Note: This is the second part out of three in Jarvis and Clare's adventure inside the [Save the Ordinary People] program, where instead of arranging the requested family, an anomaly happened and they became the ones being watched.

"Still not working."

Clare and I were sitting inside a coffee shop a few blocks from the scene of the grime. While Clare was observing the surroundings through his built-in abilities [Alarm] and [Search], I ordered a cup of cappuccino and a set of three fresh bagels.

"You want some?" I asked Clare.

"I don't eat. Also, any impurities would just obstruct my abilities."

"If that's so, then why are you eating my snack at home?"

"I kinda want to know what food tastes like."

Clare was worn out from our search earlier. After calling Support and hearing the same answer, Clare and I retreated to this place. A pair of oddballs--one is wearing a steampunky leather jacket, jeans and aviator helmet, and the other in khaki shorts, slippers, and black Superman T-shirt--received sharp gazes from the patrons inside.

"How was it?" I asked Claire.

"When I tried to do a thorough scan from Moho up to low-earth orbit, it only revealed remnants of the house and...uhm...curious...chalk."

"Have you tried looking somewhere else?"

"I also scanned the alley. Nothing."

I leaned back on my chair. "If only I wasn't so useless..."

"Don't say that. It was you who've been doing the thinking for the past few hours. Take a break."

I sip some coffee and took a bite on a bagel. "Clare, this bagel's funny."

I called the waitress by the counter.

"Is there something wrong?" The waitress asked with a bright smile.

"There's something wrong with my bagel. It tastes funny."

The waitress stopped moving, smile still plastered on her face. The surrounding patrons and the barkeepers also stopped moving, also smiling towards Clare and Jarvis.

Clare heard a deafening alarm.

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[Alarm]

An ability where the brain sends the ear a signal similar to when the user hears an alarm clock ringing. This ability activates when sensors indicate the presence of a threat to one's life. The amplitude of the signal is directly proportional to the magnitude threat sensed.

This ability is part of the [Survival] set. Please contact your local government's Bioengineering Division for details.
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"Are you sure, sir? Does it really taste funny?"

As the waitress was speaking, everybody in the room approached our table.

Clare and I realized long ago that the reality in this 'world' is not normal. Something will happen.

I began the process of spatial swap.

"[Switch] Plate Mallet."

I stretched out my hand to the plate and a mallet appeared under the bagels, replacing the plate.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Arizona, a man was bashing a plate into his fence.

I gave Clare a quick gaze and we both stood up on our chairs. I picked up the mallet and broke the glass window. We jumped outside and ran away.

I looked back and saw the people inside the coffee shop shift their shape. Their 'skin' started crumbling like broken ceramic and a reddish skin appeared. Their bodies became bony and their mouths were wide open, leaking green to yellowish saliva. Their eyes were shut tight. These hunched beings went out of the coffee shop and into the streets, attacking the people passing by.

I found a lamp post.

"[Switch] lamp laser_turret."

A turret shooting streams of concentrated plasma appeared instead on top of the post. Meanwhile, somewhere in the Donohasian System, a Type II civilization has been defeated and is now bound to extinction because their last line of defense has been replaced by a light bulb.

*pow* *pow* *pow*

The turret started shooting the ghoulish creatures after Clare hacked it.

"Jarv, what's this. I've never seen a software like this."

"Just send it a psychic override." I said.

"How convenient." Clare said.

A storm was brewing in the horizon, with dozens of tornadoes approaching the city. The buildings around us started crumbling, squirting red liquid all over the place. A fire broke out. Another group of monsters ran in front of us.

"Hahaha...the reality is breaking." I said.

"This is bad, Jarv. A breaking reality is a black hole. It implodes. Destroys everything inside it."

"Too late now, Clare."

"I'm sorry, Jarv, but I got to say something. I--"

"--if I'm going down, they're coming with me. [Switch] 'Jarvis Makepeace'&&'Clarence O''Keeffe' 'Howard Poynitz'&&'Melanie Poynitz'"

Warm light surrounded us as the surrounding started to fade into a living room. Clare and I were sitting with three teenagers, all pointing their handguns towards us. The screen in front of us showed Mr and Mrs Poynitz being eaten by the creatures. Tears poured out from the children as they held their guns, refusing to look at the grotesque scene.

I looked at them. They are the missing family. We have just sent these children's parents to their doom.

"Jarv, we're here. We're at the client's place."

"Yes, and we just killed their parents."

Joshua, Luke, and Emy Poynitz fired their guns and Clare and I lost consciousness.

We woke up inside a round room and a group of people was staring at us from a wall of glass.

Wishing I had something interesting to post.

@Mega-Ultra Queen Mod

Hi, I'm new here, and my [old] best friend who is ordinary has many life problems like her anxiety that I always had to fix. Like, if she was nervous about a big test, I could look into the future and tell her she was gonna get an A, and then she would be fine. But now since she doesn't have me, I want to help her! So yes, I am donating, and thank you for starting this great cause!