ALYLM Chapter 2 (Acclimating)

After firmly rejecting him Barbara quickly fled. She was not used to having everyone’s attention in this way. She had her share of admirers but most of them sat quietly on the side lines. The ones more daring were not exactly the type Barbara would like. Rich brats with far too much confidence were the only ones brave enough to approach the Commissioner’s daughter. So Aster confessing in such a genuine looking way was not something she was used to.

Seeing that Aster was by himself the crowd started to disperse as they saw all they needed. They would probably be gossiping about this for ages but that was not really a problem. He might have gotten more attention than he wanted but it was worth it.

The random ass screen could be lying to him but strange shit happened all the time so it could be true. He lived in a city in which the living embodiment of fear was summoned and terrorized criminals as some sort of bat like creature. There were also legitimate superheroes all over the place. Superman was a shining icon for the strange after all.

So a random screen promising rewards if he just confessed to the Commissioner's daughter, was plausible. Even if he had no idea what the screen was getting out of this. It did not matter in the long run as the gifts it was offering were far too tempting.

He wondered if he always had this thing or if it was a recent addition. He only found out about its existence when he passed Barbara in the hall and it announced target found and demanded he confess to her.

He would have ignored it and tried to move on. Seeing random bullshit that talked to you was not good. Then he saw peak human conditioning as the consolation reward that caused him to stop. The reward for getting her to say yes he was unfamiliar with but it had to be the better option as what he got was only a consolation. So he let his greed override his common sense and did his little show.

If he always had this thing he should have spent his time trying to get into girls panties instead of studying. God, knows what he could have had if he was more of a player. Even the first reward he received would help him immensely. With peak human conditioning he could get into sports. It would allow him a frankly over powering advantage and athletes got paid. He needed that. No, he wanted that desperately.

It could all be a lie but he was hoping that it was not. There was only one way to find out so he walked away from the dispersing crowd to his dorm room. He had a roommate but that fuck head spent most of his time partying. That guy was a perfect example of rule 3. He definitely tried to get Aster hooked on something more than once. Aster had to make a point of not drinking anything left alone in his room.

That asshole not being in their shared room was always a blessing to him. Now it just felt like the best thing ever as he was not really swimming in private spaces to test his gift. So he sped up his walking to arrive as quickly as he could to his room.

He passed more than a few students and they whispered about him. God, it has only been a few minutes how the fuck did his showing spread so quickly. Then he remembered most kids had cell phones fucking lucky pricks. Aster just ignored them the best he could he made it to his dorm after all.

The room looked completely different depending on where you were looking. On the right, you had a bed covered in random pieces of clothes and messy sheets. The desk meant for studying had a computer plopped right on it. The rest of the space was taken up with various wrappers and empty cans. The other side of the room was rather sparse with just the standard sheets on the bed. The desk on the left had papers and books put in their proper place. It also had a small desk lamp that looked close to falling apart.

There was no question about which side belonged to him. He was a street rat that managed to worm his way into the illustrious Gotham High after all. Aster made sure to check the whole room for his roommate Phill as he did not want to be caught. His search found nothing not that he expected to find Phill in the fucking closet.

He finally brought up the screen again a chose to accept the gift. He could feel as every inch of his body spasmed. It was not painful just really really fucking shocking. He just expected his muscles to spasm but his eyes stung and his hearing rang loudly. It was rather disorienting but everything faded quickly.

Once he was sure everything stopped he looked around. He did not really understand what peak human conditioning meant but now he did. His eye sight was like night and day. He could see things oh so clearly like that splotch on the wall it was just a slightly different shade. His hearing was just as enhanced as it went from quiet to him hearing chatter from the hallway.

He stripped and looked himself over. He was ripped not in the way you would expect. His body did not change much in size but his definition was crazy. His body quite literally looked like it was carved from stone and he could feel his corded muscles held power. He could probably sell pictures of his abbs online if sports did not work out for him. The glories of the internet if only he had a fucking cell phone.

All right this proved that this screen was not bullshit which meant his life was going to change. He was no longer the street rat who was trying desperately just to live. No, he was someone special. Someone just like Superman. Not that he would want to be like the guy. He very much liked not fighting aliens. Not to mention he was not really an altruistic person. He grew up in Gotham how could he be?

He started to examine the screen to find out more about it. There was not really much to see from the last time he checked.

[Confession System.]

[Target 1 (Barbara Gordon) {23:50}]

[Target 2 (Empty)]

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Beyond that was just a screen showing the system inventory. He could not put anything in it but it would store what ever rewards he got. There was not really a lot he could figure out from that screen. His confession to Barbara was apparently on a cool down as the timer on it was counting down. So he should only be able to get a reward from confessing daily or maybe it was a variable time. There was not enough data to know for sure.

The other thing he could figure out was that it was possible to have another target to confess to. It remained empty and he had no idea how to fill it. Barbara was not his decision that was the System. He also passed a fair amount of girls on his way back here but none of them could pop it.

So what made Barbara special? Was it because she was hot? Did the targets of his confessions have to be at a certain level of attractiveness? That seemed like such an arbitrary distinction but this thing was called the Confession System. So what did he know? He felt like that her being hot was not it but he could not figure out what else it could be.

He had too few data points and it was not like he knew how to increase said data points. He tried to open up the second target with his mind like he could open the window. Nothing happened after trying for twenty minutes so he gave up.

He was just going to have to figure it out slowly. It would be nice to have another target but he was just going to have to deal with it. Not everything can go your way and this was already something massively in his favor. He was not going to bitch about it’s vagueness when it quite literally was magical.

Being ungrateful for magical shit is how you get cursed by the gods. That and calling someone prettier than Aphrodite as no such person could exist. That was his story and he was sticking to it. Aliens and demons were real so the Greek gods being a thing was plausible. Well, any godly pantheon was probably fair game.

As he contemplated that the door to his room was opened quickly. Aster spun around at the sound of the door slamming open. His reaction speed must have been crazy now as well. The people at the door were Phill and his latest girlfriend.

Phill was a blonde teenager who always seemed to have a cocky smile on his face. He was usually dressed in the latest thing and had wads of cash to flash every where. Which further solidified Aster’s thoughts on him being a drug dealer. Phill could be considered good looking if you squinted.

The girl beside him was hot. She was stacked in a way that very much attracted attention. She was also a blue eyed blonde with tan skin. Very much fitting a vapid cheerleader look. Sadly for her, she got caught up in a bad crowd as Aster could see the dazed and confused look on her face clearly. Phill probably got her hooked on something and was offering more for his cock getting sucked.

The both of them froze at the doorframe. Which was odd they usually just waltzed in and ignored his presence.

Phill was looking at him in shock. The girl Katie was staring at him and even with that dazed look on her face, he could tell she was focused.

“What the fuck.” Phill spoke out in quiet shock.

“Fuck.” Katie cussed in a throaty way and bit her lip.

Aster then looked at where they were looking. He kind of forgot but he stripped earlier to check out the changes. So he was very much naked in front of these two.

Aster blushed but slowly started to get dressed. It was not like he had anything to be ashamed about. Judging by Katie’s longing eyes he very much was in the clear on that front.