The doors clicked open and stayed motionless. For some reason, Joe felt like something crazy was going to happen. He carefully reached out his hand to grab at the handlebar of the wardrobe and pulled it open.
A gust of wind blew out of the empty wardrobe and knocked Joe down on his butt. Inside was a black hole with a twisting whirlwind that wreaked chaos to the entire apartment.
"WHAT. THE. HELL?" Joe screamed. His voice did not go out of the apartment nor everyone outside could see what was wrong inside.
For them, the apartment stayed exactly the same without any of the bizarre events inside it.
The black hole tried to pull Joe inside it. He grabbed at the feet of the bed to avoid being swept away.
He successfully saved himself.
But his clothes weren't so lucky. They slipped off him and flew into the wardrobe. Even the pair of flip flops went inside.
Then the doors shut tight. The black hole disappeared and everything returned to normal. Joe fell to the floor.
His phone landed on the bed right at his face. The new Honey Wardrobe icon was visible on his home screen.
As Joe reached out to grab his phone. The wardrobe doors suddenly snapped open, which made Joe jump up.
But there was no longer any black hole, only the interior of a perfectly normal wardrobe with his clothes and shoes hanging there.
"They changed…" Joe stared at the clothes inside the wardrobe. It was his. He knew that for sure. But they were different.
Joe grabbed his phone and clicked on the Honey Wardrobe.
[Welcome to the Honey Wardrobe]
[All the details of your owned equipment will be available here]
[The physical Honey Wardrobe is available in all Honey-exclusive Residences]
[All owned equipment will always be available in your physical Honey Wardrobe despite their last location]
After the tutorial, the interface of the Honey Wardrobe App appeared. There were six different tabs for each type of equipment: Head, Torso, Legs, Feet, Accessory, and Tool/Weapon.
"Weapon? I thought this was a world of seduction?!" Joe tapped on the Tool/Weapon Tab.
There was nothing on it. He didn't own any tool nor weapon.
Joe then tapped on the Head Tab. There was one piece of equipment there. Its icon looked like a piece of wig. Joe looked at the physical wardrobe.
There really was a piece of wig laid at the bottom of the wardrobe.
"But I didn't own any wig before…"
The wardrobe didn't just change his clothes, it also added something else in. He clicked on the icon of the wig.
[Name]: Perfectly Normal Wig
[Rarity]: Common
[Slot]: Head
[Profession]: ???
[Description]: A remarkably average brown wig. When equipped, it will make you completely forgettable and average.
[Social Cred Bonus]: None
[Attribute Boost]: +1 SEN
[Style]: 1
[Armor]: 1
[Skill]: None
[Set Bonus]: (?)
+ 4/7: Unknown
+ 7/7: Unknown
Joe spotted the three question marks at the profession so he clicked it. Unfortunately, it wasn't some kind of unique tutorial. It was simply three question marks. Joe wondered if there was a reason for it.
Then he clicked on the question mark (?) next to the Set Bonus.
[Pieces of equipment may belong in a set]
[When wear the pieces of equipment of the same set, additional bonuses will be unlocked]
[Each set has two bonuses]
[The first bonus is activated when equipping the four main pieces (Head, Torso, Legs, and Feet)]
[The second bonus is activated when equipping all seven pieces (Head, Torso, Legs, Feet, Accessory A, Accessory B, and Tool/Weapon)]
"Set bonuses? This really is a game, huh?"
Joe might be an average idiot but he played games before. He knew very well the mechanic the app was explaining to him.
There was no 'Equip' button in the Honey Wardrobe App. Joe had to drag his body to the wig and put it on his head. Magically, the wig faded into his head and completely disappeared.
Joe didn't feel like he was wearing a wig. Instead, it felt like his hair and face had transformed.
Joe took a look at himself in the mirror. Originally, he had a very unfriendly face that could hardly be called acceptable in a society. His hair was black and slightly long, reaching his ears.
Now, Joe had an average face. It wasn't ugly nor handsome. It wasn't hostile nor friendly. His face was simply his face. There was no impression he could say about it.
"It is still my face. But it is different somehow. Like I just had cosmetic surgery that makes me completely average." Joe mumbled.
His hair changed as well. Now it had a faint chestnut color and was cut neatly.
Joe returned to his phone and checked the Torso Tab. On it was one single icon of a grey T-shirt.
[Name]: Perfectly Normal T-Shirt
[Rarity]: Common
[Slot]: Torso
[Profession]: ???
[Description]: A plain, slightly faded grey t-shirt. When equipped, it will make you completely forgettable and average.
[Social Cred Bonus]: None
[Attribute Boost]: +1 STR
[Style]: 1
[Armor]: 1
[Skill]: None
[Set Bonus]:
+ 4/7: Unknown
+ 7/7: Unknown
Joe put on his 'Perfectly Normal T-shirt'. The shirt felt comfortable on him. It felt just like his old shirt that he wore hundreds of times.
Joe looked at himself in the mirror again. He had to let out another surprise noise.
"What the hell?"
Joe was skinny. He looked like a scarecrow with two sticks as his arms. But when he put on the grey T-shirt, he looked kinda… normal. Not fat, not skinny. He was just okay.
"This set just makes me a background character…" Joe exclaimed and rolled his eyes.
He opened the Honey App and clicked on the Status Tab to check his attributes.
[NAME]: Joe Avery Smith
[HIT POINTS]: 25/25
[DEFENSE VALUE]: 9
[ATTRIBUTES]
+ Social
• Aura: 4
• Intimidation: 3
• Persuasion: 5
+ Physical
• Dexterity: 7
• Endurance: 6
• Fitness: -1
• Senses: 6 (Equipment Bonus +1]
• Stamina: 8
• Strength: 5 (Equipment Bonus +1)
+ Mental
• Cool: 3
• Intelligence: 8
• Wisdom: 12
+ Temporary:
• Armor: 2
• Style: 2
[SOCIAL CRED]: NONE
[SKILL]: NONE
[EQUIPMENT]
+ Head: Perfectly Normal Wig
+ Torso: Perfectly Normal T-shirt
+ Legs: None
+ Feet: None
+ Accessory (A): None
+ Accessory (B): None
+ Tool/Weapon: None
[HONEY COIN]: 190(EXCHANGE)
[WALLET]: $985
[WARDROBE]: Perfectly Normal Jeans, Perfectly Normal Sneakers.
[OWNED RESIDENCE]
+ Apartment A7: Level 0 Residence.
[OWNED CREDENTIALS]
+ 'Joe Avery Smith': Identifications of your true identity.
"Huh… What do you know. The shirt and wig actually increases my senses and strength. The style and armor also increased too."
Joe darted his eyes around and tried to lift some furniture in the room. He couldn't feel any difference at all. This makes him wonder whether the equipment didn't work or if the bonuses were just too little.
He shrugged and returned to the Honey Wardrobe App. Joe clicked on the legs to view the stats of the pair of jeans.