"Spoken words, quotes, etc"
'Thought words' – Humans/Faunas/Etc
Thought words – Grimm
→System←
Quick author notes;
I spent like 15 minutes going through the Gamer wiki, and a few chapters, to see if the Vit stat was actually included on the sheet or not. In some chapters it is, and in some it isn't. Also – did you know that the only two healing skills, that I saw, came from the Abyss Auction? He gets most skills by buying books off a non-system store.
Sorry about spacing. FF text editor sucks.
Chapter 7
Apparently, all skills are fucking worthless. [Gamer's Mind], disabled due to errors. [Gamer's body], also dead to errors. [Earth manipulation], worse than me doing magic free-form – aside from being cast instantly it's weak as hell. After just a few weeks of practice I'm already outpacing the system-spawned skill. This brings up another concern actually.
'Hey system, why the fuck are you so under-powered compared to the one's from "The Gamer" and "Solo-levelling"? Those guys were getting skills left-and-right from sneezing on someone.'
→Aside from difference between [System]s, worlds, and [Player] personalities, your [System] is currently experiencing [Error]s←
No shit. Wait… did the system just insult my personality? Never-mind, I'd rather not contemplate the consequences of a sentient system right now. Maybe after [Gamer's Mind] is fixed. Or if I want another reason to kill myself.
'Can you at least explain why [Earth Manipulation] is so inferior to my free-form magic?'
→Skills are, and always have been, intended for use as a quick and easy method of invoking hard earned/learned techniques and magics – for both a lesser cost, time and resources, and a lesser result.←
→This was all explained in the [Tutorial]←
Son of a bitch!
'Can I take the full [Tutorial] now, please?'
→...No←
'Why the fuck not?!'
→"Those cocky, know-it-all tryhards need to get put in their place. If they can't be bothered to spend 15 minutes learning the rules of the system, then they can miss out on the tip and tricks as well."←
Voice has been acting strangely recently. It had ranted about "des-eye-na"s for a bit before going on a magic spree. All of which had been deliciously entertaining. Voice even started making dirt into little Humans. At least, that's what The Grimm thinks Voice is trying to do. Little mounds of loose dirt now cover the ground, some with a Human-ish outline, if The Grimm squints and "Look harder!", as Voice had put it. The Grimm doesn't know why Voice is making little dirt-Humans – maybe to hunt? Dirt doesn't taste good. Not like a fear-ridden Human at least.
The only downside is that Voice is going silent far more often than before. And System hasn't been answering The Grimm since the last time. It won't confirm its' status nor whether it is injured or not. It still speaks to Voice though, assuming The Grimm and Voice are speaking to the same System.
Question, status
→...←
Again, no response. Maybe The Grimm has truly lost one of its' new packmates already?
Sadness, concern
Question, System
→Due to a combination of (Error)s and restricted access rights, your privileges have been mostly revoked. All remaining privileges have been restricted, to an extent, to prevent further (Error)s.
Relief
A fresh mound of dirt appears in front of The Grimm, and it's not loose. It looks like a lumpy brick that's been chipped from a short drop.
Excitement, question, status
'That right there, is 40 mana crammed into manipulated dirt. The mana is strengthening the structured dirt, helping it keep its' form.'
→Congratulations! Through Great effort and patience you have attained the skill [Material strengthening]! ←
'Skills'
Gamer's Mind (Passive: lvl max)
Gamer's Body (Passive: lvl max)
Earth Manipulation (Active: lvl 8 46.1%)
Material Strengthening (Active: lvl 1 0.0%) ; Injecting mana into a material strengthens the structure, making it more durable and resistant to damage.
→You attained a [Magic] with no outside assistance! Your [Intelligence] has been increases by 1!←
→You have attained a better understanding of [Mana]! Your [Wisdom] has been increased by 1!←
'That's right bitch! All without your precious [Tutorial]! But next time, I will be reading any offered advice. I'm sorry for ignoring you system, can you ever forgive me?
→You have learnt your place! Your [Intelligence] has been increased by 2!
I lost track of time again, but seeing as [Earth Manipulation] and [Mana Strengthening] are at levels 10 and 6 respectively, I must have been practising for a long while. Mr. Grimm "speaks" up every now and then to check in on me and question my choice in dolls.
I'm not sure if it's the isolation with a Grimm or budding insanity, but he's been acting pretty cool lately. Aside from that one kid he killed, but we don't talk about that.
It loves when I do magic. Probably hasn't seen anything like it. From personal experience though, it gets old quick. Deep concentration, held for hours on end, can really turn you off something. Lucky bastard just gets to watch as I bring out my inner Geppetto. My dirt dolls are really starting to take shape now, they have a human outline with no hard edges – all as round and smooth as Grandma's rolling pin. Fuck I miss her cookies. I miss eating. I miss moving. I mi- 'Gamer's mind has cured [Depression] and [Insanity].' Really? Nope. Still buried underneath a veritable tidal wave of errors. There's a thought though.
'Mr. Grimm, can you, like, sense my negativity?'
Interest, …, negative
'You cheeky little shit. Puns are Yang's thing.'
Oh dear lord, I'm talking to a Grimm for company.
'My magic's, probably, good enough to finally escape this hellhole, heh, let's say we skip this weissicle-stand?'
Excitement, anticipation. Curiosity, humour
'Oh right, you don't have context for that pun.'
Mental note – write down what I remember of RWBY at some point
Name: (Error)
Age: (Error)
Level: 1
Class: (Error)
Health: (Regen (Error)/hour
Mana: 32/65 (Regen 4/hour)
Aura: [Locked]
Str: (Error)
Agi: (Error)
Dex: (Error)
Int: 13
Wis: 9
Available stat point: 0
Skills
Gamer's Mind (Passive: lvl max)
Gamer's Body (Passive: lvl max)
Earth Manipulation (Active: lvl 10 22%)
Material Strengthening (Active: lvl 6 7.5%)
ENDING AUTHOR'S NOTE;
Slightly longer chapter this time around. I had to resist the urge to cut it off and continue in the next chapter.
Let me know if the puns, or anything else, gets annoying. I'm mostly winging this, so feel free to leave a suggest or criticism on how to improve.
10/10/21;
I made some small edits and removed my incredibly cringey "puns". I put it off for a while and i've finally done it. It hurt to read.
12/10/21;
Goddamnit, i forgot to actually post the update.