One Click Can Ruin A Life Or Turn It Into A Joke And Zayan Malik Was About To Find Out Which One
One Cloudy Afternoon In Karachi Zayan Sat Cross-Legged On His Squeaky Bed Eyes Glued To His Phone Screen As A Video Of A Screaming Goat Played For The Tenth Time
One Hand Held A Packet Of Half-Eaten Chips The Other Scrolled Aimlessly Through Random Memes
One Wrong Click And His Day Went From Boring To Bizarre
One Ad Popped Up In The Middle Of A Cat Video Saying Congratulations You've Been Selected For A Free Power Upgrade Click Here To Install The Ultimate System
One Laugh Escaped His Lips As He Tapped The Button Without Thinking
One Second Later His Screen Went Black And A Loud Beep Pierced His Ears
One Line Appeared On The Black Screen
Installing System Please Do Not Turn Off Your Brain
One Blink Later His Phone Screen Returned To Normal But His Head Began To Spin And An Electronic Voice Whispered In His Mind
Welcome Host To The Embarrassment Enhancement System Version One Point Zero
Zayan Sat Up Straight Nearly Dropping His Phone
Excuse Me What The Hell Was That
Congratulations Host You Have Successfully Installed The Embarrassment Enhancement System
What Enhancement What System What Are You Talking About
Your First Daily Mission Is Ready
Zayan Felt A Strange Buzzing In His Head Like A Notification Ping From Inside His Brain
Daily Mission Hug A Stranger Within Ten Minutes Or Face Penalty
Penalty What Penalty
Sudden Electric Shock Pulsed Through His Ears Making Him Yell And Fall Off The Bed
That Penalty
His Heart Raced Faster Than His Thoughts As He Scrambled To His Feet And Stared Around His Empty Room
Who's Talking Is This A Prank Where's The Camera Who's Behind This
No Response Came Except A Countdown Timer Appearing In His Mind
Ten Minutes
Nine Minutes Fifty Nine Seconds
Nine Minutes Fifty Eight Seconds
Okay Okay Fine I'll Hug Someone Just Shut Up
He Threw On A Hoodie Rushed Downstairs And Ran Outside Almost Slamming Into The Vegetable Seller
Bhai Can I Hug You
The Old Man Looked At Him Like He Was Possessed And Raised A Wooden Stick In Defense
Nahi Bhai Main Chor Nahi Hoon Please Just A Hug
The Man Screamed And Zayan Took Off Running
He Ran Into The Park Nearby Gasping For Breath Looking Around For Anyone Willing To Accept An Emergency Hug
A Child Was Crying Near The Bench And Zayan Saw His Opportunity
Hey Buddy Want A Hug
The Child Screamed Louder
An Angry Mother Came Running Pulled Her Child Away And Slapped Zayan With Her Purse
Ow That's Not Fair I'm Just Following Orders
Five Minutes Left The Voice Said
Zayan Groaned And Looked Around Wildly
Then He Spotted A Man In A Chicken Costume Handing Out Flyers Outside A Restaurant
He Was Dancing To Loud Music Wearing Sunglasses And Clearly Had Nothing To Lose
Zayan Ran Over Without Warning Threw His Arms Around The Chicken Man And Hugged Him Tight
The Man Froze Mid Dab Then Slowly Patted Zayan On The Back
Uh Thanks Bro I Guess
Mission Completed Reward One Coupon For Free Fries
A Glowing Image Of A Crumpled Coupon Appeared In Zayan's Mind And Then Faded
You Gotta Be Kidding Me
Congratulations Host You Have Completed Your First Daily Mission More Await You Tomorrow
Zayan Slumped Against A Wall As The Chicken Man Moonwalked Away
This Can't Be Real Maybe I'm Dreaming Maybe I Fell Asleep Watching Memes And My Brain Just Snapped
System Activated Automatically Upon Host's Reckless Click
What Kind Of Stupid System Is This What Is Even The Point
This System Is Designed To Enhance Your Embarrassment Levels Daily To Strengthen Your Tolerance To Social Pressure
Why Would I Want That
Because It Builds Character
Zayan Groaned Again
Can't I Just Delete You Uninstall Reset Factory Wipe My Mind Anything
This System Cannot Be Uninstalled Until You Have Completed One Thousand Missions
One Thousand Missions Are You Crazy
Warning Negative Attitude Detected Penalty Incoming
Wait No No No I'm Sorry I Love Embarrassment I Want More Bring It On
The Pain Vanished
You May Rest Host Until Tomorrow's Mission Arrives
Zayan Staggered Back Home In A Daze His Legs Weak And His Brain Screaming
He Collapsed On His Bed Hugging His Pillow Like It Could Protect Him From The Digital Insanity That Just Invaded His Life
Maybe If I Ignore It It'll Go Away Maybe It's Just A Glitch Maybe My Brain Needs A Restart
The Voice Spoke Again Before He Could Sleep
Reminder Host Has Not Enabled Notification Sound Effects Would You Like Your Alarms To Sing Or Scream
What No Shut Up Shut Up Shut Up
Setting Sound To Scream Mode Thank You For Choosing The Embarrassment Enhancement System Have A Humiliating Day
Zayan Buried His Face In His Pillow Wondering If He Could Sue A Voice Inside His Head
One Thing Was Clear
His Life Was No Longer His Own
One Morning Changed Everything Zayan Malik Woke Up With The Feeling That The Universe Had Personally Bookmarked Him For Daily Suffering
One Second After Opening His Eyes A Loud Scream Echoed In His Head Like A Demon With A Megaphone
Good Morning Host Did You Miss Me
Zayan Sat Up So Fast He Hit His Head On The Wall
Ow What The Hell
Today's Mission Is Ready
No Please No Not Again
Daily Mission Confess To The First Person You See That You Have Superpowers
What Why Would I
Mission Starts Now
Countdown Ten Minutes
You Really Have No Chill Do You
Zayan Pulled The Blanket Over His Head Hoping That Maybe Darkness Could Cancel The Mission
Penalty Will Be Applied In Nine Minutes
Fine Fine I'll Do It Stop Yelling
He Dragged Himself To The Bathroom Splashed Cold Water On His Face And Looked Into The Mirror
His Hair Looked Like A Torn Mop And His Eyes Carried The Weight Of Someone Who Had Seen Too Many System Notifications
He Brushed His Teeth Got Dressed And Walked Downstairs
As Luck Would Have It His Neighbor Mrs Imran Was Watering Her Plants Dressed In Her Famous Pink Floral Shawl With A Permanent Suspicious Expression On Her Face
Oh No Anyone But Her Please System Not Her
First Person Detected Begin Confession
Zayan Took A Deep Breath Walked Over And Spoke With As Much Confidence As A Dying Goldfish
Auntie I Have Superpowers
She Stared At Him
Silence Hung In The Air Like An Awkward Cloud
What Kind Of Superpowers She Asked Narrowing Her Eyes
Zayan Panicked And Blurted I Can Hear Voices In My Head That Tell Me To Hug Chicken Mascots And Do Weird Things
She Dropped The Watering Can
Beta I Think You Should See A Psychiatrist Immediately
Thank You Mission Completed Reward One Fried Egg Sandwich Coupon
He Walked Away In Defeat While Mrs Imran Crossed Herself With A Plant Leaf
Back In His Room Zayan Collapsed On His Bed Again
Why Is This Happening To Me I Didn't Sign Up For This Life
You Literally Clicked The Pop Up
Who Clicks Those Pop Ups They're Supposed To Be Fake
Not This One Host This Was A Government Sponsored Beta Test You Were The Only One Brave Enough To Click
Brave Or Stupid
System Prefers The Term Willingly Gullible
Zayan Groaned Into His Pillow For The Fifth Time That Morning
Suddenly His Phone Buzzed This Time A Real Notification From His Group Chat
It Was A Message From Taha His Best Friend Since Middle School
Bro We're Meeting Up At Galaxy Arcade Today At 4 Don't Flake Again
For A Moment Zayan Felt Hope Maybe Just Maybe He Could Have A Normal Day
System Alert Bonus Mission Available
No
Optional Mission Reveal Your System To A Friend
Definitely No
Reward One Mystery Box
Mystery Box What Does That Mean
Mystery
You're The Worst App Ever
I'm Not An App I'm A Lifestyle
Zayan Ignored It Got Ready And Took A Rickshaw To The Arcade
As Soon As He Entered The Familiar Sounds Of Beeping Games And Cheering Kids Filled His Ears
Taha Was Waiting Near The Basketball Machine Tossing Balls Like A Pro
Yo You Finally Showed Up Thought You Got Kidnapped By Memes
You're Not Wrong Zayan Mumbled
They Played For A While Talked Trash About Each Other's Skills And Laughed Like Old Times
For A While Zayan Forgot The Voice In His Head
Until It Came Back With Another Notification
Side Quest Tell Your Friend You've Been Assigned An Embarrassment System
No I'm Not Ruining My Reputation With Him Too
Penalty Will Be Applied In Ten Minutes
You Just Gave Me A Reward Stop Ruining It
Zayan Considered His Options Either Lie Again Or Be Honest And Let Taha Think He'd Lost His Mind
He Took A Deep Breath And Said The Stupidest Words Of His Life
Bro I Think I Installed A System In My Brain
Taha Raised An Eyebrow
Like A Windows Update Or What
No Like An Actual Voice That Gives Me Daily Embarrassing Missions And Shocks Me If I Don't Do Them
There Was A Long Silence
Then Taha Burst Out Laughing So Hard He Fell Off The Bench
That's The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Heard I Love It
I'm Serious Zayan Protested
Sure You Are And I'm Batman
Suddenly A Notification Appeared In Zayan's Mind
Bonus Mission Failed Due To Lack Of Belief
Zayan Grumbled As Taha Kept Laughing
Then Something Strange Happened
The Arcade Screen Next To Them Glitched Out And Displayed A Message
Hello Zayan Malik Have A Humiliating Day
Taha Stared At The Screen In Shock
Bro Did That Machine Just Talk To You
I Told You I'm Not Lying
What The Hell Is That Thing
I Don't Know But I Think It's Becoming Self Aware
Suddenly All The Games In The Arcade Flickered And Displayed Random Mission Prompts
Hug The Arcade Manager
Sing Your Favorite Song Out Loud
Speak Like A Robot For Five Minutes
Zayan And Taha Backed Away Slowly
Let's Get Out Of Here
They Rushed Out As Kids Started Following The Random Challenges Like Zombies
What The Hell Is Going On Taha Whispered As They Hid Behind A Wall
I Think My System Is Glitching And Infecting Nearby Electronics
That Is So Cool And So Horrifying At The Same Time
I Know
What Now
I Think We Need Help But From Who
You're The One With The System Genius
And You're The One Who Thought I Was Joking Ten Minutes Ago
Suddenly Zayan's Phone Buzzed Again But This Time The Screen Was Cracked And The Voice Was Slower
Warning System Stability Dropping Host May Experience Unusual Side Effects
Like What
Vision Blurred Slightly And Zayan Saw A Floating Icon Above Taha's Head
It Read Suspicion Level Thirty Percent
What The Hell Now I Can See Stats
Congratulations You've Unlocked Social Metrics Mode
This Isn't A System It's A Curse
Taha Grabbed His Arm And Said Bro I Don't Know What's Happening But I'm In
What
If You've Got A Crazy Talking System Then I'm Gonna Be Your Partner In Madness
You Mean Like A Sidekick
More Like A Handler So You Don't Accidentally Hug A Police Officer Again
Zayan Laughed For The First Time That Day
Maybe This Won't Be So Bad After All
Until The Voice Returned One More Time
New Daily Mission Incoming Prepare For Maximum Public Humiliation
Zayan Froze As The Words Burned Into His Mind
Mission Attend A Public Wedding Crash It And Announce You're The Groom
He Looked At Taha And Whispered In Horror
This System Wants Me Dead