" A self-impression , you took the responsibility and it gave you power . It's supposed to be into the pocketbthe other way around in comics " Rune said and stored the self-impression , reverting to Charlie's normal appearance .
" Then now should be a good time to review imaginary " Rune takes out their notes " First , the image is important , but we also assume the possibility of how much a mind can support as part of the reason to proficiently wield imaginary "
" Now comes with capacity " " Maybe the ability to imagine a big world is part of that capacity , but there could also be immersion . Maybe we can imagine it in the perspective of an artist . "
Rune thinks of the artist and students locking in when the deadline for their work is close " So Immersion could be a part of it , you were pretty lost with it when you imagined what the store would look like in the future , but Immersion can just be focus too "
" So that just leaves the subconscious part of imaginary . Whether everyone likes it or not , they are subconsciously using Imaginary just like how some of our actions are done without voluntary inputs like breathing "
" So do you think you're also subconsciously influencing other people's products " Rune asked and Charlie opened their robot impression app , gathering the information " We'll see "
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" There is a lot of news the app is gathering , might be much more reliable than the news from outside the world " Rune said and Charlie finally found an article .
" From what it gathered only this convenience store has imaginary effect . How assuring " " You like monopoly that much , don't you " " Duh , but let's focus on the review of the subconscious use of Imaginary it's very disorganized because we never go to school "
" Got it , how about we start with the part of people subconsciously using it ? " " Yeah , clearly if the government figures out that they can control this subconscious use of Imaginary , they can use it to attack each other by using propaganda . It's a good thing our world is media trained and not that stupid to see lies as before "
Rune looked at the app and mentions " Eventually , the government is going to notice that you have been selling magical goods and they'll question you "
" Or we can play dumb , as far as the government knows we just happen to have products that revert people back to human by putting a veil through the affected objects " Charlie said and made a script for themself .
" Officer , I don't know what you are talking about when you said that our products can do that magical effect since I never saw it myself ... Is that good " " Good acting isn't the problem , but would Liam and Tretta cooperate ? " Rune pointed out .
" We'll see , at best , the community will be glad and appreciate me for providing them masks so they can feel protected from criticisms from normies " " Sounds far-fetched " Rune said .
" Won't matter , we can't exactly rely on everyone's good heart , so it's best to gamble on yourself instead of others . Now , about the review , shall we conclude it ? "
" Yep , there's only so much we can know about this strange power we obtained , at least it hasn't created things like urban legends ... We're doing the review again , aren't we ? " Rune asked , sensing a question surfacing from Charlie .
" Yep and the worst part about this new power is there is probably still more coming " Charlie said and Rune began to write down what the progressions could be " Then let's start with stage one this is gonna be our first time categorizing something like this so it will be messy " Rune said .
Stage one of imaginary power " Mark that as self-targeting imaginary power , changing people's bodies to match what their made up alter ego profile looks like and possible the internal organs too according to the hospital " Charlie checks the sequence of news to confirm the stage one development , as the actors acting like their movie personas seem to come much later .
Stage two of imaginary power " This one should be the subconscious use of imaginary power on other people , the news of actors acting like their movie character profiles and the fact that some famous people are transformed based on what media depicts them " Charlie said .
" Should we include products as part of it too ? " " Yeah , it should be part of it because it's the same kind of impressions that are influencing the targets , but then we enter the stage three , which we still don't know "
" Some of your predictions sound good though , like urban legends , but isn't that in the realm of imaginary worlds coming to life ? " " I wouldn't say that , but urban legends appearing makes sense because people always make up stories about them happening in real places " Charlie says and Rune thought of the world possibly turning into some horror game .
" But I don't think it will end with just urban legends , if possible , we might end up bringing myths into reality . Unless the population decided to target something else , like a popular animated TV show " " Are you trying to get one of them into reality ? "
" Why wouldn't I ? There are some very interesting ones and some characters I have a crush on , but I don't want it to end up like that game about a literature club " Charlie said .
" Now we can conclude the review " " So from stage 3 and onward it's just a wild guess ? " Charlie nodded " Maybe at a more advanced stage we would be tearing a bigger hole between the imaginary and reality "
" It shouldn't be that easy to open right ? " " It would be hard , but there might be a reason why it's opening and those questions will be answered by what we discover in the future . " " You're right "
The rest of the night went as normal and Tretta the morning shift employee took over " have a good sleep Manager " Tretta says And Charlie returns home .
They slept through the day and they woke up in the afternoon to a doorbell ringing repeatedly ' Ugh , who is it ? ' ' It's that one of the older kids ' Charlie threw the black curtains open to wake them up more and yelled " I just woke up ! Please wait for a while "
Charlie got ready and fixed their hair to greet their guest and sees a familiar face . A girl with pale skin and white hair wearing a black laced dress covering her body while she carries a black umbrella greets them .
" Oh Julie , how are you doing ? " Julie smiles and lets herself in while she turns to Charlie " I'm here to see how you are doing . With what's happening around the world , I was wondering if they have any effect on you . "
Her eyes move to look at Charlie's body as her eyes shine bright red " But it doesn't look like it has . Or maybe you are just hiding it so well " " She's talking about me " Rune said .
Rune makes themselves known as Julie blushes , seeing another Charlie , but this one left an impression of being more open than Charlie was " hello kiddo " those words reached Julie and her blush disappeared .
" Come on , after all that work to seduce you , you still don't want to date me ? " Charlie then told Julie " Yes , I don't feel any feelings for any of you " " Come on , we're your sugar babies , you gotta play with us a bit "
Charlie looks at Julie and sees that not a single imaginary aura connection from her to anyone ' At least she is keeping herself under control ' " It's good that you haven't tried your newfound powers on anyone yet "
Julie smiles " I'll have you know I'm the one who has restrained the most compared to the others " Rune and Charlie suddenly asked at the same time " What did the others do ? "
Julie was surprised to hear them both at the same time but replied " Well , that crazy cop has started to kill insects with their weird powers , that nerd was starting to experiment with themselves after finding out immortality "
" Immortality ? " " Yeah , I can do it too " Julie walks into the sun as she crumbles into dust and when the dust settled in the shadows , it returned to Julie naked while her clothes reformed from the other dust .
Charlie threw a towel at her " At least you are taking care of your skin " " Ugh come on , at least think of what you want to do with me " Julie yelled as she moved the curtain to cover the sun .
" How about a date ? " " Don't call it that and with all the things occurring around , I'd rather make sure I can settle before I can do fun things . " ' And the rest would be very bothered if they find that you are on a "date" with Julie ' Rune said .
' I just hope they don't plan a double date ' Charlie says ' Then don't say it in front of them ' Rune says " Then I can just be with you through the evening . I already made it clear , but I'm a vampire . "
" Can't you convert back to human ? " I can , but I really like the aesthetic of being a vampire . Why else do you think I keep this umbrella " ' She's definitely hiding something ' Rune said and Charlie thought ' It's fine , it's not like it's malicious or anything '
" Sure , you can come with me at work , but I need to get ready , so help yourself with some tea or whatever packets I have " Charlie goes to the bathroom and washes their face while Rune notices Julie's reflection .
' Aren't vampires supposed to be invisible to reflection ? ' Rune asked and Charlie recalls a post about mirrors ' Maybe it doesn't apply to her because she doesn't apply that weakness on herself . She's probably more focused on the vampire's ability to create thralls rather on the weakness . '
Charlie gargles out the toothpaste and asks Julie " So how are you all " " Rinri asked me to deliver this to you " Charlie takes the notebook and looks at it ' As expected of her , she has better formatting than us and a bigger survey sample '
" So not all of the anthro humans are furries ? " " Yep , some of them are just normal people who knew about one animal in particular more than the rest but that's just one of the reasons they turn into that animal " ' So Rinri has an ability that lets her delve into people's more secretive traits ' Rune asked .
' She doesn't list it down for proof , so I'm glad she values her privacy ' " This notebook is really thick " Charlie said , wondering how much information Rinri was getting and then thought of Sid .
" How's that murderous little monster up to ? " " I'm not everyone's messenger " " You guys have a group chat " Charlie said and Julie handed her phone " Just look it up "
Charlie looks at the message and takes a while to understand the code language they were using to hide their real personalities " So Sid is having difficulty controlling themselves "
Charlie reads Sid's solution , which turns out to be quite pacifist " Oh so he's entering the game " Charlie checks what the game was , which is an asymmetric multiplayer game where Sid was always the hunter chasing lifelike victims .
" Sid says they're growing stronger and they plan to get ready to kill anyone who is going to kill him first " " So you guys are figuring out ways to do what you all wanted ? " Charlie asked .
" Yeah and because of this new phenomenon Rinri calls the unveiling of wild dreams . It's becoming much easier for us to satisfy ours " Charlie looked at Julie and asks .
" And you still haven't gotten yours yet ? " " Come on , Charlie . I also want my toys , but it's just that you said it yourself , having a dog is a huge responsibility and I'm still growing my career "
" Are you asking for a job ? " " No , I came here because I wanted to see how you are doing . I already have people working for me , but I still haven't used Imaginary for that . But it's so tempting to enchain them so I'm dropping some hints for anyone who is willing . " Julie says .
" So that explains why you are a vampire " Charlie said and looked at the time " How about we go to the store early today ? I have some new arrivals I plan to try out "
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" These are really good " Charlie says and Rune also has a taste while staying hidden " I wish I could call this a date " Julie grumbled as she ate her third of the meal while Liam shivered between them .
Even though he was a human right now , he couldn't help but feel like a lamb for slaughter because of the passive aura Julie exudes as a vampire " Make sure to eat your vegetables , you two " Julie hates how Charlie was still treating everyone like they were their kids .
" We're not the same kids in the orphanage " Julie says and Charlie says " No you still are . You guys have changed a lot , but you are still being supported by my money . "
" We have scholarships " Julie says , trying to show her independence " But I paved the foundations so you can all grow strong and healthy . Why else do you think I'm the shortest among ya'll "
Julie grumbled and says " Because you didn't get to eat a lot of food as a child " " Yeah so it was important for kids to eat more . Now make sure to keep eating , I told the kids at the orphanage to eat a lot organic food from their farm so you should avoid eating processed food often . "
' And there's Sid who comes occasionally to slaughter the livestocks ' Charlie thought and recalls how much the others at the orphanage had helped while Rune appeared .
' So one thing I realise is that I don't appear when you are talking with someone else ' Rune says and Charlie mentions ' Makes sense since we are the same person , I only talk to myself when I'm alone , so that checks out '
Charlie looked at Liam who thought he heard somethign he shouldn't " I won't tell anyone " Liam says " Oh , it's fine , it's not like I'm actively hiding it . I do want to brag about those kids back in our home country . They are doing so well back there while I worked here "
Charlie then starts to brag about the orphanage , which has grown with the development of the children " It gave me more motivation seeing pictures of the farmland growing and the food they produce . "
' And then there is this security risk that Sid handled expertly ' ' Maybe because you taught him how to do it because you thought it was going to be fun ' Rune says .
' Well , if I didn't do it , the security would've been worse ' " I've been periodically checking on them and they are growing up a bit , the children and those guys I mean "
Charlie begins to note the sale of vegetables from Charlie managing the delivery service around the city of the orphanage so that the orphanage gets a good reputation .
" I know about that . How about the convenience store ? " Julie asked " Oh , that's right . The convenience store has been getting better thanks to the food we receive from our farm at home . It's organic , but due to the ridiculous restrictions for that patented label , I can't say it's organic "
" But you made us eat the ones that didn't look good " Julie says , recalling the discolored potatoes " They were ugly but not poisonous " Charlie said and when they finished taste-testing , Liam finished his shift , leaving both Charlie and Julie inside .
" How long are you planning to read that ? " Julie complained as Charlie continued reading Rinri's notes on the new power she was calling Imaginary " So the reason each person becomes what they are now is because that form is the one that is most familiar to them ? "
Charlie then looks at Rune " You know yourself a lot , so you support that theory , but it's weird the rest aren't the same . Don't they have an inner demon or inner heart or something like me ? " Rune asked " Must be Maslow's hierarchy of needs , self-actualization is probably a stage in which the imaginary profile would be me rather than something else " Charlie says and Julie looks at the two .
" Then why is your persona yourself ? " Julie asked " Because I'm very familiar with what I am ? " " Then that strange garden is it a hobby you have which is why it's full of Imaginary ? " Julie pointed in the direction of the storage room .
" Yeah , I did show interest in a lot of things , but the reason I don't take a program for gardening is that education is such a pain " " But you make us go when we wanted to work with you " Julie said .
" Because you all need some guidance that's from other people too . If it weren't for that , you guys would be in jail for what you could and want to do " Charlie said .
" Fine , I admit that school was good , but you're thriving " " Because I'm the one who got all the opportunity first , I also learn better on my own and at my own unbothered pace . Now , as for why Rune is what I look like , it's probably because they're just me as I am them "
" How simple I thought it would be something like what you said about the ocean to us when you were telling stories " Julie said and Charlie recalls what they told the orphans when they tried to go out for work like Charlie .
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" Since you all wanted to go work outside instead of taking care of the farm , let me tell you what it's like " Charlie says to the sleeping hall that they had refurnished .
" The beach is a very nice place . The shallow waters are fun because you get to find lots of things that get washed up to the shore , like seashells and maybe some seafood "
The orphans' eyes looked at a blank ceiling , imagining it , but then Charlie begins to tell more about the deeper parts of the waters " But it gets much scarier the further you go into the ocean . The deeper parts mean more space to house life and scary things begin to appear , the angler fish , the giant kraken and the ocean is a big part of what we haven't discovered . "
Charlie begins to emphasize the unknown , referencing what they learned about the oceans from their access to the internet at their job " We know more about space than the ocean "
They began to make it even scarier by saying " Because in space there's nothing and there is even less chance that there is something out there because of how unkind space is to life . But the ocean is teeming with life , tiny cells and then planktons "
The children began to feel the weight of the knowledge as Charlie continued " And the scariest part , in that darkness at the deep you can always be assured that you are not alone and that there is someone or worse something that would eat you "
Then all shivered as they locked the doors for many nights .
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" And then we started using that as a metaphor for us " Julie said " But it looks like your oceans are more turbulent " Rune said with an aura in their eyes while they looked at Charlie " Now that I see it , ours is more tranquil and really beautiful " Rune said .
" It's so annoying that it is tranquil , if it was a bit turbulent , people would think you have at least one red flag , but it's so calm it's like it froze " Julie says while looking through her own Imaginary aura-powered eyes .
" Then it shows that I have a lot of self-control " Charlie says and then they use Imaginary aura to change their hand to a claw " Anything ? " " There is a ripple , but after that it's calm again " Rune said .
Charlie tries to do more , but the response was " It's like that app we made for Sid to calm him down " Rune said and Charlie recalls how even that didn't work to calm that murderous boy down .
" But the fact that you can see it worries me . Can you look deeper ? " Charlie asked Julie and she imbues more imaginary aura in and begins to hear a background noise not from the water's movement but a vibration deep in the water .
" What do you see ? " Rune asked and Julie says " Nothing , but there is a sound , like the peaceful snores of the orphans at home . And I can't look any deeper in there , kinda like what you said about light not being able to reach far because of the sediments in the deeper waters , but the sound sure traveled through it "
" Good , that means even if someone has a really good eye , they'll have difficulties seeing further " Charlie said and then Rune thought ' Wouldn't Rinri be able to see it ? '
' That's a possibility , but all we have to do is put more effort into making sure whatever is down there doesn't get seen ' Charlie thought " but first , let's keep up with the good work , I'm going to need to spread more seeds . And Julie , please go back to your school "
" Come on , I already started a business , can't you spend some time with me ? " Julie says " I don't care , there's not enough space for you to work in here " Charlie says " So you gotta go back and keep your business up and running " Rune told Julie .
" But I trained my slav , I mean employees , to take care of it without me " " But it doesn't mean it'll grow without you . Now go and keep acting like a graduate from a sugar baby orphanage " Charlie says and continues their work as a manager , checking inventory and the construction progress while also ensuring none of the imaginary affects the food .
But when Charlie puts on layers of Doctor impressions , Julie begins asking " Can you make these potions " Julie hands a folded paper , but Charlie throws it in the trash can .
" No , I'm not supporting that wild dream of yours " " Come on , it's so hard to find any works of this genre after I read almost all of it and I kinda want to proceed to real life now that fiction can't sate it for me . " Julie said with an urge to do something that would desecrate someone's rights .
" Don't worry about that too much , okay ? You'll eventually find some willing victims a lot of people would enjoy you doing that to them " Julie's heart draws a spark of inspiration as she imagines them " Oh , I can't wait to meet them "
She licks her fangs , imagining sinking them into the nape of that willing victim " I'll at least give you this " Julie excitedly receives the vial , but upon seeing the effect " Fertilizer ? " Julie was surprised to see this kind of thing .
" Yep , you're taking over the delivery business of our farm , aren't you ? So I made some fertilizers so you can challenge yourself on handling the excess supply " Julie pouts " Fine , I'll go back "
Julie goes out and reveals her wings " By the way Charlie , you talk to yourself a lot and you leave too many things out that I can't understand what you are talking about " " Doesn't it make more sense for only the two of us to get what each of us say ? " Rune asked and Charlie added .
" You should also know I didn't go to school , I don't speak concisely but streetwisely " Julie sighed and departs from the area .
" You think immigration will have a problem ? " Rune asked " Knowing her , she probably flew with her wings and hypnotized the immigration . It will look bad , but she's the most caring among those guys , so that officer is probably fine and has a more stable heart dealing with the sudden change in the world " Charlie said .
" Such good kids they are despite having those tendencies " Rune said and began to say how adorable they would've grown as innocently as the rest of the orphans they raised .
" I know , but right now I think those kids will thrive better in this world "
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In a group chat , Julie typed "I visited Charlie and gave them your notes Rinri . And they gave me a fertilizer imaginary potion . So Rinri , if you want , you can have it and study it so we can mass produce it"
The rest began inquiring about what else happened "That's the thing , nothing else happened other than inquiring about how we are doing" A series of emojis laughing at Julie's failure followed .
"But they're amazing , to go that far without any academic background" Rinri messaged as she looked at her Imaginaries chemical "Wouldn't they get caught by the government if they have that kind of product on their shelves ?"
"I'm sure they have an idea on how to handle it . This will depend on whether they bring any inspectors like the ones that keep going to your place for your advice"
One of the members knew they were being talked about "Oh come on , I try my hardest to not stand out" "Just try not to drag us down with you"
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