Too Straightfoward And Inflexible. Bah!!!
1276 Words
Wednesday, 22nd February 2017 1055hrs
There were several bins placed at the perimeter of the pile of books and it ranges from Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Western Fantasy, Manga, Non-Fiction, Language, Educational as well as Eastern Fantasy which would depict all those martial arts and sword fighting scenes with mythical creatures, with dragons that looked like an eel!
Earlier when I was rummaging through the pile, I threw some of the books that I found into the bins behind me. But then the same books appear before me again as if there are several duplicate books of the same title.
I picked up the books again and then threw at the back in their bins and somehow later, the books reappeared somewhere nearby to where I had found them earlier.
“WHAT THE…..” I was about to use the accursed word but remembered that it would give me a ban of not having Sue around me for 8 hours this time! “Sheesh… I have to be extra careful now. But I wonder how in the world these books reappear again before me right after I had tossed them inside the bins?”
I thought aloud to my self thinking that Sue might be able to shed some light on my predicament.
When I peeked inside the bin, I discovered that the bins are all empty!!!
Where in the world are those darn books that I had tossed inside the bins just now? Don’t tell me my one hour’s worth of rummaging through the pile was just a waste of time?!?!
This is ridiculous, man! All the books that I had tossed in seemed to be spat out and onto the pile again! How on earth could I complete filling up the bins to find the books that I wanted?
A A A R R R G G G H H H !!!
I looked for the bespectacled middle-aged proprietor and highlighted to him that I would be taking my leave and return here tomorrow after my task there in the shelter. It seemed that this NPC fellow can know where I stay and what I am doing in this world.
“One more thing I wish to highlight to you, my dear proprietor. The books that I had tossed into the bins were once again rejected or spat out into the pile again. I discovered it and I thought you have duplicate copies of the same title. But when I looked into the bins, I find it to be EMPTY! Is there something wrong? Did I toss in the books in the wrong bin?”
“Oh, you did toss the books into the bins, eh? Well, theoretically speaking, it is for us to ‘toss’ those books into their respective bins. But these books have value, dignity as well as life on it own. Would you treat your pet in the same way as you toss them right in, I don’t think so, right? So if you place the books in the bins, I am sure they feel appreciated with what you had done for them! You respect the books and they will respect you in return!”
I facepalmed and squatted down right there and then!
This is a virtual world and everything is controlled by the developers or so I thought, and if we never regard the books as valuable, it would reject us. Furthermore, the bespectacled middle-aged shop proprietor is right, we respect the books and the books would respect us back.
I rushed back to the pile, picked a random book and choose the right bin for it and place it gently inside it. The book is placed with its spine facing upwards so that the proprietor and his associates would be able to sort them out accordingly to size.
“I am sorry, wished I had known better. See you tomorrow then.” I said to the book after I had set it inside the bin. I watched and then nothing happened and I peered inside and find the book where I had left it. It seemed to work and I discovered that books do have feelings!
“WHAT THE FUDGE!!!” I screamed inside my head as I bade the bespectacled middle age shop proprietor farewell and promised to return once more the next day at an earlier time.
“Take care, young man. At last, you used your head on the top of our shoulders rather than the head between your crotch! See ya tomorrow, lad!”
I heard what the bespectacled middle-aged shop proprietor had commented once I turned my back and had just closed the door behind me. “Sheesh… I didn’t realise the old man to be this cocky. Ah well, at least I solved the matter on my own. Sue didn’t also highlight to me that I should respect those books that would be on sale with more care! If this is a supermarket, I am sure going to be reprimanded back to the supervisor’s office for damaging the goods before we could make a sale!
What a weird virtual MMORPG world I am in. As I went up the metro back to Knightsbridge, I looked at my system panel and it showed the following:
~Status~
Name: Matthew Watkins
Age: 16 years old
Occupation: Dishwasher
Wage: £15/hr overtime and £10/hr normal
~Music Industry~
Band Name: Eye Candy
Band Manager: ~Nil~
Band Leader: Matthew Watkins
Band Members: ~Nil~
Musical Instruments: ~Nil~
Sound System: ~Nil~
Lights and Stage: ~Nil~
Pyrotechnics: ~Nil~
Cash: £198 (Barclay’s Debit MasterCard)
Next Jam Session: ~Nil~
Next Performance: ~Nil~
Next Estimated Spectators: ~Nil~
Ticket Price: ~Nil~
Scheduled Music Production: ~Nil~
~Skills~
Basic Keyboard 0% / 500%
Basic Piano 0% / 500%
Basic Vocals 0% / 500%
Basic Acting 0% / 500%
Basic Charisma 0% / 500%
Basic Showmanship 0% / 500%
Basic Leadership 0% / 500%
Basic Composing 0% / 500%
Basic Melody 0% / 500%
Basic Poetry 0% / 500%
Basic Music Production 0% / 500%
(*)Basic Social Skills 15% / 500%
Set status – Nothing
~Wealth~
Cash: £198 (Barclay’s Debit MasterCard)
Transport: ~Nil~
Property: ~Nil~
Stocks & Bonds: ~Nil~
Shares: ~Nil~
Locales Owned: ~Nil~
(More data and statistics would be inserted in as when the system is updated. Thank you for your patience.)
It looked that I had gained another 5% on the Basic Social Skills so far and I am glad that I had the initiative to place the books nicely instead of tossing it about into the bins. SUE! You should have told me before! I had wasted nearly 2 hours sorting the books according to their genre as I ‘eat’ up through the pile of books like a rat trying to burrow itself into the mound of night soil!
“I am sorry, Matthew. I do not advise anyone how to correct their mannerism and etiquettes as well as their attitude in their personal life. I only guide you if you require anything during the gaming sessions.”
“But just now is part of the gaming sessions, you should have at least clear your throat and signal to me if you do not wish to tell me directly.”
“No, this cannot do, Matthew. I cannot change the way your attitude but you can change it to a better one.”
Ahhh…there’s no use for me to argue with a system that is too straightforward and inflexible unlike a human being with feelings and emotions.
- Writer
