The Sea is usually depicted as such a beautiful place filled with a variety of color and life, a place that looks like a peaceful artwork. Its a great place to look at but not so much live in especially as a lobster.

Yep I am a lobster quite the upgrade from a homo sapiens to a Homarus gammarus.

The names Percy and I woke up and Bam just a lobster. No blinding light, No truck, No saving the day and dying nonsense just a scene skip ahead from human to lobster.

Don’t know what to make of it but I can’t fret the small stuff when Im a small lobster no bigger than a nickel in what appears to be a reef or tidal zone with a very real danger of dying in the next 10 minutes without any survival instincts to speak of since those were traded for my human intelligence that helps me with nothing at the moment.

I pray for my safety that there is system here, if I need one trope to happen today It’s that one so I can find something If I don’t Im fuc [System error detected].

“Yea Im not royally screwed yet! Ok what do we got here? Hello Mr/Mrs system I don’t judge but HELLO!”

[System entity {766: 1,309,890} Identified as {Stray}, protocol engaged to prevent

    {Soul Shock} on local entities and environment]

“Uhhhhh that sounds great well lets wait somewhere a little safer instead of sitting out open waters.”

I look around what I assume to be reef because with my lobster eyes which honestly suck. I mean I can kinda see but beyond maybe an inch or two around me its nothing but shadows which is kinda freaking me out.

Percy quickly trudged across the silty bottom with his eight little legs pumping to move him to what he assumes to be some rocks that are piled up.

God Im glad I found a little rock crevice in this pile of rocks to hide in that does not have a previous tenant to evict because with my tiny pincers that would be tough going.

10 minutes pass by and nothing not a single message or announcement that the soul shock thing has been averted. Hope it comes soon because Im just stuck on what to do next.

Nothing seems to moving outside my Castle of rocks that have taken as my abode but who knows as Im just a half blind lobster child. I need to think about food because I don’t think Im going back to being human anytime soon…..

Well lets recap about lobsters they are Omnivores so I can eat pretty much eat anything that I can find. Got a telson or my little tail for some swimming if I can figure that out most I can do right now is walk briskly across the bottom. Hope the system comes back because without that Im mega stuck.

Just like last time my prayers are answered when I hear A gentle voice call out

[System entity {766: 1,309,890}: What would like to be addressed as?]

“Ummm Call me Percy Ma’am since you sound like a lady with that Gentle and Rich voice you got now thats a big plus over that robo call voice you had earlier if you don’t mind me saying!”

[System entity {766: 1,309,890}: Percy]

[ thanks for complement on my voice, Percy that voice you heard earlier is just the voice of one of my many watchers. I am the voice that interfaces with the Strays, I am told this voice is most calming to them since like yours they tend to end up in quite odd locations like yourself.]

[ I know you might have a few questions but if you can leave them to the end please Percy?]

“Can do Ma’am but what else can I call other than the system?”

[ I have been called Luna it is one of my more popular names.]

“Thanks Luna you can go on.”

[ Well Percy as you can see you have become a type of Lobster. But due to your large amount of positive karma that was attached to your soul you almost went through what we call {Soul Shock}.

Now know this about soul shocks is that they can shatter your soul if it strong enough and usually distorts the shrouding area if its powerful enough. Your’s was huge about a city block was being distorted which was one of things that lead to you being identified quickly as a {Stray}. Now Know this as well you will be granted a system to help you as sort of compensation since the system is not perfect in the prevention of strays entering as they normally do. Plus a little extra since your huge amount of positive karma is a very nice fuel source for me.]

[ Now do you have any questions Percy?]

“Uhh so what do I get besides the system?”

[I will give your three attributes that should be helpful as well to you. You should be able to see them now just will it open like your opening a book.]

"I will try Luna” I say with enthusiasm

Well this looks good I think I never really played RPGs anyway so maybe this is awful?

Skills look standard to what I assume a lobster would have. Hardy? I guess thats good wonder what that does. Fine Attunement, Luna’s Gift, and Terra’s Gift. Who’s Terra?

“Hey Luna who’s Terra?”

[Oh, Yes her Domain and mine work closely together so whenever this happens I asked her if she could help me out by offering her gift as well since I can only give you two at the moment.]

“Gotcha but how do I see what each of these do?”

[ Just focus in on them Percy look you did with the screen will it to happen and it shall happen]

Lets first start with Hardy

Oh that will be handy lets try Fine Attunement

Cool but kinda useless since my mana is not available now what are gifts?

One immediately useful and another one useful for later.

“Oh Luna may I receive my first quest?”

[ Here you go Percy may you enjoy your new life I wish you well] luna said in her

[I will be going but before I do I almost forgot to tell you about the level up system for every time you level up or grow through your experiences will be provided points on which to grow your stats. Know this they will grow naturally but that will take a long time and it is what most critters such as yourself have in place of the system.]

“Thanks Luna I hope we can speak latter then since you need to leave?” I answered back

[ Anytime Percy I will speak to later good luck on your home and remember avoid the day time…. It can be hard on lobster]

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