Chapter 17 – Bedtime
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The sun has started setting and the light filling in the room begins turning a reddish color.

I look at Lia who is sleeping next to me, lying face up on the bed with her right hand still grabbing me.
She's smiling so she must be having a nice dream.

'[Outcome Manipulation LV1]', huh?
I mean, I suppose it makes sense not to just hand out [Omnipotence] to anyone who asks, but I expected my choice to just 'bounce' instead of giving me some random skill.
What's done is done, I suppose, so let's try it out.
Oh, but before that [Appraisal]!

-Status-
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Name: Mr. Bear
Title: -
Class: -
Gender: -
Race: Plush Toy
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Level: 6
Health: 5/5
Stamina: 0/0
Experience: 21/100
Focus: 10/10
Skill Points: 0
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-Effects-
None
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-Attributes-
Strength:     0
Dexterity:     0
Endurance:     0
Sorcery:     0
Charisma:     3
Faith:         -
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-Traits-
[Inanimate Object] Cannot move.
[Pervert] Gains experience through unconventional means.
[Abyssal Tendrils] Conceals tendrils within its body.
[Glutton] Experience gained through consuming offerings is increased massively.
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-Skills-
[Appraisal LV1]
[Outcome Manipulation LV1]
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No real change once again, huh?
Same stats, same everything except the new trait and skill.

'[Glutton] Experience gained through consuming offerings is increased massively.'

Consuming... offerings?
That makes me sound like some evil spirit or idol, doesn't it?
I'm just a stuffed animal though! It says so right in the 'Race' field!

...

Uaah... I'm getting a bad feeling about this.
It seesm like I'm getting closer and closer to being like one of those possessed toys you see in the movies.
Please don't exorcise me.

...

Anyway, now that I've made sure there's nothing wrong with my status, on to testing my new skill!

So... how'd I test such a vague skill like this?
Like, what does 'Outcome Manipulation' even mean?

"[Outcome Manipulation LV1]: Allows the user to slightly influence the probability for a certain outcome to occur among all possibilities."

Uh, thanks.
Nice to know I have a tutorial function.

So basically I can slightly increase the chance of a coin flip being heads?
I guess if I could talk I'd make some good money grifting people with dice games.
Wow. Such power.

All jokes aside, that sounds pretty neat if it actually works.
I could spill some water on Lia's chest so that her top becomes see through or make the wind blow just right to flip Lia's tunic just enough for me to look beneath.
Hehehehehe...
Endless possibilities!

But... how do I actually test if it's working?
I mean, there aren't any coinflips happening in this room.
Aside from Lia breathing in her sleep there's absolutely no movement going on.

Guess I'll have to wait with using it on anything for now.

...

...

Now that I'm lying around like this I wonder...

Do I even sleep?

...

"Mnhnm"
Lia makes a cute noise as she begins moving.

*pomf*

She rolls over, burying me between the soft bed and her even softer chest.

Heaven.

A few moments pass as I feel her breath and the beating of her heart before I'm starting to get tired.

Until finally...

Her warm flatness embraces me as my consciousness drifts away.

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