" So those kids are also living their wildest and illegal dreams " Rune said " Might have to worry because they could get arrested for it " Charlie looks out and after looking at what Charlie was looking at through the birds they sent out , Rune says " Maybe you're so good at Imaginary that you are jinxing it ? "
Many people's presence was around the convenience store and Charlie continued to act like a normal store manager ' Should we hide the garden ? ' ' No , if there are this many people , that could mean that they knew something already or maybe it's because of Julie leaving a while ago '
One of the birds perches , listening to the conversation as Charlie pretends to read something on the phone ' So they noticed Julie's presence and the product's Imaginary . They definitely noticed the garden , but they might ask about why I was hiding it ' Charlie says and Rune thought of an answer .
' We could get our stories right , didn't Julie ask if we garden as a hobby ' Rune said .
' That could work , but now we just have to act , hopefully it won't ripple that much in my heart ' Charlie said and when they heard the door open by a canine cop . Charlie proceeded to greet them like normal " Welcome customer "
A single ripple in their heart lightly expanded and strangely enough , this ripple felt like a wave of Imaginary Aura to the officer " Would you like to try our new shipment "
The cop growled and pointed a gun " AHHH " Charlie ducked quickly and the cop fired , only for it to hit the plastic cover protecting the cashier from any coughing customer and disappear , leaving a small ripple on its surface which calmed down .
The cop was sweating with Imaginary beads of sweat on them " Wait , I just started the shift . I already sent all the money . If you want products , just take it !! " Charlie screams ' What is wrong with that officer getting scared like that ? ' suddenly , products on the shelves , specifically the donuts , flew and stored themselves on the cop .
" AHHHH " Charlie heard the door open and close ' Coast is clear ' they peeked out , surprised by the event ' So what happened was all the donut and milk products threw themselves into the officer's pockets , and this plastic shield we had to keep out germs somehow absorbed the bullets like drops of water in an ocean '
' I was not expecting that ? ' Charlie gets up , calming themselves from the danger that occurred ' Maybe what happened could be a subconscious use of Imaginary '
Charlie then heard someone speak through a megaphone " STORE MANAGER CHARLIE , PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR " Charlie did so , worried about what happened .
" Is there something dangerous that was in the shipment ? " Charlie continued to act as a confused victim while leaving the store and was handcuffed and then taken to a station in quick succession while guards were surrounding the store .
Charlie sat in the car quietly and when they arrived at the station , the interrogators immediately asked the questions " TELL US HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO USE IMAGINARY SO WELL "
" Wu what ? " " I said , tell us how you can use imaginary so well " they said without shouting this time and then he was pulled out by his compatriots while Rune eavesdropped ' So the plan "play dumb and pretend to be subconscious imaginary user" is going well '
When the interrogators returned , the one who shouted apologized before explaining what they know about Imaginary " So I have this power ? " " Yes , according to your customers and the products around you have that Imaginary that conceals their new appearances , while we detected other forms of Imaginary in your store "
" But I didn't know about that " the interrogators glanced at each other and nodded ' They have a lie detector that checks any fluctuations on the heart ' Rune said with Imaginary eyes .
" Then what about that weird thing in your storage room " " What's in my storage room ? " they looked at each other and received a call " We found some Imaginary objects in your storage area . We also found a concealing type of Imaginary Aura around it . Care to tell why you want to hide your storage room ? "
" But why would I want to expose it ? " that question threw them off because , logically , why would you want to expose it as a store manager as Charlie have said it " If I put the new products in front , the old ones will expire , of course , I would hide it "
" We're talking about the imaginary objects , we found a high level of toxicity imaginary effect in the flowers and insects , while your products carry no Imaginary aura at all excluding those for covering "
Charlie paused to act like they don't know " What's an imaginary object ? " ... " Oh , well , I did want to explore gardening and I thought a deadly garden was much cooler because the natural poison was much better than the chemicals used to extend shelf life . And the natural poison just felt better for me than the artificial ones "
" Then those that explain what we found ? " " Found what ? " Charlie lied and pictures of vials of the potion they made appeared " Oh I guess I did wish I could have access to medicine , one of the kids I'm taking care of wants to make medicine and sometimes the kids left at the orphanage had some form of medical condition . "
The more they talked , the more they were delving into Charlie's past which began to clear some of their suspicions " Is that all ? Can I go back ? I still have to support the kids back at my home country " Charlie threw that as an excuse without a thought .
They felt sorry because they were interrogating someone who had a background of being the breadwinner for many children . But the fear they felt when they were watching was still evident , the agents capable of sensing Imaginary were too fearful because it was eerily silent around Charlie .
" N-no , we still have many questions " " Is it about Imaginary ? I'm really confused about it too . I didn't even know I was doing all those weird things . I'll try to stop , but I'm not that sure if it will work " Charlie said .
" No , you don't have to stop " the interrogator said and they left ' They're talking about how you are influencing them and brainwashing them ' Rune said through the walls .
' Am I ? ' ' Nope , you just have a very eloquent tongue that they think is creepy and they're finalizing the interrogation ' the interrogator came in and said " Our superiors have orders to purchase your stock imbued with Imaginary aura "
Charlie was surprised and was very tempted to actively imbue imaginary aura but didn't want to get caught in it yet " Here is how much we are paying for each imbued object that you produce "
Charlie was surprised to see the money and wondered what they could do about this " Okaaayyy " Charlie continued to stay confused but was very excited ' We should also figure out how to protect our privacy with these . Hopefully they don't do anything like spy on us with our private cameras '
Charlie acted as if they thought of something and asked " How did you know about what the products I sold did "
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Charlie leaves with an irritated expression while the officers were traumatized as they felt the full force of the subconscious Imaginary use to avoid invading their privacy ' That should keep them from trying to spy on us ' Charlie says .
' At the cost of leaving an impression of being a monster ' Rune says while Charlie looked at the maps and saw how far it is ' Looks like I'm walking ' Charlie goes through the night worried about what would be coming now that they are exposed pieces in the hands of the government .
' At least they haven't checked on the notebook I had , maybe because I treated it like it was the ultimate secret ' Charlie thought and then Rune checks the Imaginary aura .
" Or maybe because there is no aura " " What ? " Charlie quickly opened the notebook and saw all of the Imaginary drawings gone ' Where is it then ' Charlie tried to recall where they put it , but the last memory they had for each of the items drawn and written in the notebook was still in the notebook .
' Maybe it's a subconscious use again ? ' Rune said and Charlie tried to imagine it back while Rune noticed that the tranquil ocean released what was once inside the notebook back out and into the pocketbook again .
' I got news , we can use that ocean of yours as a storage space , but the impressions get upgraded , probably soaking in the Imaginary in the ocean ' Rune said and Charlie looked at it , noticing more details and checking the self-impression .
' The self-impression is gone ' ' Maybe we ate it , we always thought of ourselves as good people ' Rune says and they continue through the dark street and finally return to the convenience store while the guards were called to retrieve certain objects and a payment went through to Charlie's account .
' I should buy some gifts for the kids at the orphanage ' Charlie thought as they began purchasing some equipment to send to the orphanage to improve the production and some gifts for the kids , like some books that they enjoy and some materials for them to draw .
' Those kids are going to be college students , so we should probably stop calling them kids ' Rune says ' Note you said "probably" ' ' Then that means we will ' Charlie continued work unbothered by the event with the government and ended their night .
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" So our findings on our subject have been very limited . We were able to be certain that they are a powerful subconscious Imaginary user . Also , the empaths are suffering from psychological fear from the subject "
" What did they find ? " " They said that it was what they couldn't , hence the fear . When they first experienced their powers , they would have an idea of what a person was , but the subject's evaluation was that they couldn't figure out what the subject was "
" But you wrote under personality that the subject was a law-abiding citizen who is following the rules and subconsciously using Imaginary without knowing about it "
" Yes , because that would be the personality they masquerade as , the empaths said Charlie becomes a different person depending on where they are at and they emphasized that fact by saying that Charlie has many different traits that have yet to be known "
" So what's there to be scared of ? They act as a store manager in the store but would act as a customer in another " " What matters was how much more we don't know about Charlie , the empaths described that Charlie is only showing a part of themselves and that there was more in them than we currently can see "
" And this matters because ? " " Because when they said they subconsciously thought of creating a poison garden , they likely could've made more . It's suspicious enough that their Imaginary is so well developed within the time frame of three or so days and we assume there is more than our eyes can see "
" But what about that wave of aura we all felt ? " " That would be another subconscious or possible conscious use of Imaginary to keep us from prying into their life . They seem to value their privacy a lot , which is very evident when they call themselves Trans in the gender section of their immigration ID "
" We better keep them in our country if these files about their developed Imaginary use are correct . Make sure to smooth their activities in remaining in the country "
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Charlie dreams of a very strange dream where they were tied up like a mental asylum patient . Yet instead of trying to free themselves , they simply stayed in there and expertly moved around the room .
It was a room with white padded walls and nothing that could hurt them . Even the door was completely padded , Charlie kept moving around , applying a bit of pressure on the walls and finally found one part of the wall that opened like the door .
They walked out , looking at shelves of medication , each one they were familiar with , all unopened but with pills meant to pacify them . They continued walking through the shelves and found films of normal life .
Eventually they saw a person who began panicking at the sight of Charlie " The subject has escaped again " they tried to say calmly and when Charlie got close . They began whispering about what they desperately wanted to do .
" You look very cute , it would be really nice if you weren't human . After all , humans are a superior race , we cause so much destruction and so many strange new creations "
" EEK " Charlie easily freed themselves and grabbed some tools and chemicals . They began mixing them and said " But it's okay , I'll make sure to treat you nicely "
They extracted the mixture and stabbed it on the person " My cute pet " Charlie watched it transform into a mix of faces and features that they find adorable .
Suddenly they felt their collar electrocute them as their victim was pulled away with the transformation ripped out by an external force , as Charlie finds themselves back in the room restrained again .
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At late afternoon , Charlie wakes up , wrapped in the blanket like a breakfast burrito with several stuffed toys and pillows inside . While their head was wrapped by a shirt and they get up to soak in some sun .
At the same time , they played the news on their laptop " The new power that came to us humans is not magic but rather the ability to make our imagination come to reality " the independent journalist said as they continued to talk more about Imaginary .
They stated what was in Rinri's notes already and then the news anchor proceeds to credit Rinri as the main contributor for this information ' She's pretty amazing '
There was also some news about Sid making many sorts of contributions in arresting several imaginary users who were starting to give in to their not-so-legal actions .
Charlie checks their messages to see a new one from Sid , surprised because there seems to be some rules when contacting Charlie through a direct message .
"I just want to thank you , bro , for teaching me to keep myself under control" Charlie chuckled as Rune recalls how excited Sid was whenever they killed an ant and progressively to a rabid dog that attacked the orphanage when they were young .
"I'm more worried about the rest , I hope you haven't sent any of your victims to Rinri" a reply immediately appeared "Are you sure it's okay to talk about that ?"
"Don't worry , last night I was inspected and labeled as an imaginary user , I was able to show that I didn't want my privacy invaded and used Imaginary , so our talks won't receive suspicions unless some circumstances otherwise"
"Then I can tell you about how I murdered them in their dreams . Do you think we can send over stuff through this ? I heard from Julie that you have imaginary objects like that fertilizer she sent to Rinri"
"Let me try" Charlie takes a picture of the vial using Imaginary and sends the image over "I got it . What is this supposed to do ?" "A vitamin boost , in case you get too reckless and lose too much blood"
"Can't you give another ?" "No , that wouldn't be great , but what were you planning to send ?" a picture of a knife appeared and it jumped out of Charlie's phone .
"This is a knife I got after killing a murderer in a nightmare and I even got some strings that cut ." Charlie had a thought and went out for a walk , thinking about the dream they had .
" Are you imagining yourself as a patient again " they put on their wireless and said " Yeah , you know my kink enough " " Better get yourself into a good pose when you get snared by silk then "
Charlie smirked " You'll need a lot of arachnids for that " " Careful now , if you do that you might accidentally grow a lot of spider legs just to do that and where would the spider silk come out of " " It doesn't have to be from my nether regions , I always like the character that weaves and produce silk through their hands "
" Maybe we should think of different poses for when we get tied up " Rune said and Charlie sighed " We really are lacking in entertainment " " Could always get a date " " You know we have reasons to not have those "
Charlie arrives at the convenience store to see that the construction was going really fast and even senses a lot of Imaginary on the site " Good afternoon manager " Charlie looks at Liam and asked " Are you one of those furries ? "
" What ? No ! " " Then take your mask off . Last night I was taken away by the government officials and I learned I'm somehow enchanting some of my products "
Liam hesitantly and nervously reaches for the mask strap and opens it as horns began to curve around his head and his body was suddenly enveloped in feathers while he wore a beak that seems to move like lips .
" Is that it , I thought you had a very ugly image of yourself " " N-no , I'm not self loathing " " Is this what those memes about the furry fandom are all about and what it does to men and women , making the quote unquote "alpha" male into a sheep figuratively ? "
" No , some of us aren't like that " Liam argued back " Just forget about it , keep the mask on or not . It might be better for you to be human just so that you don't have problems going to the hospital , it has been hectic in there because of how many people are imagining themselves as weird species and doctors don't know anything about them "
" Ehh , that happened " " Are you so busy worried about what you look like that you can't look at the news . Just buy a jacket , I'll try to enchant it somehow or maybe it can be a built-in accessory "
Charlie looks at Liam's horn , imagining a silver ring appearing , but holds it back " Whatever the case is , if that was the real reason your friends came to me to get a job , hopefully the mask will stop . But I'm actually not sure how long the effect will last , we only sell disposable ones after all so who knows it might be limited "
Liam looks at his mask for a while , wondering how different it could be " Uhm Manager , is there something that has a more permanent effect ? " Liam asked .
" How would I know ? Maybe it's the jackets I have , I have plenty , but I don't know if they work or not " ' And that's not considering the plants in the storerooms and some of the medicine I own , Liam probably can't see that '
' He's really cute , guess that fandom really turns a man into a cute boy like that ' Rune said ' I do admit he is adorable being so shy about it , but seriously , have some form of confidence '
' Oh , that might just be what we need ' Charlie grabs some food and looks at the few vegetable salads they have for sale and couldn't wait to expand to a supermarket .
" Liam , ring this up like usual " Charlie eats their breakfast at the side , watching several customers buy stacks of disposable masks , and calls for more of them " Hello Charlie , my favorite store manager "
" Flattery won't work like usual " " It's just my usual greeting , I heard that the government is buying a lot of your masks because of what's been happening " " You want a cut , but honestly I don't know much about how it works "
' We do , but we don't want to tell anyone ' Rune said " Fine , I guess as long as you are purchasing from us , we can still benefit " " I'm afraid not . I was planning to call the other companies too so my supply line won't get hit by whatever is happening in our world right "
" I understand , but couldn't you buy more " " Nope I'm buying the standard my storage can only store so much " " But you could buy just from us " Charlie siged and said " I need to have various suppliers , variety is important especially for a convenience store "
" These are mask " " I know , now I'll have another box of your mask and don't try to squeeze in extras , I don't want my storeroom to look like a maximized used shipment container " ' It's also cause we don't want people thinking that it is your mask giving the effect ' Rune said ' My thoughts exactly ' Charlie said .
' I am your thoughts exactly ' Rune cheerfully joked and Charlie made more calls to fill up the storeroom and went inside , making some fertilizers with the layered Doctor Impressions .
" Liam , if you stay until I come back , I'll give you time , your pay per hour , minutes will count as decimals . Unless you just want a box of masks " Liam looks at his mask and takes it off .
" Uhm , I think I'll take the pay " Liam reverts back to his avian form ' Did he go through some movie-level character development while you were calling for stock ? ' ' None of our business '
Charlie goes to mail all the fertilizer in a box with a handwritten letter to the current caretaker of the orphanage and when they got back there was a tall anthro tiger flirting with Liam .
" Hey , cutestuff , what do you say we do some stuff behind the counter " " You better not " Charlie's voice scared both of them and he turned to Liam and gave him the extra wage .
" Here , you can leave now " " Uhm Manager , I was thinking if I could pick the shift for tonight " Liam shyly asked " Oh come on , birdie , don't you want to spend a night with me "
" I-uh , manager ? " Liam turned to Charlie to ask for some help and Charlie said " No , you need to go sleep , you're a student first of all and you flirtatious feline . If you're here to flirt , you can do that at a bar , not his working hours "
The tiger frowned and left ' Good thing they didn't embarrass themselves ' Rune said and Charlie already got their jacket to begin work " Uhm , thank you , manager "
' You know he's a good person to be with ' ' Rather not ' Charlie thought and heard a scream " Well looks like we have our entertainment " Charlie rushed out with their stungun and saw Liam in an alley with the same flirtatious feline ripping out his clothes .
" I'm gonna have my way with you boy " the tiger said as they huffed in excitement and were electrocuted at a distance by Charlie's stungun " Hello CPD , I need you to make an arrest "
In a few minutes , an officer arrived and asked for what occurred " That guy ripped out this man's clothes in an attempt to rape him " they looked at Liam , who shivered upon sensing their gaze .
" I had to give them my jacket even though they're covered in feather . Don't ask me , ask them " when the officer approached Liam , he backed away closer to Charlie .
" Uhhhh " ' OOOHH Saviour Charlie , it's time to be part of a saviour to victim relationship ' Rune cheered and Charlie noticed some imaginary on Liam " Sorry , let me get this out of you " Charlie reached out to Liam and gathered the imaginary that inspired fear in Liam .
And slowly Liam stopped shivering " Huh , what was that ? " " That was something that tiger did , think of it like trauma that was forcibly manifested onto you "
The officer then got some words from Liam now that his fear was gone , while Charlie worries about what this trauma that Liam has experienced meant for the world ' soon enough , some wars are going to happen with these . Should I send some Imaginary medicine to protect the kids ? '
' Relax , if we apply what Imaginary does , maybe the orphanage is already protected like how the convenience store is protected by you ' ' Yeah , there's not much I can do there , but the others are helping with the management and the problems we had ended some years ago , so it should be okay '
Charlie looks at Liam and the officer who has compiled the information for a report and leaves while Liam approaches Charlie " Uhm Manager , is it okay if I sleep inside the convenience storage room , I don't feel safe "
" Did that encounter stop you from thinking ? Call your dormmates to fetch you and maybe bring you some new clothes " " Oh ha yeah , I could do that " Liam said .
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