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Chapter 1: Sarsaparilla gets an ice cream, Adalace gets a computer, and Teylon gets a command.

    Sarsaparilla: Being a miserly level 7 is no joy at all.


    Darn it! I''ve been here for two months already! I''ve followed all of the recommended exercises! I''ve spent all of my money on extra tuition! But my score is still practically zero!


    Oh geez! Ability level only seven! The best espers have ability levels up in the eight hundreds! Even the worst tend to be about a hundred.


    And mine is only level seven. That''s no better than random background noise in the brain! Hell, even normals without implants are ten or twenty or so!


    And I still don''t know what my ability is!


    Oh shit, another bad hair day! I hate days like this.


    Everyone is sooooo happy to show off their superpowers, but I don''t even know what mine is!


    Must. Calm. Down. This won''t do... Hello, what''s this?


    I can afford to splurge a dollar and sixty cents. Oooh, and there''s a chocolate ice cream basic frenzy, small, for exactly that!


    If I can''t have an esp power, at least I can have an ice cream!


    Although I didn''t realise I was showing my feelings so clearly on my face...


    Things are looking up! I won''t give up yet, I''ll keep on trying!


    I shall make friends. And, for once, keep them. And I shall one day claim my superpower!


    Also, with all of this ice cream, I won''t need as much food for my meal tonight, so I end up saving money. Win, win, all the way around!


    Adalace (pronounced Ada-Lace): Getting her custom-designed computer


    Put on a medium level smile, put head slightly on one side, and look up when he sees you.


    Just as well he is so tall, even compared to me.


    Yep, it''s working!


    Here comes the part when I have to tell him what I''m aiming for. It’s going to be hard to keep up the act. Oh, well, here we go.


    Oh-oh, he''s got that look that says ''I had better humour the little girl, don''t want to hurt her feelings''.


    programming. No problems. I''m a genius."


    Give him a big smile. Make sure he still sees a cute little girl, well, cute little tall girl, even if she is a genius programmer.


    Yep, I think it''s working.


    Wow, it''s here! Now I can start connecting up the exterior data connectors, and installing the software!


    Ugh. Still, I suppose the authorities have been so generous in donating me the circuit boards and allowing me to run it at work and to connect it to the city''s systems, so I can''t complain.


    So smile nicely at my boss, and then get going.


    Finally, I can demonstrate it!


    I think I''ve reached the limit for her patience with technical explanations. I had better move on.


    that one is a mannequin in a shop window." said the captain, pointing to a couple of images.


    That''s what I like to hear!


    Let''s see, how about a search for all high school girls walking through the alleys?


    Now narrow that down to, say, all of those that show only two.


    Shit! What am I doing! Using the surveillance cameras to spy on people is explicitly forbidden. Crap, why am I doing this? Remember, the city''s systems will be logging everything that I access!


    I don''t want to blow my cover as a cute little girl!


    Teylon, the Teflon Rat: Decides he had better immigrate to Mars. Immediately.


    Time for a break. This bench will do.


    Now that I''ve successfully finished that job, I wonder what I should do next?


    Hmm, that job was extremely lucrative. I certainly don''t need to do any more work for the rest of my life.


    Find some other job to do? It''s getting a bit of a chore, you know. One day I might make a mistake...


    I suppose I should get up and get some more exercise. It''s so hot, but.


    What''s that toddler doing there all by himself?


    Shit.


    Shit.


    What can I use to grab the snake?


    My hat?


    Shit.


    Shit. Am I really doing this? What am I, some sort of freaking hero?


    Yeah, all sorts of strange men...


    Right. So does that mean I was bitten?


    Yeah, I suppose so.


    I had better get up and find help.


    How long does the poison take, again?


    Need to get up and get help.


    Damn, I can''t even stand. And there''s no one around.


    And that mother doesn''t even know I saved her child.


    Why is the venom so fast? Did the snake hit an artery?


    Looks like I don''t need to worry about retirement, after all.


    Damn. Think of that kid. At least I saved him. That makes it all worthwhile. Right? Right? Even if no one knows.


    Shit.


    <hr>


    What?


    Oh.


    was an atheist."


    Nothing like direct scientific evidence to contradict a previously firmly held belief is there. Let''s hope it isn''t held against me.


    Oh-oh. This could get unpleasant.


    too much about it. Although, when we finally get around to Judgement time, I''m sure we will have a fascinating talk about how you made your fortune, Mr Teflon Rat."


    That sounds both ominous and hopeful at the same time.


    Amazing, I am talking about my death to my judge, with perfect calm and poise.


    That''s one scary power I have, what if I make a mistake?"


    Gulp.


    Oh crap, she''s gone.


    Tell me again, how do I save Mars? It''s not exactly something I have any skills in.
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