1 What are the odds?

A sound of walking was heard. Stomp Stomp Stomp.

A teenager who looked around eighteen sat in his desk in the back that was near the window, waiting for class to begin.

Ring!

The school bell rang and the teacher stood up from his desk.

Clap!

"Alright! Everyone open to page 157 in your textbook, we're going to continue reading from yesterday's class." A man in his fifties began teaching the class.

"Osmond read to the class who Nikola Tesla is" The teacher called out.

Osmond stood up. "Yes, Tesla is one of the greatest known inventors in history. Most notably for creating the alternating current, known to be used everywhere today for it's efficient and affordable usage." He said in a eloquent manner.

"Very good!" The teacher continued teaching the class.

Osmond sat down and sighed.

"What are the odds of something amazing happening right now?" He thought and looked out the window.

"What if a nuclear bomb got dropped on us.. Or perhaps an alien invasion?" He continued to ponder.

..

Ring!

It was the end of class and Osmond stood up. The world remains unchanged.

He goes to work at the burger joint with the bike he's used for ages.

Tsssss

He held the patty down with his spatula.

"Man.. I can't wait until I'm home!" He thought to himself.

"Ah! Ah man.. I really am losing my focus today." He shook himself and sighed. Looking at the burnt up meat patty due to zoning out and daydreaming.

..

He continued biking home as the sun in the horizon set. Parking the bike and walking up to his shabby apartment. Unlocking the door, there was nobody to greet him except pitch black darkness. He had never known his parents as he was an orphan since being a child. Turning the light on, he goes to the kitchen and whips out a frying pan and some ingredients.

Crack! Sizzle..

Stirring up the eggs in the frying pan. Soon there was a plate on the table that resembled a tasty homemade omelette!

"Mmm!" He took a bite of the omelette and smiled. Devouring more of the food while being satisfied with his cooking skills.

"I should really be a cook with how well even an omelette tastes.. Maybe I might become the next Gordon Ramsey?" He thought to himself about his future career.

"Haha whatever.." Dismissing his thoughts. He went to wash the utensils and plate. Going straight to his room.

With a smile on his face, he turns on the computer and logged in to play some Ranks of Masters.

"Agh! What are you doing! Are you blind? He's literally right there, why are you not attacking him! Oh my goodness gracious.." He yelled furiously while typing in the game chat, throwing swears and insults at his teammates for being incompetent.

"Hey! Heal me! Why aren't you doing anything?!" He typed quickly.

After dying a couple times and losing the round, Osmond closes the game and turns off his computer.

"Agh.. Those bastards.." He jumped and laid down on the bed while scrolling through his social media.

He yawned and begins to fall asleep.

..

Deep in the sky of an unknown constellation. A small object was falling at quick speeds, seemingly avoiding all obstacles in it's way. It was headed for Earth! The object vibrated rapidly and then entered the atmosphere without any damage or burn-up on it's body. It was like a ghost passing through walls. In the quiet night, it fell down in a swerving pattern towards an apartment complex, directly above Osmond's home! The object approached without even leaving the sound of wind behind. De-accelerating and falling right above Osmond's head. It began to wrap around his body and created a humming blue glow. Growing brighter by the second, something else was happening in his body at the moment.

[…]

[Detecting organic intelligent life]

[Migrating through the host's central nervous system]

[Assimilating with brain]

[Configuring]

[No sign of proprietary tampering]

[Beginning total assimilation]

[0%]

[1%]

[2%]

[3%]

..

[100%]

[Welcome to God-Tech System!]

[Observing host as unconscious]

[Installing components]

[Error! Cannot find Universal Network Port]

[Error! No chip implants located]

[Bionic Forces unavailable]

[Psionic Forces unavailable]

[System Shop available]

[Installing needed components]

..

Soon after what looked to be a long night, was nothing more than the usual snooze for Osmond. Quite a heavy sleeper huh?

He slowly opened his eyes before closing them again. Stubbornly sleeping in as his alarm has not went off yet.

Ding!

[Detected host waking up]

Osmond thought he heard his neighbors yelling but it was as if the voice was right next to his ears.

Quickly opening his eyes and moving himself up from his bed half-awake. He didn't see anyone.

[Hello host. The God-Tech System has successfully assimilated and is ready for use. Say or think of the word "Shop" to begin]

Osmond heard the voice once more and looked around his room but found nobody. Now awake, he started to think.

"This must be one of those systems in novels. I can't believe it though." He raised suspicions. Wondering if he had gone insane and started hearing voices in his head.

He then made the thought in his head, "Shop".

After a few seconds, nothing happened. He felt embarrassed after thinking to himself just before a transparent panel appeared infront of his vision.

He waved his hand through the transparent blue panel that looked futuristic. With amazement he stopped his little experiments and started to read what was written on it.

He was even more amazed to see products in this shop ranging from Quantum Energy Transfer, Nanobots, and even Scranton Reality Anchor. The list goes on and on.

[Host, all products from the store provides knowledge of every technology that can exist]

[With the right amount of points, you are able to buy the knowledge of any technology in the shop]

Hearing this, he felt accustomed to the bizarre events this morning and took in this advice.

"How many points do I have now?" Osmond asked

[You currently have 10,000 points as shown in the top right of the panel]