Honestly Kengo went through a real rollercoaster of emotions playing the game. At one point he did indeed hate Monika for beeing the apparent mastermind behind everyone's suffering and some of those jumpscares really got to him to the point that he was very grateful he was not in a human body anymore. That being said near the end he started thinking about things from a different perspective and reading between the lines. Which eventually made him more sympathetic towards Monika. Especially after the reveal that she never ACTUALLY hated any of the girls.
And maybe he had cheated and watched the alternative ending if people did delete her file and quickly decided that he was not a fan of that route.
That being said maybe his own emotional investment had somehow worn down the walls between the reality and the game. It was as good an explanation as any for him suddenly hearing an all too familiar voice while he was in the kitchen preparing a pretty decently sized lunch.
"W-Wha?" A storm of clattering erupted as he dropped the pan then quickly grabbed it again while all his other tentacles dropped what they were holding in shock because that voice should not sound nearly as real life like as it sounded right now.
Upon hearing the clattering, Monika giggled. Oh, he had to be so surprised to hear her, she could just imagine the look of surprise on his face! He had to be so confused and wondering if he had heard it right. It was super adorable. And by the sound of the things that had dropped, he was a cook! Men who could cook were so rare and so much more sensible. She really had fallen for the best person ever, huh?
She stood up and dusted off her attire. She had to look her absolute best, he'd never seen her in the flesh after all. It was very different than having to speak and look at a static 2D image all the time. She approached the door and stood right behind it, ready to be the first thing he'd see upon opening it. She closed her eyes and opened her arms wide...
"Honey, I'm hooooome~!"
She would speak upon hearing the door open. Eyes still closed of course, so she certainly was in for a surprise.
This...Kengo was clearly hearing things. That was what he told himself before moving to find the source of this sudden greeting he had not accounted for. So after making sure nothing would be off the cooking stove just yet, Kengo finally made his way out of the room. Only to literally bump up against Monica's leg. He then peered up and froze before coughing and looking away.
"M-Monika!? It's really you! But how did-!?" Kengo reacted quite normally all things considered. Normally while avoiding several glaring issues. Like why he was just the size of a soccer ball and slithering along the floor with small stubby tentacles for motion and body language given the huge single eye on the center of his body.
She opened her eyes and noticed there was... No one? Wait, but she was fairly sure the voice had come from just before her? Was she dreamed and she was still in the game...? What was the meaning of this?!
"...?"
And then she looked down and-
"...?!"
What... What was that? A magical girl familiar? A video game mascot? And the voice had come from him...? Clearly he knew who she was. So that could only mean... No, it couldn't be right. This was the real world. Not some weird video game.
If not for his transformation he'd think he was dreaming. But after losing your human form from just peeking in on a magic princess summoning her familiar, you tend to become far more open minded so having a character from a video game appear in real life was nowhere near as mind blowing.
No what he felt right now was awkwardness since he was in this form now which no doubt would be anything but what Monika had expected.
"Y-Yeah I am Kengo. I'd say surprise but you already look plenty surprised. Uhm it's nice to see you in the flesh I will admit. Sorry About the truth being a little less perfect on my side of things."
He really was nothing like she had expected...! How was this even possible?! This was the real world, not a video game! And everything in his room seemed to be designed for human comfort. Had he been transformed into this creature? That was the most logical conclusion.
She rushed to him and picked him up, only to give him a big and warm hug. It didn't matter what he looked like! Kengo was Kengo and that was all that mattered.
"I understand why you were playing such a cheesy romance game now... It can't be easy..." It was so sad! His life must have been hard. "But I'm here now, so everything will be alright!"
He did not have time to even try to dodge her suddenly scooping up in her arms. Mostly since he was watching her reaction and expecting disappointment or disgust at her fantasized dear Player being something that wasn't human.
Yet she was hugging him now even if under a bit of a misunderstanding but he could elaborate on that a little later. Especially being pulled into her chest like that. He did not want to get too excited and have one of his many limbs act up and ruin everything.
"T-Thanks. I'm uhm really glad to see you made it out. Kinda wish I could have helped more..." This was a little awkward but also so very pleasant. She smelled well very nice as far as he was concerned and her chest was soft and warm and fat too tempting to just nuzzle into. Maybe he would get away with it being cute as he is but he didn't want to take that chance.
She smiled, holding him more tightly. Of course he wished he could have done more. But he had done so much already! Well, maybe it wasn't immediately obvious... After all, from his perspective she had been stuck in that game forever, with no real mean to communicate. But just knowing he was listening to her, knowing he was there for her? That meant the world!
She headed towards his bed and seated herself down, before setting him down upon her lap. Goodness, he really was small... She wondered what exactly had happened to him.
"We have so much to tell each other..." She placed a hand on his head (which was his whole body really) and smiled sweetly, closing her eyes. "Sometimes love stories have happy endings, huh?"
Kengo chuckled bashfully and even seemed to do the equivalent of scratching the back of his head with one of the tentacles as if he'd would have done with his human body originally. Some old habits like that never really went away. WHy would they when they were harmless in the end?
"Yeah I guess we do. Though is there anything in particular you would like to do or need? I know I came across as pretty smooth in the game but I'm gonna be honest I've uh never...been close to a girl before..." That was so embarrassing to admit but he didn't want to disappoint Monika. Not after all she'd been through.
He kept getting cuter and cuter. Not close to a girl, huh...? That was weird. Prior to her epiphany, she'd probably have been severely weirded out and more than a tad uncomfortable. She'd really been the picture of a "normal" girl with perfectionism and stress issues. And well, while she was still something of a perfectionist, she wasn't weirded out at all.
"There is something I like and need..." She marked a dramatic pause. "And that's you~!"
She gently took a hold of him once him and brought him to eye level, smiling sweetly.
"But what's happened to you? You clearly weren't born like that..."
Maybe it was like the grand fairy tale classic: the noble hero is transformed into a frog, and he needs a maiden's kiss born from true love to be returned to his true form! If so... Well, that's a bit early for their first kiss really. But if that's to save him, that's a ""sacrifice"" she's willing to make.
Oh Oh wow she actually said those words to him right on the spot. Kengo had no chance to hide the furious blush and the giddy smile before he coughed to clear his throat and answer her other question. Also seeing her smiling at him like that from so close was so risky for his poor heart. At least he was pretty sure this body still had a heart. He could feel the sensation anyway.
"Yeah that's...another wild story made even wilder by the fact that this didn't happen inside of a game. But to put it simply I went back to school after hours since I forgot something in my desk. On my way to the classroom I noticed a flash of light from one of the classrooms next to mine so I decided to go and take a look. Only to see one of my classmates in the middle of a glowing circle like you'd see in fantasy games.
Last thing I remember was a giant flash of light and then the world went white and when I woke up...I was like this with one princess from a foreign world apologizing to me over and over for getting me caught up in her familiar summoning."
To say this did sound like a fantasy game was an understatement. But did it really matter if he was here with her? Living in a fake world didn't sound as bad, if this world was huge and not a looping game. If she was with the one she loved. So she wasn't going to question things too much, not for the time being anyway.
Something he said caught her attention though, and caused her smile to fade.
"A princess from another world...?"
Is there a delete button in this reality? Now now, Monika would never hurt someone who is actually alive and does exist! But that doesn't mean she doesn't have some serious jealousy issues, as he saw first-hand in the game.
Oh boy. Luckily going through her game (more like prison) had taught Kengo to see those signs coming and he quickly moved to elaborate further.
"There was but she left due to something happening in her homeland. She kept apologizing for not being able to fix my body but I got used to it in the end so it's not that big of a deal." He did not have any particular strong feelings for her either.
"Might be a monstrous body but you couldn't believe how handy it is to be able to grow another limb whenever you need to do something more.
"Oh! What a mean princess... She got you into this mess and then abandoned you?"
The jealousy had subsided, but she'd definitely made the delete list had she been a video game character. Seriously... The least she could have done is take responsibility for her mistake!
"I'm not abandoning you." She comforted him but then marked a pause. "G-Grow limbs?"
She looked a bit weirded out. Just a bit. Gosh, it was getting worse and worse by the second. What had that princess done to him? She smiled a bit sadly at him, but kept him close nonetheless. In fact-
"You know, maybe what you need is a maiden's kiss~ Ahaha! Imagine if you suddenly turned into a fairytale prince!"
What if taking responsibility had been to become his lover and provider of sustenance? Since there was THAT minor issue. HE could eat normal food but there was a certain method of feeding that was far more effective. One that fully took advantage of his new body and its capabilities.
"Y-Yeah I can show you if you really want to see. It doesn't hurt in any way for me though they do come out a bit slimy for the first minute or so." Honestly he was too worried about that. Instead he decided to move on with her sudden suggestion.
"Not exactly a frog but I'm not against trying it. Regardless if it works or not." Geting to kiss Monika so soon was making him understandably giddy.
Slimy... That sounded kinda icky, if she had to be honest. But she didn't hold it against him, that wasn't his fault in the least! It was that vile princess... Thank goodness she wasn't anywhere to be seen, or she'd have some very very harsh words for her. But no matter, he seemed to be okay with the kiss, so—
"Alrighty~!"
With that said, she stopped hugging him and instead brought him to eye level with her. He looked really adorable like that... But maybe, just maybe the "magic" would work?
"It's my first kiss, you know. I won't do the blushing and prude act I did that one time in the game..." She tilted her head. "But that's still a bit embarrassing, ahaha. So you better close your eyes!"
on Kengo's side he was just immensely relieved the princess had left since the last thing he wanted was for Monika to go insane in the real world too. He'd rather she be happy and if he could help make that happen then al the better.
His single eye looked at her and somehow managed to appear sheepish since she was so close to his ...body? Face? It was hard to make that distinction with his new body.
"I wish I didn't have to but sure I will." Kengo gave a nod and sure enough closed his eyes for Monika waiting for the feel of her lips to fall on him or his."
There was no way she'd go insane...! Probably. She was no longer alone, she was no longer trapped in a tiny world, she was no longer suffering that nightmarish void whenever the game was turned off. Sure she could get super jealous, but murderous jealous? That was all behind her, there was nothing to mentally destabilize and break her now.
So she smiled and brought him closer and closer to her lips... Before finally placing a gentle and sweet kiss on him. Was that his mouth? She wasn't sure. It didn't really feel like a real kiss since he, well. Couldn't kiss her back. But it was still a first, wasn't it?
After a brief moment she pulled back, smiling sweetly and deviously. Had her charming prince turned back to his real form? If not, that was okay. She'd love him just the way he was!
Better safe than sorry. Kengo knew she'd been through enough so she deserved the happiness that was now so close within reach. Though sadly her hopes of his transformation being undone with a kiss were cruelly shattered by reality. So when she opened her eyes again she would see a very apologetic single eyes stare up at her.
"Guess this is one curse that's not so easy to break huh. I'm sorry, Monika..."
It was a bit disappointing, but how could she ever blame him for the result? He hadn't done anything wrong! She smiled at him and immediately shook her head.
"Why are you sorry? That vile and cruel princess is the one who ought to apologize!"
And she proceeded by hugging him once more.
"I don't love you any less just because you look this way, you know?"
Oh geez he hoped for that princess' sake she completely forgot about him and never came back or else he'd have to use all his new limbs to restrain Monika. Which was an aluring proposition to his new beast body and mind but one he did not want to linger on for too long.
"I just wish I could give you the welcome you deserve after finally making it out. Though I guess I can start with cooking something up real quick. Having as many arms as you want really helps with efficiency in the kitchen you know." Among other things. He just wanted to point out the benefits of this form so that they could move off of the topic of his curse.
Would that be enough to even restrain her...? Monika was ressourceful! And excessively defensive of the ones she loves. More so when said person is her boyfriend. Because he's her boyfriend, even though they may not have spoken the words per se.
"Awww." She looked at him and shook her head. "You did give me an amazing welcome."
She held him close against him once more. Right, best not to talk about his curse any more. He was adorable regardless of the form and she couldn't ask for more! He'd showered her with love, wasn't that enough?
"I'm a terrible cook, so that's a positive ahaha! But remember though I'm a vegetarian, so you gotta avoid meat in my meals~"
She may be resourceful but he could grow enough tentacles to cover the entire room from wall to floor to ceiling in the stuff. His body really defied all laws of mass and physics now. One of hte many benefits of this accident and now that he had someone who loved him unconditionally, that removed another big misgiving.
"I remember. Stir fry sound good or should I just whip up a queen sized salad instead~"
She wasn't even mentioning his limbs any more. Nope, she didn't want him to feel bad about it for even a moment! Of course, she'd make research on ways to cure him- If she could cross into the real world, surely he could be cured! But that wasn't because she didn't accept him as he was. It was more out of concern for his safety.
"On my hand, I can probably handle cleaning up things around... Gosh, people are going to wonder where I came from, huh? I probably should get started on making a fake ID, ahaha!"
" I mean that's fine I was just trying to figure out what you wanted right now. After all you just showed up in the real world." HE wanted to make her something special after all. As for breaking the curse he really hoped she wouldn't do anything extreme to make that happen. Yeah it was scary at first but by now he had gotten kind of used to it. There was clear benefits after all.
"Oh god you're right. I don't have any kind of connections that could help with that either." that was troubling since getting fake documents would involve interacting with elements of the underworld and frankly he would rather not see Monika do that. Not because he didn't trust he but because he wanted to keep her safe from the uglier aspects of reality.
Lo, his worst fears are immediately materialized. As if a few Yakuza scared her! Well, she wouldn't have to go that far. But she was pretty good at hacking and in modern times, that was an invaluable skill, right?
"I can probably hack into governmental database and set something up for myself. If not, I'll just get in touch with people who can forge IDs and buy their services with my hacking skills."
It's unclear whether she's naive or determined. Probably a mixture of both.
Common sense is not so common when you were a scripted character in a meta commentary visual novel it seemed. Kengo immediately tensed up.
"H-Hacking skills? Are you sure? what if you get caught!" After all hacking into government databases is different from hacking an indie game. At least that's what he thought if one were to think logically.
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And maybe he had cheated and watched the alternative ending if people did delete her file and quickly decided that he was not a fan of that route.
That being said maybe his own emotional investment had somehow worn down the walls between the reality and the game. It was as good an explanation as any for him suddenly hearing an all too familiar voice while he was in the kitchen preparing a pretty decently sized lunch.
"W-Wha?" A storm of clattering erupted as he dropped the pan then quickly grabbed it again while all his other tentacles dropped what they were holding in shock because that voice should not sound nearly as real life like as it sounded right now.
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She stood up and dusted off her attire. She had to look her absolute best, he'd never seen her in the flesh after all. It was very different than having to speak and look at a static 2D image all the time. She approached the door and stood right behind it, ready to be the first thing he'd see upon opening it. She closed her eyes and opened her arms wide...
"Honey, I'm hooooome~!"
She would speak upon hearing the door open. Eyes still closed of course, so she certainly was in for a surprise.
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"M-Monika!? It's really you! But how did-!?" Kengo reacted quite normally all things considered. Normally while avoiding several glaring issues. Like why he was just the size of a soccer ball and slithering along the floor with small stubby tentacles for motion and body language given the huge single eye on the center of his body.
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She opened her eyes and noticed there was... No one? Wait, but she was fairly sure the voice had come from just before her? Was she dreamed and she was still in the game...? What was the meaning of this?!
"...?"
And then she looked down and-
"...?!"
What... What was that? A magical girl familiar? A video game mascot? And the voice had come from him...? Clearly he knew who she was. So that could only mean... No, it couldn't be right. This was the real world. Not some weird video game.
"..."
It was... It was... Blink blink.
"... Who-Kengo?"
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No what he felt right now was awkwardness since he was in this form now which no doubt would be anything but what Monika had expected.
"Y-Yeah I am Kengo. I'd say surprise but you already look plenty surprised. Uhm it's nice to see you in the flesh I will admit. Sorry About the truth being a little less perfect on my side of things."
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He was... He was...
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She rushed to him and picked him up, only to give him a big and warm hug. It didn't matter what he looked like! Kengo was Kengo and that was all that mattered.
"I understand why you were playing such a cheesy romance game now... It can't be easy..." It was so sad! His life must have been hard. "But I'm here now, so everything will be alright!"
LOL OMG that reaction XD
Yet she was hugging him now even if under a bit of a misunderstanding but he could elaborate on that a little later. Especially being pulled into her chest like that. He did not want to get too excited and have one of his many limbs act up and ruin everything.
"T-Thanks. I'm uhm really glad to see you made it out. Kinda wish I could have helped more..." This was a little awkward but also so very pleasant. She smelled well very nice as far as he was concerned and her chest was soft and warm and fat too tempting to just nuzzle into. Maybe he would get away with it being cute as he is but he didn't want to take that chance.
she can't help if he's super adorbs
She smiled, holding him more tightly. Of course he wished he could have done more. But he had done so much already! Well, maybe it wasn't immediately obvious... After all, from his perspective she had been stuck in that game forever, with no real mean to communicate. But just knowing he was listening to her, knowing he was there for her? That meant the world!
She headed towards his bed and seated herself down, before setting him down upon her lap. Goodness, he really was small... She wondered what exactly had happened to him.
"We have so much to tell each other..." She placed a hand on his head (which was his whole body really) and smiled sweetly, closing her eyes. "Sometimes love stories have happy endings, huh?"
He would argue she's being super adorable~
"Yeah I guess we do. Though is there anything in particular you would like to do or need? I know I came across as pretty smooth in the game but I'm gonna be honest I've uh never...been close to a girl before..." That was so embarrassing to admit but he didn't want to disappoint Monika. Not after all she'd been through.
Re: He would argue she's being super adorable~
"There is something I like and need..." She marked a dramatic pause. "And that's you~!"
She gently took a hold of him once him and brought him to eye level, smiling sweetly.
"But what's happened to you? You clearly weren't born like that..."
Maybe it was like the grand fairy tale classic: the noble hero is transformed into a frog, and he needs a maiden's kiss born from true love to be returned to his true form! If so... Well, that's a bit early for their first kiss really. But if that's to save him, that's a ""sacrifice"" she's willing to make.
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"Yeah that's...another wild story made even wilder by the fact that this didn't happen inside of a game. But to put it simply I went back to school after hours since I forgot something in my desk. On my way to the classroom I noticed a flash of light from one of the classrooms next to mine so I decided to go and take a look. Only to see one of my classmates in the middle of a glowing circle like you'd see in fantasy games.
Last thing I remember was a giant flash of light and then the world went white and when I woke up...I was like this with one princess from a foreign world apologizing to me over and over for getting me caught up in her familiar summoning."
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Something he said caught her attention though, and caused her smile to fade.
"A princess from another world...?"
Is there a delete button in this reality? Now now, Monika would never hurt someone who is actually alive and does exist! But that doesn't mean she doesn't have some serious jealousy issues, as he saw first-hand in the game.
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"There was but she left due to something happening in her homeland. She kept apologizing for not being able to fix my body but I got used to it in the end so it's not that big of a deal." He did not have any particular strong feelings for her either.
"Might be a monstrous body but you couldn't believe how handy it is to be able to grow another limb whenever you need to do something more.
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The jealousy had subsided, but she'd definitely made the delete list had she been a video game character. Seriously... The least she could have done is take responsibility for her mistake!
"I'm not abandoning you." She comforted him but then marked a pause. "G-Grow limbs?"
She looked a bit weirded out. Just a bit. Gosh, it was getting worse and worse by the second. What had that princess done to him? She smiled a bit sadly at him, but kept him close nonetheless. In fact-
"You know, maybe what you need is a maiden's kiss~ Ahaha! Imagine if you suddenly turned into a fairytale prince!"
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"Y-Yeah I can show you if you really want to see. It doesn't hurt in any way for me though they do come out a bit slimy for the first minute or so." Honestly he was too worried about that. Instead he decided to move on with her sudden suggestion.
"Not exactly a frog but I'm not against trying it. Regardless if it works or not." Geting to kiss Monika so soon was making him understandably giddy.
I'm so sorry for the delay, it's been a busy week
"Alrighty~!"
With that said, she stopped hugging him and instead brought him to eye level with her. He looked really adorable like that... But maybe, just maybe the "magic" would work?
"It's my first kiss, you know. I won't do the blushing and prude act I did that one time in the game..." She tilted her head. "But that's still a bit embarrassing, ahaha. So you better close your eyes!"
No worries. I know RL comes first.
His single eye looked at her and somehow managed to appear sheepish since she was so close to his ...body? Face? It was hard to make that distinction with his new body.
"I wish I didn't have to but sure I will." Kengo gave a nod and sure enough closed his eyes for Monika waiting for the feel of her lips to fall on him or his."
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So she smiled and brought him closer and closer to her lips... Before finally placing a gentle and sweet kiss on him. Was that his mouth? She wasn't sure. It didn't really feel like a real kiss since he, well. Couldn't kiss her back. But it was still a first, wasn't it?
After a brief moment she pulled back, smiling sweetly and deviously. Had her charming prince turned back to his real form? If not, that was okay. She'd love him just the way he was!
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"Guess this is one curse that's not so easy to break huh. I'm sorry, Monika..."
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"Why are you sorry? That vile and cruel princess is the one who ought to apologize!"
And she proceeded by hugging him once more.
"I don't love you any less just because you look this way, you know?"
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"I just wish I could give you the welcome you deserve after finally making it out. Though I guess I can start with cooking something up real quick. Having as many arms as you want really helps with efficiency in the kitchen you know." Among other things. He just wanted to point out the benefits of this form so that they could move off of the topic of his curse.
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"Awww." She looked at him and shook her head. "You did give me an amazing welcome."
She held him close against him once more. Right, best not to talk about his curse any more. He was adorable regardless of the form and she couldn't ask for more! He'd showered her with love, wasn't that enough?
"I'm a terrible cook, so that's a positive ahaha! But remember though I'm a vegetarian, so you gotta avoid meat in my meals~"
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"I remember. Stir fry sound good or should I just whip up a queen sized salad instead~"
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She wasn't even mentioning his limbs any more. Nope, she didn't want him to feel bad about it for even a moment! Of course, she'd make research on ways to cure him- If she could cross into the real world, surely he could be cured! But that wasn't because she didn't accept him as he was. It was more out of concern for his safety.
"On my hand, I can probably handle cleaning up things around... Gosh, people are going to wonder where I came from, huh? I probably should get started on making a fake ID, ahaha!"
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"Oh god you're right. I don't have any kind of connections that could help with that either." that was troubling since getting fake documents would involve interacting with elements of the underworld and frankly he would rather not see Monika do that. Not because he didn't trust he but because he wanted to keep her safe from the uglier aspects of reality.
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Lo, his worst fears are immediately materialized. As if a few Yakuza scared her! Well, she wouldn't have to go that far. But she was pretty good at hacking and in modern times, that was an invaluable skill, right?
"I can probably hack into governmental database and set something up for myself. If not, I'll just get in touch with people who can forge IDs and buy their services with my hacking skills."
It's unclear whether she's naive or determined. Probably a mixture of both.
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"H-Hacking skills? Are you sure? what if you get caught!" After all hacking into government databases is different from hacking an indie game. At least that's what he thought if one were to think logically.