' I can't believe I'm alone here with Charlie . Bone said in the message channels that they were a furry and looked really handsome as an owl or bat ' Liam recalled the pictures that Bone had been sending through the channels and according to him , he just happened to have the picture on his phone even though he never took it
Liam nervously looked over at Charlie and Rune was catching these emotions of attraction ' Liam is starting to be attracted to you ' ' I don't get it ' ' Me neither ' Rune thought and but they couldn't help but get curious enough about what's been circulating among them .
' It's really tempting to just look at what they are talking about behind your back ' Rune said and they began thinking about the appearance made through Impression shown to Bone ' Are you thinking of creating impressions ? '
' Why not ? We had a self-impression made from me and aren't you a self-impression ? ' ' Rude , I'm not just self-impression , I'm you , something with deeper origins than a facade you put on '
Charlie felt like they could have a headache with what's been going on ' Why can't this be something more simple ' ' If this was simple , you wouldn't be able to do half what you do ' Rune says .
' I'm starting to want to have some order ' Charlie says ' And I'm starting to want to use my mouth instead of my brain ' Rune says ' Me too ' Charlie puts on the wireless .
" Look , I know that it's chaotic right now , but we thrived in that possibly lawless country back home " Rune says " I know I can't help it , I've settled with the store and just as I earned enough to make changes and got lucky a few times like yesterday , I just wish we'd have some form of order "
" Wow , all that talk about not going to school and all of a sudden we wanted some order ? " " Okay , I am fine with the chaos . It's not like it affects us right now , but I'm just worried about the peace that's already in my life "
" Hey , we can handle change , in fact , aren't we doing much better thanks to how in touch we are with each other ? " " You know what we are , I just can't help but worry "
' Especially that dream ' " So even when we are using our mouth , you still think ? " Rune asked and Charlie chuckles " Sorry , that dream was really weird , especially with what was happening with the person in there . Think it might be related ? "
" No , but there are a lot of conspiracies we don't pay attention to because it's really just content farms " " Yep , conspiracies are sometimes like that . I think Piper said something about conflict theory , which always criticizes anything "
Liam got curious as they listened in from the tables " But there has been news we saw " Rune mentions " the ones about not just gaining animal and mythical creature traits but also everyday objects right ? " " Uh huh " " Well that's not yet a problem and I doubt it's important right now to us , but we do have to worry about the kids at the orphanage "
" Okay , that was a good talk . Should we end it " Charlie nods " mm hmm " they checked the cameras to see if Liam's roommates came or not and all of a sudden rain began to fall " Oh no " Charlie looked at Liam and sighed " Tell your roommates you're staying , it seems like it's going to rain for a while "
Charlie could see Imaginary in the rain and assumed that it must be people's subconscious use of Imaginary to wish for rain ' Rain at night does feel nice ' " No way you going out in this weather , let's take care of your sleep for the night . Come and help me reorganize the storage room "
Charlie locks the doors and leaves a sign outside ... In a small part of the storage room was a makeshift bed made from packing peanuts and fabric . " Sometimes I get bored and try out new things " Charlie lied ' We made up a resourceful caretaker self-impression . ' " Sleep in here and you can leave in the morning " " Oh thanks , boss " Charlie looked at Liam and mentioned .
" I should get the pajama I was working on " Charlie came back with pajamas and gave it to Liam " Oh , it fits me ? " " I liked sleeping with very loose clothes "
' Should we actually learn these hobbies we say we have ? ' Rune asked and they closed the storage door and made sure the Imaginary was blocking the sound .
" What should we do next ? " Rune asked and they began thinking of their next move " Don't know , the best thing I can think of is to not lose control or self restraint " " Yeah it wasn't fun pretending to be a clueless civilian yesterday " Rune says .
" We did have that dream where we lose control ... Do you think the source of this power was from our dream ? " " Maybe , or some government experiment went wrong and punched a hole between these adjacent realms " " As per usual , not enough information to work with " Charlie complains .
They looked at the rain and wondered if they should have something spicy for lunch " It's really quiet " Rune says " Yeah , it really is almost like the world isn't in turmoil right now " Charlie said and they looked blankly at the rain outside .
" We need to have a look at the orphanage " Charlie opens the news on their phone to check out the news around the orphanage and checks the sites and the emails about what's going on .
" Not much has been happening but " they looked at the pictures of the non-human children showing off their new forms " What the hell ? " Rune said " I'm starting to worry about which one is which " Charlie said .
" We could use some glasses that see through them " Rune mentions " The fact that we are just ditching out random ideas into reality makes this power all the more troublesome . If we can easily make stuff like these wouldn't it be a problem long term ? " Charlie asked while carrying the glasses with the traits they made up .
" Of course it is , especially when you think about the wars going around " Rune says and Charlie really wished there was some form of order as the angel impression began to absorb more of their imaginary .
" You should be careful about yourself , you're letting that Angel self-impression surface more " " ?? Are you telling me I'm still subconsciously using Imaginary ? " " Do you want to create a limiter then ? " Charlie thought about it but shook their head .
" Might not be good , it'll be like bottling up all your rage " " Yeah ... What do you think of moving into the convenience store . We already have a makeshift bed , so we can definitely stop renting out the apartment ? "
Charlie thought about it thoroughly " Actually , why not ? It would be better to restrict the use of Imaginary . " " And we don't have many things , so we can definitely pack all of them in a bag and a box . But what about the space ? "
" We can use Imaginary to increase the storage space day by day slightly " Charlie suggested and then the door opens " Welcome would you like to buy our new products " Charlie asked the students , immediately shifting their focus .
" Do you really have those mask that turns us back to humans ? " Charlie nodded " At least that's according to the government " Charlie said , pointing at a sticker they got which had the government's approval , with another man in the suit at the back unseen by those without Imaginary-powered eyes .
The students grabbed as much as they could and purchased them " thank your or your purchase " ' We are going to need more masks now ' while they were working , Charlie would glance and stay updated on the events happening around the world and by the time it was the end of the shift , Liam wakes up from his phone's alarm and Tretta came to start her shift .
Charlie returns home , washing their hair " We're gonna miss this shower " Rune says " Or we can finally make a really clean bathroom in the store and it'll be easier to clean everything now that we have imaginary "
Charlie dried their hair with a towel and looked at the news again " The world sure is getting used to this new power already " Rune said while Charlie thought about the security deposit .
" There's a lot of things we can buy with the security deposit " Charlie began packing their belongings and sent a message to the landlord about ending the rent .
" Like what ? Going to a club ? " " No ... But do you think the clubs will be wilder now that wild fantasies can come true ? " Charlie asked " We can do that on our own " Rune joked .
" Yeah , we can , but it's a waste of Imaginary " Charlie mentioned and they thought a little about the grocery they were building " Maybe we should use the security deposit to buy one of those freezing machines . the food production at the farm will grow thanks to Imaginary "
" You planning to sell real food before the construction is even finish ? " Rune asked " Why not ? We can just pretend that we are using Imaginary for other parts of the groceries . And we might not even need to pretend we are slowly expanding the storage room . We can just pretend we wanted a home "
" And what's the excuse ? " Rune asked " Obviously it's something along the lines of , I just wanted to live at the convenience store . We'll settle that with the government later afternoon "
Charlie puts their bag aside along with a box of the few appliances they have " Maybe we can go shopping for appliances to bring to our new unit by the store " Charlie said and they go to sleep .
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Tretta looked at the bed enviously , wishing that she could sleep here because there was novelty in this kind of living as compared to being in a dorm ' Did Manager do anything to Liam last night ? I heard that he got assaulted last night '
She worried about what might happen during the day and looked at a door that just appeared out of nowhere " Huh ? " she was curious about the door , wondering where it had come from , but had to remember that she can't go in because she was still working .
And when she did go back into the storage to restock , she saw another door . Curious , she got in and felt cold piercing through her fur ' When did we have a room like this ? '
She was really confused about the changes happening in the store . Meanwhile , the world was more confused as a massive angel composed mainly of different wings and colored eyes with shackles and chains that bind it to nothing flew through the world .
The appearance was brief , but due to the massive size , it struck a plethora of emotions in everyone due to how unnatural it looked like . Religious communities categorize this as a mix of angelic forms from their texts , recognizing the angel as something that doesn't exist within their text .
The angel roamed the world , bypassing any barriers and doing nothing except make its presence known . People assumed it was the end of the world that the text describes , but religious communities noted it was silent and didn't speak like the angels in the text , as it never praised a religious symbol actively but merely moved around .
Its flight path was recorded and has visited certain places like orphanages or places with many children and youths . It expresses nothing , as not a single Imaginary trace was found dropping from the angel .
While it has plenty of wings , its means of traveling long distances was unknown . As it sometimes disappears and reappears in another place , it is assumed to be teleportation .
Many religious figures attempted to use Imaginary to attach to the angel , but it simply doesn't affect it . It is also found that this angel has Imaginary , but from whom it is still not found .
...
Charlie looked at the news and Rune says " So one new thing I discovered is that I can remember what we did in our dreams more clearly than we usually do "
" That should be the case , don't you think ? You are the me hidden deep inside " Charlie said and packed their things and talked to the landlord , receiving the security deposit .
They moved out and talked to Rune " But seriously , that angel that roamed the world was us and there were a lot of people who tried to contact us . " Rune said " Did these people want to ask what's the situation at heaven "
Charlie joked in a serious tone " No , but it seems how we dream is completely out of our control and also , while we became that angel , we did reveal a few things about us and the world was thrown into chaos "
" They won't suspect us since we don't have that level of power and we were asleep that time . But if my dreams can conjure those up , doesn't that mean that dream we had about being in the mental asylum shows that we are projecting ourselves ? " Charlie asked .
" Did you put a sound barrier around us ? " Charlie nodded " It's tiring to think my thoughts to you , but back to the topic . Did the angel expose us ? " " No and as for that dream we had before this dream , I think it's safe to say that we can't stop ourselves . But who knows , maybe we'll gain lucidity before we do something crazy like murdering someone "
" That's worrying " Rune groaned , together with Charlie " But what kind of message do you think that angel carries ? I don't think we did anything other than looking at the kids and I don't remember dropping any Imaginary Aura to do anything , but it could be possible it was done without my input " Rune said .
" No point dwelling on that matter . " Charlie didn't like the headache that comes from having to deal with the chaos ' Right , let's focus on pretending we are just using our Imaginary to improve the store ' Rune thought .
They got to the store and saw Liam along with an officer waiting at the tables " Hey Liam , I'm dropping something and why is there a door ? " " We would like to ask that question too , Manager " the officer told Charlie .
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" Please Officer , I did not intentionally do it ... I didn't do anything wrong , did I ? " " No , you didn't , but with this you will have to make sure it doesn't expand outside your lot or there will be complaints " " Don't worry , I already bought the lot around here " Charlie says and then the officer leaves .
" Wow , who knew ? Just thinking about it makes it actually appear " Charlie pretended to be clueless about Imaginary and they unpacked their things into the new room .
Charlie leaves to buy some appliances and continues talking with Rune after they bought them " There's like no hint of progression we can look forward to , at best , we just have good imaginary use and nothing exciting like dungeons and stuff " Rune says .
" Yeah , it'll just be the boring days of playing games " " But if you can have me , don't you think we can try to make the self-impression an active member ? This way we can have a kid that is ours "
Charlie and Rune thought about it and they did want to raise a kid of their own " That would be nice , but we can't really settle with that . " Charlie says and Rune sensed the reason behind those words " Yeah , if we had a kid , we would put ourselves at the front and that's not considering the fact we already are getting so much attention if that angel could've exposed us "
" For now , let's just hope our dreams don't cause that much of an uproar " Charlie said " Then let's call those kids , Rinri is getting a lot of attention thanks to her classification of the new power , so let's see what they found out " Rune said but Charlie stopped themselves from calling since Rinri is likely busy .
" Or we could check the news , I'm sure there will be rules being established by now " they reached the store and asked Liam " Has there been any response from the government about this new thing we have ? "
" Didn't you hear ? " Charlie tilted their head at their new living space " Oh , okay . I did hear that the government told us that they are doing their best to accommodate everyone's new fursona or body modifications and a lot of people are starting to categorise those who change as Shifters "
Liam looked at Charlie " And those who don't ? " " Normies , but the statistics say that fewer and fewer people are staying as Normies because they started to change . A lot of people are really worried , so they are looking for people like you "
" What ? There are people who know about me ? " " No no , it's people who can use Imaginaries really well . Also , is the storage room safe manager ? The officers said I could get poisoned "
Charlie opens the door and reveals the poison garden " Oh right , well you slept inside it and you haven't died yet . " Charlie takes the fruit and was tempted to put on the layered Impressions " Never mind that , but if you do feel like in pain , call me " Charlie puts the fruit aside .
" Okay " ' I wonder if I can sneak a date in for today ' Liam was beginning to grow their attraction towards Charlie and they continued trying to maintain a normal life , checking on the progress of the store's expansion , but the changes in the world aren't so easy to ignore .
' Maybe I should just accept that my life isn't going to be normal anymore ' Charlie says ' It should've been that way from the start of all this ' Rune says " Yeah , but unlike before , it's more chaotic right now "
" But we're not , didn't we find that our sea of consciousness completely still and tranquil " Rune says and Charlie thought back to how they handled the chaos in their life " Yeah , the best way to go through this turmoil is with a clear mind "
Charlie did some breathing exercises and smiled " Yeah that feels so much better , now let's go and ask Liam if hid roommates would want that job we are expanding " ... " Uhm well , they only asked because they wanted the jackets " Charlie pretended to be devastated " Tsk , I can't believe I actually considered that "
' Why is pretending so hard now ? ' Rune says as they watched Charlie act and felt second-hand embarrassment " I'll just put up a wanted help sign " " But Manager , is it alright to worry about that already ? " Liam asked .
" Yeah , now that I can use that Imaginary to expand my store , I should try to use it . I already got a lot of money from the mask everyone keeps buying and funds from the government , so I had to order more " Charlie grew more excited at how things are going so well for them thanks to the government's help , as they were so tempted to use up all their money .
" Isn't reckless spending bad ? " " It is , but if our monetary value can be compromised through reckless imaginary usage , it's better to turn our money into assets instead . "
" Yeah , it could be possible that people with wild dreams like swimming in gold to cause gold to appear " Rune said and they began to ponder what Imaginary will do " So a lot of writers are talking about how magic could affect a modern society and I'm sure the Imaginary will do something too right ? " Charlie asked .
" Oh , inflation , you mean " they began to worry about the possible economic inflation through reckless Imaginary use " We should use up every single penny we have until we have a foolproof currency that can't be affected by Imaginary " they both said .
So they began shopping to exhaust their money " Manager , why did we buy so many stocks ? " Liam asked and Charlie says " What if this Imaginary causes inflation ? If it can turn anyone into whatever non-humans they like , wouldn't money be the same "
Charlie taps into the tablet , sending out payments to purchase machines and telling their close families , mainly those with money , about this possible economic crisis while advising them to turn all the money into assets immediately and asking the orphanage to make sure to create a delivery line for their food expenses .
" But what about the payment for the construction workers ? " Liam asked " We'll pay them with our earnings for the day " " What about mine ? " " Don't worry , I calculated and found that the total earnings of the store , I can pay you wages . It's just that I worry this money might be worthless now that I can use Imaginary to create stuff out of nothing "
Liam was very confused because they knew that Imaginary was capable of changing people's bodies into non-humans , but they didn't think that creating things was one of them .
' Imaginary sure is awesome ' Rune says ' It's too good , there's bound to be a ripple effect that grows into a tsunami and I cannot be caught in it ' Charlie thought as they worked very quickly to purchase things and secure long-term contracts .
' Yeah , if any dreams can come true , this just makes us something like gods ' Rune says ' And that's not good ' Charlie thought ' Yeah , but it's a good thing nobody else has yet to reach your level because if they did , there would probably be a lot of things flying around '
Charlie worries about the direction the world is headed because there doesn't seem to be any clear direction " Liam have you been trying new things with your body " Liam was surprised to hear that and asked " Uhm , what do you mean manager ? "
Charlie looked at him and said " I know the NSFW side of these communities and I find it hard to believe that they haven't tried to use their bodies now that they can change it to anything they want "
Liam begins to blush as the Imaginary red appears on their face " We-well , some of the guys at the dorm have been trying out these new things " " I don't blame them , it's not something to be ashamed of . It's just a preference " Charlie says .
' Hey , isn't this considered sexual harassment ? ' Rune said " Oh , please don't think too much about it , I just can't help but think about that . With all the things happening , I just wish I could think about something more trivial than the having to readjust the entire world infrastructure "
Liam thought about what happened last night and says " Uhm , thanks for what happened last night " " You're welcome . Now it's almost the end of your shift , so go back to your dorm before it rains . Take my umbrella if you have to "
Liam felt a bit disappointed and walked all the way back to his dorm and his roommates began asking about Charlie " Did your Manager sexually harass you yet ? " his roommate Galvin asked .
" Guys , please stop . Just because we're all our fursonas doesn't mean I'm that turned on for it " Liam complained " But don't you think he's hot as an owl ? " Sawyer asked " I'm not even sure if Charlie's a guy , they never touch anything about gender , so Tretta and I just call them Manager most of the time "
" Come on , you gotta hook up with them , they look so fcking hot as an owl . " Galvin said with the image of Charlie's owl form in his head .
" I'm not sure , I think Manager's a prude , but they did ask if we were all having sex " Liam blurts out " AND ? " " That was it , they talked about it because it was a much lighter topic than what's been happening recently "
" You didn't ask what their kinks are ? " Sawyer asked and Liam stepped on his tail " Ouch , I was just curious " " Sawyer please , it's really hard for me to think about Manager like that . I work with them and dating them is just out of it "
" Oh come on , don't tell me you don't feel anything about them " Galvin asked " Stop ... I do , but it was just on the spur of the moment . It's gone now ... I think " " Then pass the controller if you're not gonna play " Galvin asked and Liam threw his book at him .
" No " " Oh come on , I want to have a hot sugar daddy . In fact , I really need one " soon the dorm grew depressing as they thought about their families " It's just not fair . Why did the world have to turn out like this " Sawyer complained , as Galvin could relate .
" But Charlie did ask if you wanted to work , I don't know all the details yet but they did ask if any of you three want to get it ? " " They're offering to let us work ? " another roommate in the bathroom asked .
" Yeah , but I think I may have given them a bad impression about you all by saying you only did it for , you know , the jacket ? " " LIAM ? Why did you have to speak for us ? " Galvin grumbled .
" I can't help it , I had to be honest with the manager or I feel like it'd weigh on me later on . They have this weird aura on them that pushes me to be as honest as I could . You know how it was , I felt really bad bringing the store's jacket without giving it back "
They paused for a while , recalling the jacket problem and then Liam says " But I'll try to convince the Manager to give you guys another chance "
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