The Roleplayer

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Riley proudly strode back to where the crime took place, and spotted the lady anxiously speaking to a police officer. Clearing his throat, Riley approached them.

"Hey! Sorry to interrupt, but I believe this belongs to her."

As he finished his sentence, Riley handed over the purse. He glanced at the cop.

"Before you arrest me, I retrieved it from the two purse snatchers. I immediately gave chase after hearing her scream for help."

"Thank you so much!"

"That's brave of you to endanger yourself for a stranger's belongings."

"I'm sure anyone would've done the same."

Riley smiled as the woman joyously clutched her purse in her arms.

"However, you should've left this matter to the police. From her testimony, it seems that the two thugs had weapons with them. They weren't any ordinary purse snatchers. You could've gotten seriously hurt."

Riley shrugged.

"My body just sorta moved on its own with the adrenaline rush. Don't worry, I managed to overpower them. If you're quick, you might still be able to catch them over there."

Riley pointed towards the direction he had come from. The policeman tipped his hat, and bid them farewell.

"If what you say is true, then I would be seriously impressed. I'll head over there to investigate. Once again, thank you, young man."

The cop started walking towards where Riley pointed, speaking inaudibly into the radio attached to his left breast.

The lady proceeded to thank Riley profusely . She even offered a reward, but Riley refused. After all, the system was offering a much better reward.

"Quest Completed! Gained +1 charisma, 'Vigilante' class, and 'Crime Fighter' title!"

"New class obtained! Check the class menu for more information."

"New title obtained! Check the status screen to equip your new title!"

'Sweet! Time to check them out at home!'

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Heading home, Riley went into his room and slumped onto his chair.

'Alright, time to test out my new class.'

"But first. Menu!"

Before his very eyes, a window he had never expected to see in real life, appeared. A system all-too familiar, yet it still took him by surprise. Something so common, yet astonishing at the same time. Riley couldn't believe his eyes. It was... a system menu.

"What the heck?"

It was a regular window, showing a two-by-four grid with icons and words within each grid. There were words such as Status, Skills, Inventory, Class, Achievements, Quests, Help and Options.

Riley had already explored several of the menu options: Status, Skills, and Inventory — and from these options, he'd already felt that his powers were beyond extraordinary. Now, he realised that he had barely scratched the surface of his newfound abilities.

Just like any PC gamer, Riley's first instinct was to enter the Options menu. He was welcomed with a variety of toggles, sliders, and checkboxes. There were many different tabs such as Sound, Video, Interface, and Gameplay.

He selected the "Sound" tab first. Here, he saw several minor settings, such as master volume, ambience, sound effects, music, and dialogue. There was a peculiar setting below these sliders, which was a checkbox: "Play music according to the user's environment". Riley ticked it, and clicked on "Apply Changes".