[Death will occur in 15 seconds.]

Okay, good news: the day couldn't get much worse.

Great, just great. It's January, why is it so hot in here?

[Request Confirmed. Acquisition of the skill Heat Resistance is successful.]

Is this it? Smashed into my own locker, bleeding to death, insects biting me.

[Request Confirmed. Acquisition of the skill Damage Resistance is successful.]

[Creating a body that does not require blood - successful.]

Now its getting so cold. Why?

[Request confirmed. Acquisition of skill Cold Resistance is successful.]

[Cold Resistance + Heat Resistance combined to Thermal Fluctuation Resistance skill.]

Can I at least be remembered, not forgotten as just some statistic in a crime ledger?

[Resistance to Data Deletion is not acquired. Substituting.]

[Electrical Resistance acquired. Paralysis Resistance included.]

I can't believe I'm dying such a pointless helpless death. Those three... if only I could figure out why.

[Analyzing past behavior and commentary.]

[Predator vs Prey, Darwinian Ethics 74% likely.]

Predator vs Prey? Darwin was about adapting not the 'stronger survive' thing though that's a common misinterpretation.

If only I could have adapted, convinced them that I was the top predator.

[Unique Skill Predator acquired.]

If only I had someone to advise me, some sage advice when I could have used it.

[Extra Skill: Sage acquired. Upgrading. Sage is upgraded to Unique Skill: Great Sage.]

[You have died. Reincarnation process activated.]

[Reincarnation successful.]

It's so dark now. Can't see. Where am I? I need some room. Those bugs are still trying to bite me?

[Absorbing organic matter in close proximity.]

That's better. That's... a human body? It's my body. Was my body. Huh. Now there's a lot more room in here. Am I still in the locker?

[Mimic ability acquired. Human form is now available.]

[Skill with Mimic can be increased, allowing for longer periods in human form.]

I can't see anything. My hands. My feet! I can't feel them! Huh. I can slide through the slits in my locker. Now I'm out on a flat surface... the hallway?

What the heck am I?

I'd better get out of the school fast. I need to figure this out. I don't think I'm human anymore and I definitely died.

Rubbery, shifting around, bouncy.

No, definitely not human. Hope I don't start some monster panic but then again there ARE capes who don't look too normal.

Except that I have this 'Mimic' skill? Can I just turn back to normal then?

[Insufficient energy to use skill Mimic for human form.]

[Absorb additional food to acquire mass and energy.]

Who the heck is talking anyway?

[Answer: Unique Skill Great Sage.]

[Now that your ability has been established, you will be able to adapt more quickly.]

Is that why I feel like my speed has increased?

[Affirmative.]

Why am I so calm? I just died and got reincarnated as a blob.

[Emotional responses muted due to lack of hormonal influence.]

Oh, that makes sense.

[Insectile form attacking. Use Unique Skill: Predator?]

Sure. I suppose. They attacked first, right?

[Form unlocked: Common Orb-weaver Spider (Larinioides Cornutus)]

[Absorbing loose grass for additional energy.]

Huh, surprised that there are bugs active outside in January.

[Most insect forms not viable at sizes supported by Skill: Mimic.]

[Sufficient examples of insectile life-forms absorbed for adapting pattern to appropriate size.]

So I can't Mimic teeny-tiny bugs or germs or something? Good to know.

Huh. That feels like a car I just fit underneath. So, uhm, Great Sage? Do I eat and drink and stuff? Or breathe?

[Form dependent on Mimic allows for absorbtion of mass/energy via process: eating.]

Gotcha. So what happens to the stuff I absorb but don't use for food?

[Answer: Unique Skill Predator has an extra-dimensional storage space.]

Okay, good to know. So I don't actually need to eat, drink, or sleep in... whatever do you call this form anyway?

[Answer: blue slime.]

Right. Blue slimes don't require food, drink, sleep, and so on?

[Answer: Affirmative. Only requirements are for replacement of mass/energy utilized or damaged.]

Huh. So what do I eat?

[Answer: Any solid matter can be broken down to sub-molecular level and utilized.]

True omnivore, huh? Well, there's stuff I wouldn't be comfortable eating no matter how awesome my digestion is.

Any idea whose car I'm hiding under?

[Information not on file.]

Yeah, kind of figured that.

If it's the Principal's car, I kind of want to eat it. I shouldn't, but it would be amusing for her to come out here and 'oh my gosh, someone stole my hideously expensive SUV' and all.

Can I use Mimic now to turn human?

(Bomf!)

Can I use Mimic now to have clothes please?

(Bomf!)

Thank you, that's 100% better...

Actually. Can I edit the human form? Make some alterations?

[Acquiring data on specific systems and alterations will require analysis.]

I am not eating people so I can give myself boobs.

[Permanent ingestion not required. Engulfing subject temporarily is sufficient for analysis purposes.]

Oh. That has possibilities then. So, what is 'Predator'?

[Unique Skill: Predator has five parts/options. Predation can absorb physical or energy attacks, organic or inorganic matter, skills, and magic. Analysis allows for study of objects and duplication/crafting. Stomach allows for storage of target. Mimicry is replication of absorbed appearance data. Isolation is storage of harmful materials or items not needed for analytics. Isolated objects can be used to replace magical energy reserves.]

Magic? You mean like powers? So if I get hit by something like Lung's fire I can absorb it?

[Probability High. Require analysis for certainty.]

Okay, that's also useful to know. How long can I maintain this human form at current energy levels?

[Duration: Four hours. Will require additional mass or energy reserves to extend period.]

Heh. If I can eat anything, then I might just be able to handle the cafeteria's excuse for meatloaf.

[Probability High. Requires sample for certainty.]

Suppose I ought to get to class. Oh heck. Did I eat my textbooks?

[Clothes and textbooks were absorbed into Stomach. Did you wish to regurgitate textbooks?]

Yeah! Can you repair them while we're at it? They were kind of grungy and all.

[Repairing. Done. Specify textbooks to regurgitate.]

Great Sage, I think this is the start of a beautiful partnership.