>be Anon Incognitus
>have a shit job nobody would like
>you're getting back home when those strange lights appeared in the sky
>next moment, you're being snatched to somewhere
>shid, the guberment was right, aliens do exist and they kidnap people! ...oh wait, that's what they were actually hiding this whole time
>you're being placed in a containment field of some sort and hauled away
>you notice how aliens all look like gorgeous babes, except there's always a little bit of something that would give them away
>a tail, a pair of horns, animal paws...
>they place you in a capsule, push some buttons and send you away
>you fall asleep before you realize what's happening
>you wake up
>bright light almost blinding you, you squint and wait for your eyes to adapt
>somebody opens your capsule before you adapt to that brightness
<"WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PENIANTA, PARAGON!!!"
>you open your eyes, one of those alien creatures is standing in front of you
>she's got a squirrel tail and squirrel ears, but she seems to be speaking perfect English
>you ask her what the hell's going on
<"Oh, please follow me to the Adaptation Room. You'll learn everything about this new world~"
>halfway hesitant, you do as she says
>you arrive into a comfy-looking room, decorated in a mix of classical and futuristic styles
>another girl, with weasel ears, greets you
<"Welcome Mr. Incognitus, Paragon of the Fallen-World. I am Nana Skabrydize, your assignment officer for the day."
>she explains to you that you, along with a select few humans, were chosen for what was called the Transmigration
>you have taken away from your old world, as it started to decay irreversibly
>the stupid masses of your world have nearly completely destroyed creativity, individuality, innovation and improvisation, and the world is on the fast-track of total erasure of human individuality and the conversion of the entire humanity into unfeeling worker robots programmed to value productivity above everything
>few individuals, known as "paragons", were almost doomed to decay painfully in the society of morons, but their existence has piqued the interest of the people of Penianta, the world where you are now
>the best solution to get you out of your shitty world was to simply infiltrate and steal you away
>you didn't mean much back in your world, anyway, wasted talent struggling to survive in a failed environment
>the world of Penianta, however, would be more than happy to let you develop yourselves fully and without restraint
>and so, you were all taken away, and the rest of inhabitants were permanently isolated within their world
>and now you get to choose the country and the region where you're gonna be living
"But, uhm, I don't know nothing about your world..."
<"Oh, that's no problem! Please, consult this guide.~"
>she gives you a huge book, possibly with thousand-or-so-pages
>man, this world has the better, more reasonable versions of every major polity in your world, and more than that
>after an hour or so, you find the best place for you
>a nice town next to the beach, with a subtropical climate
>in the southern hemisphere
>in this world, the country that's closest to America owns nearly 40% of the world's lands, and 98% of the offworld assets claimed by these people
>well, guess that's the power of freedom and individual volition doing the miracle
"Wonderful choice! Now, let me just advise you some of your potential jobs and occupations~ Would you stick out your hand for me, please?"
>you do as requested, she starts reading your palm as if she's a fortune-teller or some shit
>a range of recommendations appeared before you, you snag a few lines from it
<"romantic counselor"
<"marriage advisor"
<"matchmaker"
<"relationship assistant"
<"spark-bachelor"
>all those lines have something with romance, intimacy, marriage or sex
>what the fuck's going on?..
<"And this would be your city's Studlir!"
>you ask her to explain, what does it mean
>the Studlir is part-learning center, part-facility for socialization and part-public library
>there's all sorts of facilities for recreation, sports, studying, research and romantic activities
>kinda wish your old world would have had something like that
>but then again, it was a shithole with primitive culture, primitive people, and a miserable existence
>one of your recommendations was a "freelance researcher-explorer", a guy that travels around the universe, finding new artifacts, phenomena, whatever
>and, researches them in a cozy laboratory
>that feels more like your calling, and it isn't directly linked to sex or romance
>perhaps you should give it a try?..
>you enter what you identified as the personnel management room
>a one-eyed lady greets you, she looks and feels pretty cold
<"Name?"
"Uh, Anon Incognitus..."
<"Desired occupation?"
"Well, I wanna be a researcher, or a traveler..."
<"Hmm, let me check... oh yes, there's quite some demand for research, exploration, and development. Please, hold out your arm"
>she pulls out some strange device
"Errm, what is this thing?"
<"It's a Mana Marker Implanter. It will implant a marker on you, signifying that you're under protection of the Research, Development & Innovation community."
>under protection? what's that mean?
<(Sigh) "You're a new arrival, right?"
>she explains you how does the society work in this world
>since it's widely acceptable, women of this world engage in some very proactive dating
>sometimes it means, hopping on the guy they like and screwing him
>on the other hand, girls are much less likely to hop on someone that is claimed by another girl
>the mana markers are here to achieve precisely that: they mark you as the prized man of the RDI society
>well, that sounds welcome, but...
"Wait, doesn't that one practically make me your property? That sounds a lot like you gals are just trying to get the first claims on me..."
<"Of course we do. There are slightly more than three hundred women per one man being born, so I'm sure you understand our desire to claim a boy for ourselves, don't you? Especially if that boy is such a little cutie~"
>whoooooa
>whoa, whoa, whoa
>you're kind of glad that you've left your shit hole homeworld, and got a chance to start anew
<"*Sigh* Look, I don't have all day, so let's finish it quick, alright? Stick out that hand for me..."
>but what was really the deal with that little part, about girls shamelessly claiming men?..
>you reflectively jerk your hand away from the lady
<"C'mon, just let's get that marker on you so we could go on with our business-- Hey!"
>you dart out of the building in panic and flee without looking back