Essence of theLiving Meme

By imbibing this essence (based on I Beg You All, Please Shut Up), you gain the following:

• You can choose to gain abilities based on anything used to compliment you, even if it is exaggerated or done jokingly. The change is instant, though it is never so outwardly extreme to be obvious to an outside observer. It can be delayed if it would be too obvious in the moment. This could be physical enhancements, finely honed and updating skills, or information that no one should know at the time bordering on prescience. While the acquisition of these are basically by narrative fiat, all the results have to be theoretically physically possible within whatever settings they occur in.

  • Being called "an expert hacker" for fixing a computer will make you the world's greatest hacker. You can break into any system without anyone noticing and basically do anything you want. You could flawlessly hack secure government servers or banking records without anyone tracking you down, if they can ever detect anything happened at all. While this will look like BS-tier instant Hollywood hacking to the uninitiated, you have a full and comprehensive understanding of what you are doing. You could teach a class on computer science, or fill out a full report on how you pulled off each nonsensical hack and how to defend against it.

  • Being called a "big strong man" by a girl you like will make you grow several inches in height, gain a muscular toned physique that does not need to be maintained, and a handsome face (that is still recognizable as you). No one will find this change too odd.

  • Being complimented on your cooking will make you easily the equal of the best culinary experts in the world. You will also get a bunch of highly marketable and delicious new recipes downloaded into your head. This could be anything, such as an instant milk tea mix that costs pennies to make and will have customers lining up out the door for over a twenty dollars a cup even though that is the only product sold there.

  • Being told you always seem to be ahead of the curve might dump a bunch of random information of the near future into your mind. This is random, but always vaguely relevant to what you are doing. For instance, you will know that a store owner nearby is thinking about selling their lease and would be give you a good price if you ask now, which you should do because it is the perfect place for the milk tea shop mentioned above. You might also instantly know the phone number for someone looking for a new job who would be perfect as the manager and public face for your new businesses.