by SYstem_fanfic
A thirty-four-year-old former warehouse worker awakens in the body of a brilliant, twenty-something biochemist at Caltech. He isn't alone in his new life; he is bonded to the Genius Amplification System (G.A.S.), a sardonic and highly intelligent AI interface that gamifies his research and social interactions. Transmigrated into the heart of Pasadena, he must navigate the eccentricities of Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter while completing missions like "Sheldon's Paradox" to earn IQ Reserve points. At a random party in apartment 4A, he realizes that his ultimate goal is to use the system’s research loop to synthesize a permanent version of NZT-48, all while managing a rising Notoriety Level that threatens to expose his anomalous career acceleration to the world. To survive the scrutiny of the scientific community, he must balance his "Normal Person" facade with the system's "Anti-Hero" protocols, ensuring that his intellectual dominance remains as calculated as it is undeniable.
