Aura-Trained Mother!
Lv 37
Juniper Arc
My mother was Juniper, in every definition of the word. Her pupils were a Juniper green, and her sclera was as white as the berry itself. Accompanied by tanned skin and the long, black hair she grew after retiring from combat, there was no better candidate for a human manifesto of mother nature itself. Well, that is, unless your idea of mother nature was a naked woman made of dirt and leaves for hair, or… A fat African-Valean woman with a green dress and fairy wings.
I will realize that this was not the best time to think about these things, and I… Have no idea.
[Skill]: Sweeping-(Passive)-(Rank I) LV 1, 34%
Cost: N/A
Long ago, when man was born from filth, they didn't know how to sweep. Maybe because there was no floor to sweep. But one day, man, which is both offensive and shows how society is degrading to women even if they are nearly 2/3s of our population, found the need to remove those pesky leaves from their back-yard. That skill slowly evolved to what you see today, a staple of common houseworking.
10% Chance for floor to look nice
Remove 50% accumulating dust
Yep, you got that right. I got this… what do I call it… Ability? While sweeping the floors of the Arc home! I had to give credit to whoever wrote this description, though. Humorous.
Oh, honey. The Gamer stems from your own mind. Your brain and soul merely wrote these things subconsciously!
Oh, of course. The Gamer. I refuse to call it that… It was stupid. And was a soul even real? Weren't those things, like, fake?
…
And it was also part of my mind! That was good to know, since I tried having a conversation with it a minute ago. Was creepy to see that it also liked bunnies and emeralds...
Sweeping-(Passive)-(Rank I) LV 1, 80%
As excited as I was to try this thing out, I had to wait until I finished. My dad got thrown into a lake when he skipped dish duties, and Navy (pronounced Nah-vee, thank you very much) had her ice-cream taken when the laundry was not done. Geez, she cried for weeks. I almost tripped as I finished up, unfortunately not levelling up. I quickly escaped the eyes of my mother, for she most likely was concerned about my quietness today. Funny enough, when I first got the Jaune Arc Lv1 sign float above my head, and the popups, I quickly froze, trying to find reaction in mom. Well, after 5 seconds, she walked right through it. Fuck, that was scary.
Whaaaaaat waassss thaaattt YOUNG MAN
I shivered at the memory of my mother's voice, when I first publicly trash talked a few noobs in Call of Remnant, but that was a bitch ass game anyways, even after mom took my games away.
Must not remember…
Must not remember…
The day was gone, and now only a sliver of moonlight shone its way in. I don't know why we didn't turn on lights in the living rooms, but I was pretty used to it. I strolled down the various parts of the complicated home, and passed by the second TV room. There was the usual: blue couch, slightly outdated television, and that old water dust appliance I asked for on my 8th birthday.
Still don't know what I was thinking back then.
It's Pronounced Nah-vee, not Navy!
Lv 12
Navy "Creme" Arc
I know, Creme? We all do weird shit when we are young. Navy's long brown hair laid harmlessly on the couch, growing quite low… She wasn't very tall, for a being almost two years older than me. Her blue shirt was just a shade darker than the blue of the couch, and the soon-to-be 14-year-old laid cross-legged, with her scroll set to full brightness. There were melted popsicles scattered around her and under the couch, but don't tell mom.
She caught my stare and returned it with words. "Ugh, Jaune, get out."
I stuck my tongue out at her, while picking up the stray popsicle stick and wiping the floor with a tissue.
Fuck, no skill. 1/10 gamer ability.
Well, there was the question of how she stayed fit while consuming so much ice-cream, but man, if I ever went on a sugar diet, I had to know. "JAUNE, GET OUT OF THE ROOM!" She screamed.
I hurried out. I really need to stop thinking about things so much.
Now that I was comfy in my room, with a few books, nearly no posters, and of course, the fabled closet, I had to check out this thing. I could barely contain my excitement. What if there was combat? What if there was…
Alright Jaune, no more "ifs."
Yeah, no more "ifs".
There was the question of my sanity, maybe my mind collapsed under my imagination to provide a way of life, but damn, it felt real. Maybe if this was just a dream, then I could forget it, so I don't try to drown myself in imagination when I wake up and my normal life feels depressing.
"Ummm… Level?"
Level 1-(0/100)
0%
Effects: N/A
So there were effects? Maybe XP boosts or something? But, if there was really level, then… there had to be a character sheet. Yeah, this felt RPG enough to have one. Gamer ability, right?
"Character… Sheet?"
Plain and Simple
Jaune Arc
Lv1
Title: N/A
Job: N/A
HP: 100/100
AP: N/A
SP: 100/100
STR: 8
DEX: 4
END: 7
INT: 8
WIS: 2
LUC: 5
Age: 12
Height: 1.61M (lol fuck imperial)
Huh, so I wasn't dreaming… Still had to test it when I wake up tomorrow, though. Other than that… I seemed average. Well, my sister… wait, my sister was 11 levels above me? Did she have some kind of combat training, or won an award or something?
And yes, gg, imperial sucks. Go suck a dick, Mistralians (and Vacuoans) (and Menagerians).
8 strength? Ah, I shudder to think what everyone else with a higher level must have. I tapped around the menu, finding nothing really special. Just basic info, really. I felt insulted slightly at the 'plain and simple', but that was probably how all stories started, amiright? And wisdom 2… boy, there needs to be a way to improve that.
"Inventory?"
I was startled when that blue box came up. It was 4 by 5, horizontally of course. I picked up my book of firearms, and carefully placed it in the first box, after seeing no way to expand it, other than move the 2-dimensional object around.
The book disappeared, soon appearing as a square icon. I tapped the box, finding the book in my hands, though I barely managed to catch it.
I played around with it, sending several objects to send up. My alarm clock, however, seemed to pause when inside… So the thing froze time while inside it?
For understanding basic functions of the game, here's a free STAT point on yourself!
What? Oh, right, it was my "soul and mind". My dad was a firm believer in NOT believing in the soul, hence why he discouraged being involved with dust or military stuff. Apparently, and I quote "those idiots are fucking around thinking about weird montra pendragon soul zen shit". I had no idea what he meant, and I didn't intend to ask, since he was always angry when talking about the topic.
He did make some sort of sense. I mean, did you actually think something like a soul was real? The universe was obviously working with correct and real laws and science, not the weird soul stuff everyone seemed to believe.
Right?
Right?
I didn't fucking care. This ability made no sense, but special abilities I saw the hunters had were no sense too. Maybe they were science gifted to us? It had to make scientific sense somehow.
Well, stat point on the houuuuseeee.
STR: 8
DEX: 4
END: 7
INT: 8
WIS: 2
LUC: 5
Ah, what to invest… WIS was obviously the lowest, but did I really need it? Did I need to become smarter? Shrugging, I clicked on my lowest stat point.
WIS score: 2
AP Regen: N/A+
Faithful Charisma: 2+
Spiritual Understanding: 2+
Experience Judgement: 2+
Umm… AP level was the locked option on the sheet. What was it? Mana? Mental health? I had no clue. Seeing the option to unlock it? It would reduce my already rock-bottom WIS score. It was better to have… Charisma. Would be nice to convince the clerk to give me free things, maybe even create a cult…
NEW! [Quest]: Cult creation
You've randomly decided to create a cult!
No time limit
Above 6 members
No faith restriction
Reward: ?
YES/NO
I mashed "no", since I had no intention of ever making a cult. No. Well, that actually reminds me of the Tim Jace mass cult-town suicide in a town nearby a good 60 years ago… 987 dead by various methods!
I tapped Faithful Charisma once, and the number hopped to 3. I accepted the change, probably stupid because I didn't check out anything else.
My WIS score stayed the same. I mean, if this was how things worked, then technically I didn't have to care about the average score, right?
That's right, honey. For you, the score is merely to make ya look better.
Yay, that was a relief taken off my shoulders. Well, this also meant I had to work more of different aspects, assuming I could get more of them.
For understanding stats, here's another point on the house!
Poooooiiiiiinnnnntttt oooooooonnnnn ttthhhheeeee hooouuuuusssseeeee!
I checked out DEX this time, for it was my lowest physical score.
DEX score: 4
Upper Body: 4
Lower Body: 4
Hand Agility: 4
Reaction Time: 4
Well, that was really just it. I had to get something more noticeable… something that I could see evidently. I got to my feet and started doing pushups, and immediately my SP bar drained at an embarrassing pace. Seriously, I lasted, like, 12 bad ones in a row before dying… Shit, need more training!
END score: 7
Inner Endurance: 7+
Limb Endurance: 7+
Body Endurance: 7+
Wow, this was getting complicated. Well, was anything ever supposed to be simple? I supposed inner endurance was how my organs were able to endure? I had no intentions of testing it. Nothing noticeable here…
I exited to the menu to find:
Point Assignment
Jaune Arc
HP: 0+
SP: 0+
STR score: 8
Limb/Hand: 8+
Chest/Back/Hip: 8+
END score: 7
Inner Endurance: 7+
Limb Toughness: 7+
Body Toughness: 7+
DEX score: 4
Upper Body: 4+
Lower Body: 4+
Hand Agility: 4+
Reaction Time: 4+
INT score: 8
AP Capacity: N/A+
Logical deduction: 8+
Learning/Memory: 8+
Application: 8+
WIS score: 2
AP Regen: N/A+
Faithful Charisma: 3+
Spiritual Enlightenment: 2+
Experience Judgement: 2+
LUC score: 5
Pheromone Charisma: 5+
Autocorrect: 5+
Critical Damage: 5+
Critical Chance: 5+
Oh, so there was an upgrade menu… Holy shit that was a lot to take in. Still, though, I assigned a point to SP capacity. Wait, why was it zero… Oh, nevermind. I never "improved" the score anyways, so...
SP: 101/105
Well, shit. This game better give me a LOT of points, or i'm killing myself. Not funny, Jaune!
I did it again, and this time, I did like, half an extra push up. Wait… just to see how quickly this levelled up, I started doing… You guessed it, pushups. After almost ten minutes of pushing up and down, I got my results.
Due to your short workout, +1 to STR score (one more point for both traits)
Due to that, +1 to (END Limb Toughness) and (END Body Toughness)
After that, +1 to (DEX Upper Body)
Whew, +1 to (INT Application)
Holy fuck, I would only hope the results didn't slow down… God that sounded like a cheesy infomercial. Wait.
Pheromone Charisma?
Autocorrect?
What the fuck was that?
Pheromone Charisma: Makes the pheromone you excrete slightly better every time. The higher the score, the higher the chance for living things to do nice things for you.
Autocorrect: The forces above will have a higher chance to help you, sending secret instructions to your body and mind last-second to make you win the day!
Well, fuck. My ability proved god was real. Well, it said "forces", not "force", so I assumed there was some kind of pantheon.
You understood something for once! +1 to (WIS spiritual enlightenment)
Dude! Cool! +1 to (INT Application of Knowledge)
Ah, I will take these points anyday, goodsir Jaune ['s mind and soul]!
"Skills!" I said.
Skills
Sweeping-(Passive)-(Rank I) LV 1, 80%
The Gamer-(Passive)-(Permanent)
Huh? This skill? I supposed it had something to do with my body, to change it to be more like a game. After all, life was not a game, and STR was not the only factor in the damage of your punch.
Yar, ye becometh smarter! +1 to (Logical Deduction)
Damn, real progress was achieved…
[Skill]: The Gamer-(Passive)-(Permanent)
As you are a game character, regular rules no longer apply as much to you! Live life almost like a true game character.
((Sub-Skills))
(Mind): For understanding that you are now living in a game, mental ailments are quickly suppressed, and you will find it easier to stay calm.
(Body): Consume to either instantly restore stats or gain effects. Removal of need for consuming food and water.
(Loot): Gain Loot when completing assigned quests or defeating enemies.
(Soul): Gain XP from completing various tasks to level up and power up.
Overpowering, anybody? Yes, this would serve as a nice thing in life… I actually had thought of being a game character and all the unrealistic aspects of it. This "system" of mine had decent realism, with stat distribution that actually applied to the various areas of the body. But wait, was this really a skill? Wasn't this like, the core function of the ability? I don't know, it just feels kinda weird to have that as a skill, rather than a function.
[The Gamer] reassigned as core function of the game! Access menu [Settings] to find more!
Menu:
Status
Inventory
Abilities
Map
Settings
The setting?
Music: OFF
Subtitles: OFF [English-Valean]
HUD: OFF
HUD Color: Default
Quest Markers: OFF
Quest Notification: FULL
[About]
I didn't play with the functions too much, but map, unfortunately, only provided me with areas that I had already explored… meaning almost none. I had never left the town of Ansel. We were quite a distance away from Vale, and frontier towns were disliked by the council, but we made our living, probably having something to do with why the Arc estate was built here.
Most of the land was sold by my grandfather, who didn't quite live up to what his dad had in mind for a glorious family empire. Julius had won the land in the great war for fighting with Vale, which actually had plans to expand much further, with their new guns and post-war economic miracles. Well, since was such a fucking failure anyways, they still, always fucking underestimated the Grimm. You had to always be aware that an army was going to attract more grimm than what was observed in the area…
Fucking morons…
But I liked guns. I first read about them when I was 9, flipped through old war manuals and blueprints, fascinated by the designs. However, It was noticeably wearing off, and I began to be more and more interested in the old-fashioned sword-and-shield hunters.
Wow, a knight seemed to be an even more approachable class than ranger now.
Anyways, now…
I had to sleep.
A/N:
IEATAM: Hello, everyone, and welcome to my first story. Let's head straight to the explanations now…
Q-Why is Jaune swearing?
Everyone swears a little, at least in their minds. Jaune's personality is pretty dorky, and occasionally very expressive, but he does express anger, but always Bad-Language free. This is simply because of RWBY's age rating, in which the only swear word other than "damn" or "hell" is "bitch", which has only been said once. His emotion is now suppressed by Gamer's Mind, so the only way he can express confusion and anger is meaningless swearing. Also, I thought Jaune would be a little more outgoing as a younger person, since he looks like someone who faced the most trouble in high school. He's also influenced by trash talking playthroughs… PM or review me if you want to make a change or request.
Q- Okay, now that's been cleared, what exactly is this?
A Gamer!Jaune story, except with my own little quirks and changes. Expect more of the unusual, instead of ones where he just picks a different class.
Q- Anything we should be aware of?
No. There is a massive and important AU, which you will see shortly.
Q- I don't have any more questions…
Oh, that's fine. Hey, readers, I'm reaching out I you. Ask questions through either review or PM and I'll answer all of them!
Remember to...
REVIEW!
OC Submissions: I'll take any OC, either by review or PM is fine.
Need: Sisters of Jaune (The oldest is going to beacon, will need a weapon and semblance)
Minor characters: Mediocre semblances (if a fighter), and honestly, they might die or become a random plot device. Include appearance and personality too, please.
Bye, please review. I'm a whore and I like big fat and long reviews. Include any flames if us like, daddy. I like it.
I ALSO NEED A BETA!