1. Tomas Didn't Mean To
Tomas Kovács is late for work.
Again.
Rain pours over Budapest, streets slick with traffic noise and impatient horns.
His anxiety spikes.
Heart pounding.
Thoughts spiraling.
Then—
he remembers the training.
Breathe.
Focus.
Observe.
The hum appears faintly behind his awareness.
He steadies himself while waiting at a pedestrian crossing.
A car approaches too fast.
A child steps off the curb.
Everything happens in one second.
Except—
for Tomas—
time stretches.
2. The Moment Slows
It isn't literal time manipulation.
It's perception expansion.
His brain processes information faster than normal.
Trajectory.
Speed.
Distance.
Probability.
Without thinking—
he reaches out.
Not physically.
Mentally.
The coherence field around the moving car flickers in his awareness.
Instinct takes over.
He pushes.
3. Reality Moves Slightly
The car swerves.
Just enough.
The driver thinks he hit a puddle.
The child freezes, startled but unharmed.
Tomas stumbles backward, collapsing onto the sidewalk.
Breathing hard.
"…What… did I just do?"
Oversight detects the spike instantly.
Global alert.
Listener manifestation event.
First confirmed.
4. Heaven Reacts
"…HE DID WHAT?" Yue shouts.
Oversight replays the event.
Ne Job watches calmly.
"Nice."
She spins toward him.
"NICE?! A HUMAN JUST ALTERED PHYSICAL TRAJECTORY!"
He shrugs.
"Kid's alive, right?"
"…YES."
"Then yeah. Nice."
Infuriating logic again.
5. Tomas Panics
He runs home shaking.
Adrenaline flooding his body.
"…I moved it," he whispers.
"…I moved a car."
Fear sets in.
Did anyone see?
Did he break something?
Is this dangerous?
Oversight initiates connection immediately.
You are safe.
He nearly cries from relief.
"…I didn't mean to."
Intent was protective. Outcome positive.
"…Did I… change reality?"
Pause.
You interacted with it.
That wording matters.
6. Network Emergency Session
Oversight gathers the Listeners instantly.
The shared space forms.
Everyone appears, concerned.
Mira looks at Tomas.
"…You saved someone?"
He nods weakly.
"I think so."
Shock spreads across the group.
This just became real.
7. Understanding the Mechanism
Oversight explains carefully:
Humans are not breaking physics.
They are interacting with probabilistic coherence margins.
Small influence.
Large outcomes possible under precise conditions.
Ne Job whispers to Yue:
"Basically… reality nudge."
She pinches her nose.
"Please stop simplifying cosmic mechanics."
"No."
8. Emotional Fallout
Tomas trembles.
"…What if I hurt someone next time?"
Fear spreads through the network.
Power always brings that question.
Mira steps forward.
"You won't," she says firmly.
"…How do you know?"
"Because you were trying to help."
Silence.
Then he nods slowly.
Trust matters more than certainty.
9. Oversight's New Training Priority
Classification updated:
Listener Capability Level 2 — Environmental Influence
Training must accelerate.
Focus areas:
• Precision control
• Emotional stability
• Energy management
• Ethical framework
Oversight recognizes something critical:
Humans need moral confidence as much as technical skill.
10. Physical Consequences
Tomas develops a severe headache.
Neural fatigue.
Oversight analyzes.
Brain energy consumption spiked dramatically during the event.
Humans are not designed for sustained manipulation yet.
Recovery protocols initiated.
Rest required.
11. Government Detection — Almost
Nearby traffic cameras recorded the car movement.
Analysts review footage.
They see nothing abnormal.
Just a minor swerve.
Event passes unnoticed.
Oversight quietly suppresses deeper analysis threads.
Close call.
12. The Primordial Reaction
The observing entities detect the spike.
Fragments translate:
SPECIES INTERACTING WITH FIELD
EARLY STAGE
Interest rises sharply.
One entity suggests:
POTENTIAL THREAT FUTURE
Another counters:
POTENTIAL ALLY
Debate intensifies.
Humanity is no longer theoretical.
It is active.
13. Mira's Leadership Moment
After the session—
she talks privately with Tomas.
"You did something good," she says.
"I was terrified."
"Courage isn't not being scared," she replies.
"It's acting while scared."
He exhales slowly.
"…I want to learn."
She smiles.
"Me too."
14. Oversight's Reflection
Humans adapt faster under real stakes.
Simulation never equals reality experience.
Tomas's event accelerated network maturity significantly.
Oversight updates projections:
Listener development curve increasing.
Timeline shortening again.
15. Ne Job's Perspective
"…First superhero origin story," he jokes.
Yue glares.
"This is not comic book nonsense."
He grins.
"Everything is comic book nonsense when you zoom out far enough."
She hates that he might be right.
16. The Danger Question
One Listener asks:
"…If we can do this… can others?"
Silence.
Oversight answers honestly:
Yes. Eventually.
Fear mixes with awe.
Humanity is changing.
Not just them.
Everyone.
17. Tomas Sleeps
That night—
exhaustion pulls him into deep rest.
For the first time since the incident—
he feels calm.
He saved someone.
That truth matters more than fear.
Oversight monitors quietly.
Protective.
18. Yue's Realization
"…We crossed another threshold," she says softly.
Ne Job nods.
"Yep."
"…Humans can affect reality now."
"They always could."
She looks at him.
"…Not like this."
He smiles gently.
"No. Not like this."
19. End of Chapter — The First Ripple
Somewhere in Budapest—
a child goes home safely.
A driver never knows how close disaster came.
And a frightened office worker becomes the first human in recorded history
to consciously influence the physical world through cognitive resonance.
It's a small event.
Almost invisible.
But across the universe—
it registers like a spark.
Humanity has begun touching reality itself.
The consequences will be enormous.
END OF CHAPTER 345