A piece of the merchant's puzzle

'God damn it,' Mathew thought, swallowing a mouthful of saliva. 'Now I won't know what to use my points for!'

The young man took a step back, refusing more than just a single glance at the system section of the merchant.

'I need to keep my priorities straight!' Mathew told himself over and over again, inching away back to the weapon-related alley while his body constantly struggled, attempting to enter the system alley all on its own.

Ultimately, though, the immediate security claimed the victory in the struggle for Mathew's preference, putting him back into the weapon's alley.

'Let's see what we have here,' Mathew thought, trying to distance himself from all the thoughts about the system seeds nearby.

'You don't even know if you can use it on the girls or if you can have more than just one system,' the young man reminded himself yet again of the obvious gaps within his understanding.