1 Awakening as a Gamer

Eyes shot open as panic filled them which slowly started turning into confusion

'where am I'

This was the thought running through my head as I vaguely remembered being pulled into a black hole with my curiosity as the only thing that is holding back my inherent fear towards the unknown.

I tried to recall something...anything yet no matter how much I pulled I couldn't for the life of me remember a thing.

it seemed as if my entire memory of entering the black hole was erased yet why would that be? what kind of important thing would require such drastic measure?

Whatever the case was I had no more time to think as needed to ascertain my surroundings in case I was somewhere dangerous.

I was currently in a bed, certainly not a comfortable one but still a bed so that diminishes the chances of me being in a critical situation.

Next, I tried moving my body when something suddenly hit me in the head.

'ouch, so much for being in a safe spot.'

"Ben, get your lazy bum up and come to eat your breakfast or we will be late to the museum."

I was about to pay attention to the female culprit but my head chooses this convenient moment to suddenly hate me.

"AAAAHHHH!!!!" I screamed with an immature voice as I violently spasmed and had my rather small hands tried to claw into my head yet no matter what they did they couldn't really penetrate my skull in order to tell my brain off.

"wha....hey stop exaggerating you dofus I just hit you with a shoe...h..hey."

the real culprit to my current situation or at least the most likely one seemed frightened by my extreme reaction as she ran at me with some hesitation as a person who was joking around with a child then suddenly put too much force, causing the child to cry for their parent.

sigh how I had so many idle thoughts with such a painful, crippling and splitting headache was a mystery to me but it seems that I thought too soon as the pain directly increased by so many folds that I directly blacked out with my last view being a worried cute face and a blue holographic screen that had something on it but I was unable to focus on what that thing was.

.....

"YOU'RE AWAKE!!! BEN are you okay?"

What first greeted my 20/20 vision was a familiar cute face that seemed more than just panicked.

'After that projectile, you threw at me what do you think?'

I wanted to retort yet was unable to, literally since my vocal cords were definitely in bad condition after my screaming and my throat was too badly damaged at the moment.

"You fricking dofus how could you worry me like that? I almost pi...I was scared you jerk"

'wow now she's angry instead'

As I said I couldn't really give a retort so I started reviewing my surroundings once more.

It was the same as when I woke up before the pain so either I was unconscious for a brief moment or this brat decided I didn't need any hospitalization, either way, I needed to get up and do something.

Adjusting my position wasn't difficult at all other than the normal discomfort from waking up.

I sat up and noticed much more about my current setting.

It seemed as if I was in the back of an RV and standing in front of me was a redhead with that same cute face that looked both fuming and worried at the same time, how is she able to do that?

I opened my mouth to talk but as I thought it seemed that my throat was too damaged from shouting hence my current predicament.

The redhead who I was mysteriously able to identify as Gwen noticed me trying to talk yet was unable to so she went to do something and quickly got back to me with a cup of hot water and some mint candy.

"Here have this and don't think this is over Ben Tenison as after we come back you're in a lot of trouble for pranking me like that."

Yes, I was called Ben Tenisson which was a strange punable name especially since I was 10 years old.....how do I know that.

It merely took a split second before I suspected the reason to be the earlier splitting headache.

After I drank the hot water I quickly started to feel the pain in my throat ease up enough for me to talk.

".....ou think that by exaggerating like that and pretending to faint grandpa would decide to magically cancel the museum trip? well, tough luck dofus because I def.... "

While the redhead child in front of me kept talking I started scanning the place some more and I was either in some giant's world or I magically shrunk and I wouldn't put my money on either choice.

Suddenly I 'remembered' that I was currently 10 years of age and so was quite short even for my age but it made more sense as much sense as this situation could make anyway.

Anyhow time to address the talking bomb in front of me as I had a feeling she wouldn't be able to stop on her own any time soon.

"Hey, I am sorry okay? come on let's go eat something"

I said in a quiet voice and was barely heard as the redhead queen mumbled something about an 'irresponsible doofus' and as we made our way to the table I noticed some barely recognizable tears on Gwen's face which caused me to feel some guilt even if I wasn't to blame so I spoke to her.

"Gwen I am really sorry that I worried you and promise to not do it again so please don't be sad okay?" even if I was in actual pain and didn't prank her I took the blame to make her feel better since I have a very soft spot for crying little girls.

Gwen seemed very surprised at my apology but just blushed a bit and said: "Huf okay just eat your breakfast already."

I smiled at her and her blush deepened a bit but I paid that no mind and started eating.

While I was eating I glanced a bit at something that bothered me since I woke and saw that familiar blue holographic blue screen.

I blinked a bit before it finally hit me that what I saw isn't an illusion,was Gwen not seeing it?

//Name: Ben Tennison

Health: 4/4 - Mana:25/25

Level: 1 - 0/5

Stats:

Physical ability 0.4

Social ability 0.4

Mental ability 2.5(100)

Fortune 0.7 (100) //

I thought I was hallucinating or something but it seems as though I am experiencing something rather abnormal.

I finished my food while thinking, a skill I acquired while I was studying for my college exams back before whatever this is happened.

"since you already finished your food we should get going so that I could get the maximum benefit from the trip"

Gwen stood and told me with an expression that seemed to scream 'provoke me, I dare you.' , and while the old Ben might have done just so I simply stood up and said: "okay let's go!"

if Gwen was surprised because I was not being troublesome she definitely didn't hide it but she didn't call me out on it and seemed to let it go… for now.

As I was walking to the door of the RV I suddenly stopped causing Gwen to bump into me.

"Hey, you dofus why did you suddenly stop."

"...Nothing" i said and carried on walking but this time I was thinking about the window that just popped.

Quest Alert!!

Gwen's happy day

Main objective: make sure gwen's day is fulfilling and happy.

Bonus objective: Impress Gwen.

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Main objective reward: 0.5 affection points with Gwen, 2.5 points to level

Bonus objective reward: 0.1 affection points with Gwen, skill "Observe", 2.5 points to level

Well, at least it won't be a boring day.