While driving in the car, Felix took a first good look into the system.
MUSIC SYSTEM – CORE INTERFACEUser: Felix Bauer | Gift: Perfect Pitch.Status: MP 0; total streams 0; next MP in 1,000 streams.
Skills
Piano 50
Guitar 50
Bass 24
Drums/Percussion 18
Arrangement/Production 27
Performance 23
Ear Training 36
Actions: Upgrade skill, Open Lyrics Library.
Streams → MP (tiered): 0–25k = 1 MP per 1,000; 25k–100k = 1 per 2,000; 100k–1M = 1 per 5,000; 1M–10M = 1 per 10,000; 10M+ = 1 per 20,000.
Upgrade cost per point by current stat: 0–20 = 1 MP; 21–40 = 2; 41–60 = 4; 61–75 = 6; 76–85 = 10; 86–90 = 15; 91–95 = 25; 96–100 = 40 + a performance quest.
Lyrics Library: Obscure 40 MP; Known 100; Hit 240; Big Hit 620; Iconic 1,400.
Felix wasn't too satisfied with his stats, but they weren't bad. He was only a semi-professional artist who never took off. He wasn't too good. He was only this good at piano and guitar due to accumulation.
With a small thought, Felix clicked onto the Lyrics Library with his mind.
Suddenly a list of famous songs came to his mind.
1."Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen — 1,400 MP (Iconic)
2."Billie Jean" — Michael Jackson — 1,400 MP (Iconic)
3."Hey Jude" — The Beatles — 1,400 MP (Iconic)
4."Wonderwall" — Oasis — 1,400 MP (Iconic)
5."Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana — 1,400 MP (Iconic)…
A little present - "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby" — Cigarettes After Sex — 0 MP
With a smile on his face, Felix clicked onto the last place, which probably would have cost 100 MP, as it was a known song.
It was probably a present from God.
Suddenly the lyrics from the song appeared in his mind.
It was an exhilarating feeling. Wonderful? Weird? A mix of both, probably.
'I could probably produce the song if I have enough time and can rent the music room at my new school. The quality wouldn't be as good, but it should still be good enough to take care of my next song.'
'As for live performances, I can do it if I only sing. If I want to make a solo performance I would need to level up my skills first of all. That can wait though. I don't plan to show myself for the moment.'
While thinking about the song and how he should record it, Felix and the car soon arrived at the iconic two-story home of the Dunphys.
Phil and Felix both took his luggage and went in the front door after Claire.
Contrary to Felix's first belief of what the house would be like, it was too quiet.
Strange for the famous chaos that ensues in this family every day in the sitcom.
Soon enough, Felix heard a shout.
"MOM! HALEY'S BOTHERING ME THE WHOLE TIME BY TALKING ABOUT SHIT WITH HER FRIEND!" Alex screamed from upstairs, noticing but ignoring him.
"Yeah, Kylie, I also can't believe she wants the new European exchange student to move into the cellar. Yeah. I wanted to move there the whole time. He gets a whole room to himself before me. And what if he's ug—" Felix heard Haley talking on the phone, walking out of her and Alex's room.
Suddenly she saw him and got all embarrassed.
"I need to hang up, Kylie. Code sun. I have no make-up on and he's hot. I am messed up," she whispered into her phone.
"Hello," Haley tried to greet him with what she thought was her best smile.
Before Claire's smile even had time to settle, Alex interrupted.
"Stop ignoring me! She should stop being on the phone all the time. And now she already got a crush on the new guy."
"Oooooooh, Haley's got a crush," Luke piped in from the side.
"UGH! YOU'RE SO EMBARRASSING!" Haley went red and immediately ran back to her room.
"I am so sorry. They are usually very nice kids, but I don't know what's going on with them today," Claire flushed and immediately apologized to Felix.
"No problem. It makes this house more lively," Felix didn't expose her lie. He knew the show and that most days went like that. But he liked that about it.
"Now let's show you your new room," Phil tried to shift the atmosphere and led him to his room.
It was, like Haley said, in the cellar. It was the room that Haley got in Season 5 of Modern Family.
"Feel free to decorate it as you want," Phil said and gave Felix a pat on the shoulder.
"Thanks," Felix said, a heartfelt thanks. It wasn't common at all to receive such a big room as an exchange student.
Phil let the silence and his smile speak, and soon left him alone.
Now Felix was alone in his room and started to think about how he could produce his first song and upload it onto Spotify.
It was definitely the school. He had no money, as he didn't have any parents in this life, and he didn't want to bother the Dunphys too much.