Standing in my drenched clothes, I stared at the cavity in the wall where the shower handle should have been. I already knew how to fix it and had an idea as to what had happened as well. I sighed before shivering.
"I need to deal with the clothes first," I thought to myself before stripping down to my birthday suit, leaving my clothes in the shower and letting my little brother hang with freedom.
Passing the mirror on my way, I stopped. "What the actual fuck?" I muttered before reaching for my ears. They were slightly longer and pointy, not something you would instantly notice, but for me, they were clear as day. Then I looked at my eyes. They were the same color but now had vertical slits instead of the original round pupils.
I stared in the mirror for a while, gauging how bad it was. It wasn't as bad as it could have been; however, he wouldn't say it was good. He looked like he should be on an experiment table, he thought to himself.
I frowned before once again sighing and walking back to my room. I grabbed a towel, dried myself off, and grabbed a pair of jeans, underwear, and a plain black shirt, walking back to the bathroom shower. I wrung my clothes out in the shower before heading over to the dryer to throw them in.
Going back to the shower, I squatted down, picked up the wet hair that fell out, and inspected it. It looked relatively healthy hair for something that had just fallen out... whatever, he thought, picking it up, doing his best to wring it out, and taking it back to his room. He plopped it on the edge of his table.
The ease of getting marks on DNA had made him more conscious of his own. He sat while staring at the clump of hair on his desk. He started thinking back to the pain and his experiences since waking up in this world. What was he even here for, and what was he going to do?
Did he want to become a hero? No, he wasn't a hero. He had people he cared about, and everyone outside that could go fuck themselves. If he was to help, he will; if he doesn't, good luck.
Power and influence? Not really. Why have power over people you don't care about? No. All he wanted was to be free. He began thinking more deeply: what is freedom?
After a few minutes of thinking, he came to his final conclusion: freedom is being able to do whatever you want with no consequences while having no true obligations. What is the best way to achieve this? Power. With enough power, you can do anything you want, and nobody will say anything.
In Invincible, what ways are there to gain power? He could go the Robot path and make so much tech he's untouchable, but that was lame. He found the concept of using borrowed power unacceptable; that's why he was never a fan of necromancers.
A grin spread on his face as he came to his final conclusion: "I'll just become or make the perfect creature. I'll take DNA from various heroes and study it, unravel it, and replicate it in myself or make a body and transfer my consciousness into a perfect clone."
After my thoughts started branching, I thought about Dupli-Bitch. I had always felt like she and her power had the highest potential in Invincible. Infinite clones means infinite experimentation. I could use her; every time she fights, she just leaves corpses all over the place. I could take some and study them.
I sighed. "We're getting ahead of ourselves," I thought to myself. "We can't do anything right now because we're normal..." The thought died away as I remembered that I technically did have a power.
I reached for my hair and touched it. It felt normal, like regular hair. "How does one even control their hair? Where do you even begin?" Medusa has psionic control of her hair. So I have that too, but better? The system said it was enhanced, and I even got more control, so it should be easy, right?
I walked over to my bed and sat down, crossed my legs, and began to focus on my hair. "All I need to do is want it to do something, right? That's easy enough. I want my hair to float like there's no gravity."
Just like that, he felt slightly lighter. He opened his eyes and looked up. He could see his hair just floating there. He stood up and walked around the room, enjoying how his hair simply trailed him through the air.
"Okay, this is good. Alright, if I'm gonna do this, I gotta do it right, which means I need to start making shit. I don't want to rely on tech, but the weak have to rely on something, if not, then they can simply die. Thank god I didn't reincarnate as some poor kid that needs to build basic equipment like this is Dr. Stone. It was time to go shopping."
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Shopping List:
High-Performance Computing:
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (for extreme processing power)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (for advanced graphics and parallel processing)
RAM: 64GB DDR5 (for high-bandwidth memory)
Storage: NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs (for ultra-fast storage)
Motherboard: High-end motherboard with extensive I/O and expansion capabilities.
Power Supply: High-wattage PSU (for powering demanding components)
Liquid Cooling Systems: Advanced liquid cooling setups for extreme overclocking.
Advanced Networking:
Wi-Fi 6E routers (for high-speed wireless connectivity)
Fiber optic modems and network switches (for high-bandwidth wired networks)
Software-defined networking (SDN) controllers (for network automation and customization)
High-gain antennas.
High-Resolution Digital Media:
8K digital cameras (for ultra-high-resolution video and photography) High-end audio interfaces and studio monitors (for professional audio production)
VR headsets with high-resolution displays and advanced tracking (for immersive virtual reality experiences)
Large high resolution displays.
3D Printing and Laser Cutting:
High-resolution 3D printers (for precise additive manufacturing) High-powered laser cutters (for precise subtractive manufacturing)
A wide array of printing filaments.
Materials for laser cutting.
Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems:
High-performance microcontrollers (e.g., Raspberry Pi 4, Arduino Due)
Advanced sensors and actuators (for robotics and automation) Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
Assorted electronic components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs)
Smart Home and IoT Devices:
Smart lighting systems (e.g., Philips Hue, Nanoleaf)
Smart thermostats and environmental sensors (e.g., Nest, Ecobee) Smart speakers and voice assistants (e.g., Amazon Echo, Google Home)
IoT development boards and gateways.
Advanced tools:
High quality soldering equipment, including hot air rework stations. Oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Multimeters.
Precision power supplies.
High powered workstations.
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After a few hours of research, I estimated the equipment would cost around 90,000,which was the best I could manage ,given Invincible′s 2022 setting. I also decided to rent a warehouse; I wasn′t planning on making clones in my room. It would cost me around $7,000 per month.
I knew I wasn't going to be able to get all of this stuff immediately for one you weren't likely to find some of this stuff at any old Walmart. But I My father kept good company I was familiar with one of his suppliers, one that supplied him with all of the tech-related things he required, I had met him a few times during dealings with my father and had exchanged numbers with him at some point.
I called him and he picked up within a few rings "Clark?" He asked sounding fairly confused.
"Hello Mr. Beckman I would like to by a few things however I'm on a short schedule and I'll need them delivered to a warehouse as soon as possible. Can you make that happen?" I asked in my calmest voice.
"Uhh yeah I think I can do that, but what do you need and why..." I cut him off before he finished "I just sent you the list of things I want, I know the price as well. How do you want the payment?"
"Ahh Clark are you okay kid? You're acting a bit strange" He asked
"Im fine I'm just in a bit of a rush is all" I replied
"Okay, as for the price? There is no need let's just call it a favor huh" he said
I chuckled before saying "there truly is no need for that, this won't even put a dent in my bank account I'll even through in an extra 20,000 for the rush" I don't do favors especially not for something I knew I could easily afford.
"Alright, I'll have my secretary reach out after this call you want anything else?"
I stayed quiet for a few seconds considering before asking "Do you know any biopharmaceutical equipment companies I can call"
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds before he replied "uh I think I know someone Ill check and send one I do".
Alright, Thank you Mr. Beckman also could you also not inform my father about this please."
he replied "of course I wouldn't Client confidentiality is something I pride myself on. Alright then thank you once again and have a good night. "
"you too kid"
When the call ended I walked over and collapsed on my bed. I could easily deal with curious people asking about what i was doing by shifting the conversation but that simply would not work with my father someone I lived with I would be far more convenient if he didn't know.
I was excited, to say the least, I was a computer nerd in my past life, with Multiple certifications and skilled in multiple coding languages if I hadn't chosen a business major, I would have chosen computer science and Rick Sanchez's intelligence made my memories unbelievably clear.
Things I didn't really understand before made a lot more sense now, and I can now remember things that I forgot. For instance, I clearly recall that Omni-Man killed the Guardians of the Globe one day after Mark got his powers. Currently, since it's about 6 o'clock, Mark likely wouldn't have gotten his powers yet; my best guess is that they come in at 8 o'clock at the earliest.
I wouldn't say I can build a spaceship like Rick; I'd have to learn a lot more to get there. But I could make a computer far above the times with his intelligence alone. But I also have Jury-rigg's abilities. With the combination of both, I can make something so far above its time that I can practically be (insert Invincible title card).
Even now, I could see and feel that I could make something out of various things in my room, but the feeling had no real direction, simply stating it was possible. But I'm playing the long game; I'm not going to make a weapon to fight god. I'm going to make various equipment that will allow me to start my plan as soon as possible.
I sighed before standing up, my hair still floating. "I'll see what I can do when I get all the stuff together."
Alright, I didn't have much to do as of right now so I might as well start fixing the shower handle. After walking over to the bathroom there was a ring noise back in my room oh yeah i still have to deal with that huh.
I walked back and answered the phone sorting out the payment details with Beckman's secretary. When that was done she told me the stuff would be arriving tomorrow.
Fixing the shower took almost 2 hours because I was trying to use my hair to do it. But practice makes perfect and I had made a lot of progress with my power. I can now control a small tendril of my hair to do things like unscrew a tiny screw, but, that takes all my focus.
I can also control the entirety of my hair as well with no real focus required just thoughts. I can also stretch my hair nearly to an unknown limit. I don't recall the original Medusa having this ability if she did I doubt her hair would have been so long. So I assume that that's the enhancement the system made.
I sat on the couch eating a burrito and watching tv they were still talking about the attack on the white house but it was still moderately interesting I looked at the clock on the wall it was about 9 mark should have already gotten his powers by now it.
Whatever I have some learning to do grabbing the remote with my hair I turned of the tv. I had taken to using my hair in place of my hands to get control over my hair faster after putting the last part of the burrito in my mouth my hair dropped back to my knees.
I needed to understand as much as I could about biology as soon as possible.
Walking back to my room sitting at my desk opening my computer I began looking for informative articles and books on anatomy and biology. As well as the technology associated those fields with I would go to the library but I've never seen a library open past 8 in either life.
"I not gonna sleep tonight" I sighed.
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Im not gonna lie this shit was so hard to make I had to rewrite part of this and fix the list
and the end result still feels mid ngl. But I did my best I don't plan on working on this for a while I have some studying to do and exams and such anyway let me know what you think