INFINITE SKILLS SYSTEM: DORIAN FLINT'S RISE TO AWESOMENESS.

Chapter 6: “Thank you for what?”

“Deliver the rest of the pizzas out back.”

Dorian nodded and walked past his new boss to get the cargo. Somehow, someone had spread the word of this pizza shop having the fastest delivery service and now everyone wanted a pizza that would be delivered in less than five minutes.

~You haven’t told me thank you.~

Dorian frowned at the voice in his head as he stared at the pile of pizza boxes he had to lug to the bike.

“Thank you for what?”

~For granting you this cool skill of course! You’d have had to pay a lot of money to get the skills you’re driving with today.~ 

While Dorian couldn’t deny the fact that the expert-level driving skill was awesome, something about having to deliver pizzas for hours on end didn’t appeal to him much.

He was happy he was good at his job. Luigi, his new boss, had even told him he was doing a good job and he was happy he could finally get a name and a small smile out of the man.

If this continued, then in a few more days, they could dominate the pizza delivery business because of the speed of his delivery alone.

That was good, very good. Yet somehow he didn’t feel too fulfilled.

Dorian’s phone rang and he fished it out from his pocket, picking up the call and hooking the phone between his shoulder and his ear.

“Dorian on the line.”

The reply he got was a derisive feminine scoff. Dorian’s hands halted in their reach for the pizza boxes and his eyebrows furrowed in suspicion.

The call was cut abruptly and Dorian reached for his phone to check if the number displayed a contact name.

His girlfriend’s name with the revolving hearts emoji stared him right back in the face and Dorian pressed the call button immediately.

The line rang but refused to connect.

“Shit.”

Amelia hated it when he wasn’t aware that she was the one calling him on his cell phone right away, and he had the habit of not checking the contact name of incoming calls when he was stressed.

~Trouble in paradise?~

The system sounded glum and Dorian flipped it a mental fuck you.

He ran his hands through his hair and cursed under his breath.

Amelia had seen him this morning, and the way he had acted might have made her worried. He also told her he worked at the pizza shop now but he didn’t explain how that happened. That he had been fired from his other job and he was now saddled with a crazy system that would have killed him if he didn’t get to work on time.

~Hey Dorian, you not getting to work on time was your fault, and listen carefully because this information might cost you your life and damn your world in the process~ Dorian felt that chill begin to settle in his bones again and the system’s warning seemed to hit extra hard as it spoke.

~No one must know of my existence, Dorian Flint. No one must suspect that I reside in you. If my existence becomes common knowledge, I will be forced to leave your body and you won’t be the only one that suffers.

The world is a wide place and your world is like a dot in the universe. Some beings can end this planet in the blink of an eye, so for your safety, no one must know of my existence.”

Dorian nodded despite his better judgment and took the pizza boxes outside.

He would deliver these now, and he would ask questions later.

[+0.00000001 Intelligence]

Dorian rolled his eyes and got on the bike, the familiar feeling settling into his guts before he took off again.

His day brightened a notch because a new aspect had entered his delivery job. 

TIPS!

Sweet sweet tips!

The baby blue-eyed blonde stretched the 200$ bill to him and Dorian accepted it with slight disbelief, because 200$, as a tip?

The blonde female chuckled at the expression on his face and smiled at him kindly.

“I have a shy friend in the house. She has a thing for hot bike riders and she said she saw you zoom past this morning. Sexiest thing she ever saw, according to her at least.”

Dorian felt some heat climb his cheeks but grinned confidently all the same.

“Her gesture is well received and much appreciated. Tell her I said thanks.”

“The hot delivery guy said thanks!”

The sound of excited squealing could be heard from within the house and Dorian chuckled as he turned to take his leave.

~You’d tell a girl who’s too shy to see you “Thanks” but you’d ignore your own system after receiving an expert-level skill?~

Dorian shrugged as he got on the bike and revved up the engine. An idea came to his mind when he saw the cream curtains of the customer’s house swaying lightly. Someone was definitely watching him covertly.

“She gave me a two hundred dollar tip.”

~I gave you an expert-level skill~

Dorian revved the engine and took a glance at the window. The female who tipped him so heavily was probably still in there and she was still looking at him, waiting for him to ride off.

But why not give her breakfast and a show?

~Hey system. Do you think I can perform a trick with my current skill set?”

The system gave a derisive snort.

~I gave you an expert-level driving skill set. You could make a car do a summersault if you wanted to.~

The image that produced in Dorian’s mind was a bit pulse-inducing, but that wasn’t what he wanted to do.

He wanted to perform a simple trick. The system’s five-foot screen revealed itself and golden letters displayed themselves one after the other. An option was displayed carefully.

[BASIC TRICK: WHEELIE. 

Price: -10 points.

BASIC TRICK: STOPPIE.

Price: -10 points]

It went on and on for some more distance and Dorian revved up his engine once more. This was taking too long.

“I choose the wheelie.”

The option glowed briefly and Dorian felt something like fizzy flow into his veins. The world was suddenly very loud for a brief moment and he felt his eyes spark. The rest came as if on instinct.

He scooted back on the bike, shifted his gear into one that would allow him to pop the throttle, and he did it so at the last second when it really mattered, he leaned into the natural tilt of the bike and let the momentum carry him.

The front wheel went flying upwards and in one glorious moment, Dorian heard excited squealing from the windows as he zoomed off.

The system’s notification rang in his ears.

[WHEELIE PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. 10 POINTS DEDUCTED.]

Dorian threw his head back and laughed. Damn, this was fun!

Strangely the system didn’t interrupt him this time and Dorian rode on in peace for a while. He made his deliveries successfully, got some more tips along the way but not enough that he performed another trick. He wasn’t so stupid as to believe they didn’t come at a price. He’d have to earn more points first just to be on the safe side.

Just when the system’s silence was beginning to bother Dorian and he was done with his deliveries, something strange happened.

 

A  mechanical voice rang out in his ears.

“CALIBRATING CURRENT POTENTIAL.” Dorian frowned “REQUIREMENTS FULFILLED SUCCESSFULLY.” 

Dorian felt a chill race down his spine as he took a shortcut down an alley. The System’s screen lit up.

[CONGRATULATIONS DORIAN FLINT. CIRCUMSTANTIAL MISSION DETECTED.

MISSION: RESCUE THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.

REWARDS: UNKNOWN.

PENALTY: - Dorian cringed- TEMPORARY LOSS OF MANHOOD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. MISSION STARTS NOW!]

A shrill scream rang out, cutting through the air.