Systematic Survival

33 - Social Skills

Overall, the total was $330. He realized he now had more than enough to pay his rent. He may not have even needed his paycheck tomorrow if he did more deliveries tonight. But he was receiving a paycheck the next day, so he decided he wasn't going to do deliveries tonight.

'If I keep doing that, I won't have to worry about money. But I guess they could catch on. If I did it every day, there'd definitely be a rumor about it or something.'

He put away his cash and decided since he had so much time left in the day, he could do something fun with the system. He thought about doing quests, but the ones that were left were all hard. He opened the quest menu anyway though to look at them.

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||Quests||

-General-

Pay the Rent [$689/800] [Reward: +Mystery Reward, +30xp]

Reach LVL 5 [3/5] [Reward: +10 Unassigned Stat Points, +1 Artifact]

Make a stranger believe you are a celebrity [Reward: Stat Unlock, +30xp]

Compete in an event and win [Reward: +1 All Stats, +75xp]

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'So, I can't force the level-up quest, and paying the rent is for tomorrow. I would probably need to sign up for an event to do the event one, and that takes time. But if I did do that, a strength-based event would be perfect. Finally, the stranger one...'

He realized that convincing a stranger he was a celebrity quest didn't seem too hard, at least it physically wasn't as hard as the other ones. But without any planning, he wouldn't be able to do it.

'I did get that book. If I learn that skill, and then come up with a good situation or excuse for me telling them, maybe it could work?'

He would really have to make it seem natural. It would be weird for someone to walk up to you and tell you they're a celebrity. It would be more convincing if it seemed circumstantial.

He couldn't really think of anything, but he decided he would try it. So, he entered his mind palace and found the book he had saved earlier.

[Commanding Conversations]

He started reading through it and as he reached the halfway point, he heard a notification sound.

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[New Skill]

Interpersonal Communication [LV.1]

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He was a bit confused. With the other skills, he had to act them out for him to learn them, but this one just popped up by reading a book.

'I guess some skills only need to be comprehended rather than practiced. Good to know.'

He theorized that physical skills that required muscle memory had to be attempted, but mental skills only needed you to grasp their concept.

He tried to tell if he was better at talking or not, but there really wasn't any way to notice a difference, since he had no one to talk to. He tried doing a fake conversation with himself, but it didn't work. He just felt like an idiot for talking to himself.

'Well, I guess it's time for some social interaction.'

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||Stats||

Name: Matt Peterson

Age: 18

LVL: 3 [XP 48/144]

HP | 30/30

MP | 0/0

Status Effects: (None)

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||Attributes||

[Str] - 21

[Con] - 14

[Agi] - 20

[Dex] - 13

[Int] - 17

[Luk] - 12

[Stat Points]: 0

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||Skills||

Inspect [Lv.2], Map [Lv.2], Help [Lv.1], Storage [Lv.1], Mind Palace [Lv.1], Self Defense [LV.1], Boxing [LV.1], Karate [LV.2], Kung Fu (Unspecialized) [LV.1], Wrestling [LV.1], Judo [LV.1], Kickboxing [LV.1], Interpersonal Communication [LV.1]

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||Quests||

-General-

Pay the Rent [$689/800] [Reward: +Mystery Reward, +30xp]

Reach LVL 5 [3/5] [Reward: +10 Unassigned Stat Points, +1 Artifact]

Make a stranger believe you are a celebrity [Reward: Stat Unlock, +30xp]

Compete in an event and win [Reward: +1 All Stats, +75xp]

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-Daily-

*Daily quests not available in beta*

||Storage||

-Items [3/25]-

Used Bullet [1], Gun [1], Knife [1]

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