**Credential Credits Tab**
The notification expanded and written below said, "User 'No name ' has furthered the progression of the world by the following: Seagull food.
'I will never get over how morbid this thing is.' I thought as I started to space out. 'I never even had the time to name the thing. I guess I can do it now. RIP, Softshell. Now, I need to keep focusing on the future.'
Bringing myself back to the computer, I read on.
"Half of a point. That's it? Half a point?" I said at my wits end.
Mumsy uncurling from the corner decided she was bold enough to say something. "Well it was only minutes old and didn't have much meat on it to make a substantial meal."
I slowly turned in my seat - for dramatic effect, of course - and stared at her with angry scrunched up eyebrows. "You! Zip it! You are still on my shit list."
"Humph!" She pouted and threw her head back to the side, looking off into the void with puffed up cheeks.
I pinched the bridge of my nose. 'I guess I'm a babysitter too.' I groaned inwardly as I brought my attention back to the desktop and opened the store panel.
So the first skill I chose didn't pan out like I thought. I guess the user can feel my feelings, and my despair rubbed off on it. I have to pick something that will help with actual communication.
I could go for Clair level 2, Clairaudience, referred to as clear hearing, but I don't have the extra funds. As a universal skill it seems it is a minimum of 1.5 credits and that's not even counting the cost of the actual power. There is a skill called 'Utterance', but that doesn't do me much use if the user has no concept of speech.
This kind of leaves me with one option really, Language level 1 in the 'Connection ' tab under the avatar.
Details on Language level 1: This is the building block for spoken dialect. Purchasing this skill unlocks grunts and sounds as a way to express themselves to others as a basic foundation. In addition, it is interchangeable, allowing the user to grasp signals all-encompassing. For example: They will discern auditory indications, i.e. a whine may be a sign of pain or fear, where a growl may be an indication of warning or anger. This technique can be further upgraded to a more advanced verbal knowledge and beyond. Compatibility: Root based.
It looks like some skills are more oriented to my relationship with them and other more toward their interactions with the world. I think some real-world progression will really help them grow and hopefully not be a complete moron.
Ok, the skill is 1.5 credits so I will be over spending just a little, but if I get this one and save up for Clairaudience, I trust that will take care of this lack of communication hurdle that's been plaguing me.
"Lemon is choosing to spend 1.5 credential credits on 'Language level 1', this will put the system 0.5 points in debt would you like to continue? Yes or no?"
Before clicking 'yes ' I turned and then looked at the food fool. "Mumsy, I am going into debt for this crap. You better believe you are paying me back for all your shenanigans!"
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you Lemon." she yelled back. "I knew I should have gotten that cast iron while I could." she whispered under her breath, not caring anything about any of Mallory's quarrels, but playing along to show him she is capable of behaving. She doesn't want either scary version of that Gene person to reset her.
"Alrighty. I bought it.." I shouted behind myself where she still sat on the floor.
* Beep * Beep * Beep*
"..and it looks like it was just in time. Get off your ass, our new avatar was just picked."
Mumsy hopped up so quickly, a little too perky for my liking. What could make this animation so cheery all of a sudden?
"Oh, and don't forget, no unnecessary load screen! You are still very much grounded!" I said noticing why she had too much pep in those little steps. I am learning that her happiness always means it has something to do with food.
"Ughhh...You were serious about that? Man you are no fun at all. I am like a slave now, I bet you want me to call you master, but I refuse! I have to draw a line somewhere." Mumsy remarked and continued to ramble on.
"Gross stop with all the weird fantasies and just load up the screen for me already." I replied dismissively as I grabbed the headset.
With air inflated cheeks she said, "Ugh, fine." and flashed herself into the screen. This time, however, I was ready and closed my eyes.
"Ha! You aren't blinding me this time!"
*Flash*
"Huh, what did you say I was in the middle of transitioning?" Mumsy added with a smirk as she flair grenaded my ass back into the void.
I immediately keeled over, vision shimmering, ignoring the impulse to give her the satisfaction by cursing her out.
"You really are the worst. I wonder what kind of sick twisted people made you at the gaming company." I retorted giving her just the slightest bit of animosity I actually had at the moment.
"I don't know what you mean, I just came back because I thought you were saying something. How rude — you met my kind act of giving you my full, undivided attention with a reply of such nasty words. You should be ashamed, Lemon." Faking a broken heart by clutching her flat chest she boo-hooed her way back into the monitor.
'Why does she have to make everything so much harder?'