Eye Candy - My Superstar System

Witch b***h! f**k This s**t!

Sunday, 19th February 2017 1400hrs

It is only 2 pm and I got nowhere to go except to roam around and check out the place since it had changed since the last time I was here. Still, another 3 more hours to burn so I have to familiarise myself since this world is slightly different from the one that I am used to in the real world.

“Sue, what else can you do besides talking to me? I do not have any idea of where to start right now. I do not play games back in the real world and I am busy all the time making music, thinking of composing some lyrics, making poetry and so on.”

“Well, Matthew. I am here to give you the insight on how the game works so that you would be able to survive in this world and perform much better than the real world. At this juncture, you would need a lot of footwork to get started such as finding work. If you do not have the dough, you would not upgrade yourself at all.”

“To get yourself on a roll, look at the translucent panel in front of you as I bring it up for you to see. You would see your profile, and right in the centre, you would see the registration for a band name. You have decided to name your band, am I right? That’s’ the first thing you need to do.”

I looked at the semi-translucent panel that Sue had brought up in front of me and it looked like Matrix The Movie and I could access everything that I need to see.

On top of that, there is a bar that shows my health and my sustenance for both food and drink. The health bar is full at 97% while food and drinks are at 77% for the moment.

Thanks to the 2 quarts of milk that was handed by the old man in the milk delivery truck, I managed to stay full despite its only 2 bottles of milk.

“Sue, sign me up for a band named ‘Eye Candy’. It should be the same as the one back in the real world. By any chance, is there a way for me to return back to the real world?” I asked with a glimmer of hope that my answer to going back to where I was answered in a positive note.

“So what you need is books to get started. As a musician, it depends on what you are going to be. Are you going to be the bandleader as what you did back in the real world? A keytarist as well as the main vocalist for the band? If so, then fill in the blanks as you see underneath the band name.”

I did as instructed and once I had done so, I saw a small magnifying glass and I asked what is the purpose for.

“That magnifying glass is a search function. You can look up the band member’s name and then check his or her profile and see where the player might be at this time. Also, you can refine your search if you want to look for certain future band members which specialise in a certain musical instrument.”

I find the search function to be most useful since I would be able to search for members without any bands at all. In this way, I would be able to refine my search according to what instruments the members would like to play.

Most importantly the asking price if the band members wished to be paid per month or annum. It seems that the recruitment for band members would take up later since it would be best for me to get familiarise with the system first.

“What else do I need to do right now? There are tabs at the top of the menu here, mind if I take a look?” I asked Sue since she was in charge of the system and I would not dare to incur any wrath from here hence locking itself out for the next 4 hours next!

“Since you had picked lead vocalist and keytarist, here is the list of skills that you would be needing in the future. They come in 4 stages – Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional. The 5th one would be unlocked when you had passed the Professional stage. It would be Godly!”

I saw that once I had picked the 2 professions – lead vocalist and keytarist, there is a set of options for me to purchase. Skill Books – costs £500, £2,000, £8,000 and £15,000 for Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional. I wondered how much would the Skill Books cost when I reached Godlike!

The set of books that had been chosen for me are – Basic Synthesizer, Basic Piano, Basic Vocals, Basic Charisma, Basic Acting, Basic Showmanship, Basic Leadership, Basic Composing, Basic Poetry and Basic Melody. There are 10 Skill Books altogether and that already costs me £5,000!!!

“Sue, how long do I need to learn all these Skill Books? Just 10 of these would take me forever, right?” I asked since this is the first time I discovered that we need Skills Book to upgrade oneself. From my experiences, we had our skills through exposure and playing for free at local pubs and exhibitions.

“There are 5 stars for each stage and it would be 5 days / 15 days / 35 days and 50 days for the Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional to advance one star. The thing is to set yourself to either #1 to concentrate on work so that you would not be lazy and lose concentration #2 to concentrate of upgrading your skills and on which area that need to be upgraded.”

“So if you go to work, you set your status to #1 concentrate on work and off work to #2 concentrate on upgrading skills. Don’t forget to give yourself a break by choosing #5 which is rest. If you do not have enough rest, your health would fluctuate and you could die! So always check your status before and after work or during your upgrading process.”

Sue gave me a piece of rather stern advice and I had to take note of it since I do not wish to die in this virtual world nor in the real world which brings me to the next question:

“What would happen to me if I die in this virtual world? Would it affect my real-world status?”

“I am not sure if it affects your real-world since this is going to be your real-world from now on. Secondly, if you die, you would be buried at Montgomery Memorial Park at 9619 E Dupont Ave. You would be given a wreath and I don’t think anyone would miss you since you are considered as a newbie here in the music industry!”

“Y I K E S!!! To die and be buried with a wreath over my tombstone and no one would even miss it?!?! First, my mom had turned into a witch b***h, then my father had turned from a tailor to be a restaurant manager with a new name and a new weird accent!”

“Warning! The host had been warned against profanity and had once again flouted the rules. System logging off in 3…2…1…”

“Wait, WAIT, W A I I I I I I T T T T T!!!!!!!! Not again!!! You just got back online and now you’re offline because I used the word witch b***h?!?!? f**k this s**t…!!!”