[ WP ] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world , but you can only do so by getting kills .

`` Hold on, I've got ta do my pre-homework before we go,'' Keisha says. Your girlfriend walks into her bedroom, the glow of a shop light over a tank silhouetting her. 
 
 `` Keisha, we're gon na be late,'' you complain. 
 
 Her voice is muffled by the wall between you. `` I just want to make sure I do well on this test. I need at least 300 hp before I even begin studying.'' 
 
 You can see her hand poised above the huge ant farm, ready to smash down on top of millions of ants on a slice of apple. 
 
 `` Keisha, stop! That's too intimate! It's like you're peeing in front of me!'' you say, covering your eyes. She turns around, flashing a flirty smile. 
 
 `` At least I use ants like a normal person. Close the door if you're so grossed out!'' 
 
 You close the door and sink into the living room couch. A couple minutes go by, and Keisha leaves the bedroom. 
 
 `` Have you ever known someone that did n't use ants?'' you ask. 
 
 `` No. I heard there's this really weird physics major who uses chipmunks and mice and stuff before tests so he can max out. With a knife! I do n't think it's true though.'' 
 
 `` I know some vegans who use vegetables. It's worth like, a quarter point for every plant. They seem happy though, so that's cool,'' you say. You both stand and begin walking out of the apartment and towards the car. 
 
 `` That's just way too extreme for me. Why not just use invasive ants?'' she asks. `` They're just so convenient. Sure, you have to kill a lot of them, but their plentiful and easy to kill. I ca n't imagine ever using something you could n't breed in your own home.'' 
 
 `` Now that we have the HP Cap Laws, I do n't really care what people use,'' you say. `` It's just not fair that people would use cows and elephants and stuff in the past. Although, I've heard the president still dips into endangered species every once in a while.'' 
 
 `` Oh, that old conspiracy theory? You know you can access his HP logs online, right? It's all made up,'' Keisha says. `` Oh my god, did you hear about Ryan?'' 
 
 This was shocking. Ryan is a close friend of yours, but you have n't heard from him in a couple days. 
 
 `` I meant to tell you right when you came over, but it slipped my mind!'' Keisha explains. 
 
 `` What happened?'' 
 
 `` He was caught killing twice as many ants as his allowance trying to double major without permission. Apparently he did n't want to choose between biology and chemistry by the end of sophomore year, but he missed the deadline to declare. So he forged the papers to each department, used a shit ton of ants, maxed out on the categories he needed to, and aced the tests.'' 
 
 `` Fuck... fuck, that's so bad. Was he expelled?'' you ask. 
 
 `` It's still under investigation, but the police got in on it too. No one has really talked to him since it all went down. He got a penalty of -5 levels in each category though.'' 
 
 `` That's terrible. Let's try go visit him!'' 
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 Could n't think how to wrap this up shortly, but here are ideas that could make this a much longer story: 
 -Serial killers get really powerful really quickly, which means policemen/military have to be maxed out completely in every level in order to deal with someone that gets out of control. Which is good/ absolutely terrible depending on the situation. 
 -People in power get to attain more XP secretly, meaning they are stronger and smarter than everyone, making citizens easy to oppress and suppress. 
 -No one can truly obtain their potential without very carefully selecting what category they want to spend their XP in. This means people are either experts in only one field, or people are jacks of all trades but best at none, depending on what kind of gamer they would be.
