Walking slowly, Alan took much longer than usual to arrive at the front gates of the highschool, thankfully it seemed his body was adapting at a much faster speed than usual, his agility clearly helping him with his mobility issues though even it had trouble carrying the burden of his disturbingly low strength stat and perception.
If it wasn't for the fact that he could react fast enough and put his feet and bodyweight instinctively on specific points, he would have already fallen down on the ground multiple times by now, simply from hitting rocks on the road and bumps that he hadn't seen.
Looking ahead at the gates of the school, he saw a few people sitting by their cars in the parking lot however he couldnt see who they were at all, all he knew was that they were people because the blobs of shape were moving slightly every once in a while.
'Fuck… I really screwed myself up with this perception bullshit. I need to get a pair of glasses or contacts as soon as possible.' Alan thought to himself with a grumble as he continued walking towards the front doorway, through the parking lot.
When he was almost there, a thought struck him suddenly as he turned his head towards the blob that now barely resembled a human since the distance had closed by quite a bit.
'Charisma… means that I can do this right?' Alan thought as he nodded his head at himself, hyping himself up as much as he could though it really wasn't making much difference.
'Okay… just go… and ask them to help me find glasses or something.' Alan thought as he slowly walked inbetween two cars and arrived at the three blobs trying to be as stable as he could, falling down face first right before them certainly wouldn't help anyone.
"Hey." Alan said as he gave a wave of his hand and finally arrived close enough that the blobs turned human shapes and into actual faces that he could see.
'Oh… oh fuck.' Alan thought as he instantly realised who he had just talked to.
Right before him were three of the most well known bullies in the entirety of Forks High, Adrian Stanley, John Doe and Jeanie Lopez.
'Come on, I can do this. I have ten charisma, I can make them my friends, The stats say so, that means I can do this.' Alan thought inwardly as he braced himself and kept his eyes fixed on Adrian, John and Jeanie who had turned around surprised and were looking at Alan with what could only be pure confusion.
"I was wondering, yall got a smoke? Forgot mine at home." Alan muttered, despite wanting to sound as confident as he could, the words formed were barely there and almost shaking.
John looked at him for a moment before his expression changed, it went from simple confusion to one of pure amusement as he looked down at Alan.
"Sure buddy, here." John replied as he pulled out his pack of malboro and flicked open the top before sliding one out and handing it to Alan.
"Right. Thanks." Alan muttered as he took the cigarette and forced himself not to lower his head any further as he patted himself but didnt find the lighter in his pockets.
"Here." Adrian muttered as he threw a lighter towards Alan who for once in his life felt pure relief at managing to catch something out of the air.
'Thank you agility, thank you.' Alan thought to himself as he felt himself calm down slightly.
"So, never really talked to you before, what's your name?" Jeanie asked as she leaned against the car door.
"Alan, Alan Walker. Senior. I don't really talk much with people, stick more to myself." Alan spoke as he lit the cigarette and took a soft drag, instantly feeling the nicotine hit his body and start to clam down his nerves.
"Right, so you must already know us right? It was kind of surprising to see you actually walk up to us. Also, you look like you've seen way better days, you hurt anywhere? You were practically stumbling." Adrian said as he released a soft hum.
'They… seem normal?' Alan thought to himself, shock going through his system at the casual talk that was happening before him.
"Ah, kinda had a problem with my eyes recently, rapid deterioration of eyesight, can't really see as well now. So yeah, will likely need to find some glasses or something around the school today if I actually want to be able to see anything past five feet." Alan said as he leaned back against a car to the side.
"Oh? Sound's rough. I could probably help you find some, come sit with us at lunch. I'll find some by then, wont know what level of prescription glasses it'll be though." John said as he gave a tiny wince when Alan spoke about not being able to see and then proceeded to offer help.
"Really man? That would honestly be a life saver, I'll pay you back." Alan said, his voice finally not a soft whisper but normal and clearly more than excited at the prospect of being able to see again.
Seeing the joy in his voice, John's lips curled upwards as he released a tiny chuckle and shook his head before leaning and putting his arm around Alans shoulder.
"It's fine man, not everyday I get to meet someone with actual balls, and a friend's got to help a friend, free of charge." John said, his words ringing with clear amusement at the entire development yet at the same time they were firm enough to show that he wasn't joking in the slightest.
"Right, friend. Yeah, sounds great." Alan said as he gave a nod of his head.
"Well, since John's said it, guess its true, welcome to the club Alan." Adrian said whilst Jeanie who was at his side merely gave a nod.
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