So they were people… but why do they still look like people! Why did only Monica become fat! That's unfair!
<You aren't fat. Your base form, the clay golem is shaped in the most efficient way. That means increased mass, thick limbs and a rounded main body to keep you from being easily broken. You are brittle, if you were small and had thin limbs, you would be easily broken apart.>
I don't care! I want to be pretty! Make me pretty!
Suddenly a weird sensation runs through me. I shrink and my hands look like they should. Shape wise, of course, they are still made out of pretty white stone. What happened?
<I am so jealous of you right now. Open your status.>
Status Monica Lv. 1 marble golem
Mp 100+10+1391
Strength 5+10+4
Constitution 9+10+28
Speed 1+10+3
Magic ability 3+10+0
Skills:
universal humanoid language, universal monster language, dungeon map, mana-powered, gifted child
Robustness lv.2; reassembling lv.3; punch lv.3; shatter punch lv.2; mana conversion lv.3; mana efficiency lv.7; shaping lv.1
Gifted child? Is my status praising me? I like my status!
<Your status is not praising you. Gifted child is a skill that represents the cheat like ability to get and increase skills at an ungodly rate. However, it is temporary and can suddenly disappear. It's also the reason you learned the shaping skill and used it to instantly regain the shape of your past body.>
That's so cool! Can I transform into miss angel too?
<I don't know. Every owner of that skill reacts differently to it. Whether or not gifted child will allow you to use shaping at level 1 to take the form of someone else is a mystery. If you really want to know, you could always try it.>
No need, I'll try later. Now that I am pretty, I have to show myself to those adventurers.
*Crack*
<F**k. Monica, you have to quickly get awa->
Someone broke an innocent statue! Death to all intruders!
I break into a run towards the direction where my feeling of rage originates from. How dare those scumbags hurt my inanimate brethren!
<Monica! It's a trap, they are trying to lure you into a room filled with enemies! Think!>
Monica doesn't want to think! Monica want revenge!
<And you've reverted to a stubborn little girl. Fine, go die then. See if I care! You can be respawned anyway.>
I storm into a room filled with humans. That's a lot of people! And they are all holding pickaxes…
Oooowww!!
That hurts! Don't hit poor Monica with those sharp picks. Monica is a cute girl! You aren't allowed to bully Monica! Monica will get mad! Monica will punch you! How dare you evade Monica's punch! Meanie!
Oooowww!!
Oooowww!!
Stoooop!
Now Monica is mad! Taste my special move, you big meanies!
Collapsing hollow clap!
Monica puts her cute palms together and then quickly pulls them apart. As the palms move away from one another, a suction is created and the meanies lose their balance as they too are drawn in. Then, Monica slams her palms back together and claps.
A shock wave spreads from Monica's palms like a ripple in the air. It also hits Monica, that hurts! But the meanies are thrown away like broken dolls as they are smashed into the room's walls. Monica wins!
<Collapsing hollow clap… Wait! That's a move from hidden glory! How the hell can you use that? Why did you get it as a skill? And how in a hells does it work?!!>
I saw sister Tele use it when her character threw away his staff. She used it to kill many weak enemies at the same time. I wanted to do that too, so I just did.
<So you just did?!! You just used a made up, fictional BS move from a video game and got a skill!!! You didn't just do that! Oh, I know! You cheater got it because of your gifted child skill! Why wasn't I able to do it that easily! And why do you still have it? I lost mine after gaining 99 divisions! Why is every newbie getting so many cheat abilities!>
That sounds like some serious psychological issues you have there. Maybe you should see a therapist.
<I AM A LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST! I have weekly visits with one too! I am FINE!>
You don't sound fine…
<Because you are cheating! How can you learn a move from a video game that you haven't even played! You know what. Fine. I'll buy you hidden glory, I'll let you play to your hearts content but you better learn every single one of those moves. And then you'll reach then to adventurers to get us a massive amount of customers!>
But I don't have a staff…
<I'll get you a staff.>
Fine. But Navi…
<Yes?>
Why can I not move?
<Oh that? First, you ran, punched and reassembled yourself a whole lot while being bashed by those adventurers. Then, using a new skill while you were just acquiring it at your low level and with such an effect, overdrew your mp so you can't move until you recover enough mp from the dungeon.>
But there are more meanies!
<I told you not to go there.>
I wasn't listening!
<That sounds like you need to face the consequences of your actions. Also, just wait for a bit and you'll be saved.>
Ooow!
Ooooooow!
Ooooooooooooow!
Monica doesn't want to wait anymore!
"Hello there, boys. You sure you want to bully a small child when you can have fun with me instead?"
A soothing yet sexy voice sounds through the room. And the adventurers pause. All the pain vanishes and my surroundings grow quiet. I open my eyes that have been shut tightly and see that I'm surrounded by a bunch of marble statues with terror on their faces, some look as if they are trying to cover their eyes. Others are moving!
"Hi there my little cutie. I don't remember adding you to my collection. Just where did you come from?"