"Our nerd friend is making himself useful, too, what with the confirmation of the magic powers and all the theory team managed."

She shakes her head and grins. "The world is bullshit, soon to be magic bullshit, but there's no one I'd rather team up against it with."

"I dunno, I think an Army general or something would be good to have on our side. Then again, they'd try to boss us around."

Sigh.

"I'm thinking tank. I'm a tanky kind of person. But depends on what we get offered. We should go find Theo, and strategize."

She nods. "We should, yeah."

They unhug and head inside to find Teddy.

He's staring at the brand new metal staircase up to the brand new roof access door in the quickly chilling without central heat store, thinking that it cannot possibly be safe.

"...Hey B, hey S. I'm scared, and not too macho to admit it. It's terrifying that tabletop makes us some of the most qualified people here."

She nods. "Yeah, that's valid. It would be really great if more people had any relevant expertise. Y'know what we're gonna do, though, Teddy?"

"My prediction engine says 'We're gonna murder this game and turn its guts into awesome powers'."

She grins sharply at him. "Damned right. We'll ascend to godhood atop its corpse if we have to. It sure as fuck won't stop us from thriving, or from saving as many people as we can."

"Easy to say..."

1 minute remaining!

"But more of a fight to do, yeah. Still won't let that stop us, though."

She takes both their hands and grins defiantly. "Here we go."

Initialization Complete

Welcome to the Tutorial!

You are now Level 0. Select a Class to advance to Level 1!

You are within the Settlement of Tacoma. Monsters will not spawn inside the Settlement, and Residents may gain other benefits.

The Settlement of Tacoma is unclaimed. Approach the control pillar at [Pierce County Superior Court] to claim it!

You have participated in the construction of a Guildhouse: [Fort Bass]. 500 Experience awarded.

Fort Bass is unclaimed. Approach the control pillar to claim it!

A Guildhouse must be successfully defended for 24 hours before becoming fully activated.

New Quest gained: Defend Fort Bass! Experience and Loot will be awarded based on contribution.

"Hah. Fort Bass is officially recognized by the game. Cursed."

"No, no, it's probably good for us. For everyone. It'll have upgrades or buffs or something. I got 50 Experience out of it too... How much to level up? It won't tell me, just says select a class."

"Really? It gave me 250."

Sable blushes. "Um. I got 500."

<Hey Syyyystem~, tell us what classes we have!>, Hailey exclaims internally.

Classes Available:

Uncommon:
Multimind
Engineer

Common:
Boss
Clerk
Tinkerer
Technician
Marksman
Rogue
Sorcerer

"Well, let's all check out our classes for a bit..."

She nods. "We've got two uncommons: Engineer and something called Multimind."

<Explain Multimind, please?>, Maya asks.

"Engineer, and... Model Master? And a bunch of Commons. System, are these all the classes I possibly qualify for... Not all the Commons. Commons are displayed based on what might appeal."

"Goth. Survivalist. Bunch of commons, including 'Thug'- I resent that remark. Reading the details now. We should write these down."

Everyone is now staring at the screens and discussing quietly with each other.

Multimind

Possession? Soul magic? Transmigrator? Or just an accident of neural mirroring and biochemistry? Whatever the source, you seem to in fact not be 'you', but rather 'y'all'. Embrace the multiplicity of this highly unusual path with the Multimind class! Your Class Powers will focus on allowing all facets of your selves to contribute and grow.

Requirements:
Experience multiple personalities to a sufficient degree
Accept multiple personalities and not be in inner conflict

Body per Level: 1
Mind per Level: 3
Spirit per Level: 2

Note: A key decision will have to be made regarding this Class at level 10.

"It appears that we have been offered a class that explicitly recognizes and supports our plurality," Maya explains as she writes the details of their choices down. "This is quite possibly our most interesting offering."

"Engineer is a Crafting class, it says, a specialized form of Technician focused on discovering and improving Crafting methods... And Model Master is, uh, weird."

"I'm gonna be a Goth."

"Well, there's no need to be too hasty, what other options do you have?"

"Survivalist is about living in the wild, tracking and avoiding monsters, but we're in a city and that sounds... Boring. Aside from that there's Thug, Servant, Driver, Sailor- I'd be tempted if going on the water wasn't the stupidest possible move- Sorceress, and Warrior. Plus it's common sense that Uncommon is better than Common."