The next morning, after a breakfast of glow fruit and water, with basic survival taken care of, it was time to focus on Nellie. The two spent the morning exploring the village, splashing in the water of the local stream, and snacking on more fruit.

As evening approached, Gemma remembered that the system that had greeted her when she arrived had said class selection would be available on her third day in Travalar. Hopefully, that would give her a solid next step in figuring out how to get back to Earth, and Nellie back in Mia’s arms. True to its word, another screen appeared when dark fell. It was a strange thing, the screen at night. It seemed to have a light of its own, but it didn’t illuminate the area around them.

Integration into System complete.

Welcome to Travalar, Gemma Dale! As a new resident from Dimension Focus: Earth, we want you to know that the system will cater towards your individual needs. Being Lost is difficult, and we are here to assist you. Certain necessary skills will be given to you, independent of your chosen classes.

Please choose a main and secondary class from the options available. Do note that classes, while not permanent, are exceedingly difficult to change.

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System Administrator Wiley

Chef

A little salt, a dash of paprika...the path of the chef calls you to create wondrous delights for the masses.

Musician

do re mi so fa la to do~~ Unless you prefer C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. The song calls you to perform and mesmerize your audience. Or make them wince at your dissonant music. Your call.

Scholar

You’ve spent years studying...why not study some more?

Ember Mage

You have fire in your soul. Whether you use that to give warmth or burn is up to you.

Babysitter

Guardian of children everywhere, the savior of desperate parents. You will get those kids to bed on time, or collapse in exhaustion from trying.

Lost

As a displaced otherworlder, you’re understandably lost. Now make it even more official!

Collector

You hoard, ahem, collect things. Boost your collecting ability with the Collector class today!

Technopath

Intuit technology, harness the power of electricity, make a BANG! out in the world.

Gemma read over the descriptions of the classes. Babysitter was a shoo-in, because she needed any edge available in ensuring Nellie’s safety, wellbeing, and happiness. The others were a bit more flexible. Technopath and Ember Mage fascinated her, just because they were so otherworldly. As cool as being a super powered hero would be, with power came risk. And Gemma already had a huge responsibility that was gurgling nearby.

She made her choices based on what she felt reflected her, and her current circumstances, best.

Main Class: Babysitter class gained!

Secondary Class: Musician class gained!

Skill: Universal Language gained!

Skill: Danger Sense gained!

Skill: Horrific Scream gained!

There was no turning back now.

Gemma read the descriptions of her skills. Universal language would allow her to communicate with all sapient beings if she chose to do so. Meaning she could speak in English (which it seemed no one spoke here) and no one would understand her.

The other skills were far more exciting, sort of.

Horrific Scream (your musical ability is accompanied by an awful scratchy voice! Please don’t sing! This ability will cause anyone within hearing range to crumple and cover their ears. Super effective against beings with sensitive hearing or fine balance. Still effective against beings that cannot hear, as you manipulate sound waves to use this attack).

Horrific Scream was useless and that fact made Gemma want to scream in the normal way. There was no way to shield Nellie if she used it. Covering her ears would do nothing to help. Hopefully later skills would be more flexible, or make Horrific Scream viable.

Her second skill was much more useful, thankfully.

Danger Sense: Any strong intention to you or someone in your care is made known to you, and treacherous landscape is sensed and more easily navigated.

With an arsenal of...currently one usable skill, it was at least a start on eventually getting back to Earth.