although I'd spent some time reading over the summer, the few physical books I looked at were for entertainment rather than learning so the skill-book prompt had never shown up before. Or maybe I was not capable of consuming a skill book with 7 INT stat. Who knows?.
And I considered not having a skill-book prompt a good thing or I might not have put the time into working out that I did.
Back to the present though, I need to be smart about this. Still don't know what happens to books I learn so I can't test it with books that aren't mine. And I don't own books like that, meaning I have to buy some if I want to take advantage of this. I can not buy them with my allowance money that really isn't all that much.
Money is an issue, I have been thinking about after my mind upgrade. I have solve this.
For now, I guess I'll look up places where I can get cheap books. Maybe even second hand. And those books should preferably be on topics that I'm not taking this year. Why buy a chemistry book to learn when I'll be in that class anyways? Waste of money really.
I can just check out a copy from the library if they have it and read it the old fashioned way. I've been able to function on a solid five hours of sleep during the night ever since getting my powers so I can use the extra time to read books I don't want to spend money on.
As for the purchased books, I'm thinking one on computer science might be good. My money maker for future, Technology is really important so starting now should help. Probably should throw in another on the hardware side, just in case. A technical book on basketball should help me learn all the rules and plays I haven't picked up yet.
Actually, I'll hold off on buying anything until I check the school catalogue and that of the public library's. That way the only books I pay for are those that I can't obtain for free. Learning a book might be faster but I'm not in a rush at the moment. And I'm close to broke. So yeah, I'll do that instead.
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Over the course of a week, I kept going to classes and Looked at Alex from time to time and got confirmation that I was really in modern family world when I saw claire picking Alex from school. I searched online for many fictional characters who might be real here, Facebook Instagram, tiktok. But none other than these people.
I breathed a sigh of relief at that time, who wants to be in a world where the supernatural is happening in the background and your life is in danger all the time. This is real life. I like my life to be in 'easy mode' with gamer system. With gamer I can become good in anything and be successful.
Coming back on the topic of modern family. I don't really care about them. It's one thing to meet characters of a sitcom that you like in real life but what am I supposed to do here?. I will not go out of my way to insert myself in their lives.
But If I get a chance to talk to Alex, I would but she is always with her books, not socialising with anyone. How am I supposed to approach her without making a fool out of myself. Hey, i am a teenager too
AN: Support for more chapter and throw some stones.