[hr][center][h3]Neir Slums — Dilapidated Shack[/h3]
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《 Level 1 Coward 》
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Connor lay on his back on the shack floor, eyes closed, still trying to rest. There was no response to his request for water--and now that he thought about it, Cassius hadn't responded to anything he'd sent since the elf had left the shack. Of course. He mentally scrolled back through the logs, but found no indication of any "read" receipts or any other way of telling whether his message had gone through. But, granted how things had functioned this far, it didn't seem like service signal failure was a factor in this magical form of communication.

[i]So is he just ignoring me? He clearly knows how to use the damn system.[/i] Still with his eyes closed, Connor frowned as his brows knit together. [i]Probably busy flirting with the catgirl! It figures, even in my own Isekai story I don't get to be the harem lead![/i]

Memories of many a rejection and long nights spent angrily venting on forums and social media brought back that special kind of cringe that only netizens of the modern era could understand. Connor felt his blood pressure rising and knew there was no way he was getting any more relaxed while he felt like this. He sighed and started to sit up.

Heavy feet thumped just outside the shack--a shadow passed swiftly over the window and was in the doorframe--!

"Took you long eno--" Connor turned, a snarl half-formed on his lips. 

Then he and [b]a hooded man[/b], who somehow managed to look surprised despite the shadows of mystery emanating beneath said hood, locked gazes.

[b]Connor [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDRBE3g3v7I]screamed[/url] and threw his 2x4 at the man[/b], before scuttling backwards just like those roaches he'd so bravely hunted.

[hider=CONNOR'S DISCOVERIES][list][*]"Caliboard, the Holy 2x4."
[*]Learned "Push!"
[*]Learned "Cut!"[/list][/hider]