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Reality Glitches and Other Daily Annoyances [LitRPG][Post-Apocalypse][Snark]

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In a world fractured by reality glitches that spawn monsters made of bad code and nonsensical physics, a perpetually unimpressed ex-IT support technician discovers his unique ability isn't fighting or magic, but debugging the damned apocalypse itself, attracting powerful grills who find his knack for fixing the universe (and their broken tech) disturbingly attractive (slow-burn harem, tertiary element, not forced).
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The Tuesday Joke: Explanation New
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    • As it will be a running gag in the series (not every chapter), I would like to explain it upfront to save everyone any confusion.

    It's a running bit of dark humor and sarcastic understatement heavily tied into Ren's cynical perspective and the overall tone of the story.

    Tuesday is a normie day, it ain't anything special. It got no dread of Monday or the "Wee! Wee! It's the Weekend >.<" of Friday. It's just... Tuesday. Ren uses "Tuesday" and stuff like "Typical Tuesday tech support challenge" immediately after describing something incredibly "damn, how tf did i survive that" experience. The humor comes from the contrast (juxtaprotion or some other big word) between a normie Tuesday and an encounter with a face-eating spaghetti doggo on the street or some possible gigantic monster bulldozing through everything, almost flattening everyone like those youtube hydraulic press videos do to cute plush toys (f u HydraulicPress6000_V666 for what you did to that blue cute bunny!!!).

    In the Glitchstorm, such bizarre, near-death experiences are just another Tuesday. It's regular af here. It's insane but it's common, routine. It's the apocalyptic "Just another day at the office, we just had production go down, the intern deleted the database (how???)" kind of thing.

    Essentially, when Ren says something crazy is "Just Tuesday," he means: "Oh great, another impossible, life-threatening absurdity to deal with. Add it to the never-ending pile of bullshit that constitutes my existence now. Business as usual in hell."
     
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    • Side Story 0001: A Momentary Drone

    Perspective: Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (Drone Designation: Observer Unit 731?)

    Directive:     Sector 4-Gamma Atmospheric & Anomaly Scan Pattern 7-Sigma. Active.

    BEEP Processing environmental data. Ambient reality static coefficient: 7.3 (Elevated). Localized spatial instability detected: Grid Ref Delta-9 (Pixelation event, moderate flux). Structural integrity of adjacent high-rise sector: 27% (Critical). Probability of uncontrolled collapse: 68%. Risk mitigation parameters active.

    Recalibrating flight path. Altitude: 50 meters. Maintaining low-observability protocols.

    Boop-WHIRR Anomaly detected. Grid Ref Delta-11. Two biological units traversing street level. Heat signatures: nominal range, elevated stress indicators (cortisol, adrenaline traces detected in localized air sampling). Energy signatures: BIO-ANOMALY 01 emits faint, chaotic energy field (unstable resonance noted, query: damaged? Handler trace probability low but non-zero?). BIO-ANOMALY 02 nominal biological readings.

    CLICK Cross-referencing visual/energy signatures against Known Hostiles database... Negative match. Cross-referencing Known Assets database (Restricted Access)... Negative match. Designations default: Unclassified Biologicals 01 & 02.

    Units exhibit standard avoidance behavior re: localized spatial distortion (Pixelation event at Grid Ref Delta-10). Locomotion: standard bipedal. Apparent equipment: rudimentary kinetic implement (golf club?), basic carry pack. Low capability assessment.

    Threat assessment protocol active. CLICK-BEEP Threat level calculated: Minimal (0.04%). Probability of interference with primary directive: Negligible (<0.01%). Interactive protocol criteria not met. No further action required regarding biologicals.

    Logging signatures, location, and assessment data (Tag: LowPriorityBioAnom_S4G_7S) for Passive Anomaly Archive (Sub-level Gamma). Reporting... PING Transmission acknowledged.

    Resuming Scan Pattern 7-Sigma. Engaging primary propulsion. Maintaining low-observability field active. Note: Minimal atmospheric distortion generated by field remains within acceptable parameters, though potentially detectable by sensitive optical arrays or anomalous perception modes.

    Boop Scan continues.


    I created this side story? / extra content from the perspective of the chrome sphere zipping past Ren and Leo in the last chapter. Although this does not affect the story as a whole, it adds a nice touch imho - it's also fun. I hope you like it.
     
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