Chapitre 20: Ah, Fate...
[Live]
[6 Viewers]
With fingers crossed and head leaned in, Kia sported the most disappointed expression as she faced the webcam, prepared for what was to come...
"You guys have made a severe and continuous lapse in judgment. You won't be forgiven."
...a reverse apology video.
The chat fell into confusion, pretending to be oblivious. "I've seen what you guys posted," Kia declared.
[NotoriousReader: It's Prinz, he did it.]
[YoungPrinz: You rat!]
"I mean, it was kind of obvious," Kia added.
[NotoriousReader: I can name fingers and point names.]
[AdmiralRoux: Immediate betrayal KEKW.]
[NotoriousReader: Roux is also one of them, he was the only one left after the stream because he hoped you'd lift up your leg while you were asleep.]
[AdmiralRoux: What?!]
"Chat, this is not Among Us, you're all going to jail."
[NotoriousReader: Among Us?]
"A game for a different time. For everyone here..." Kia narrowed her eyes. "I know you three are the only ones who joined my stream yesterday!"
[YoungPrinz: She's onto us, scatter!]
[NotoriousReader: I have done nothing wrong.]
[AdmiralRoux: Hey Notorious, 175.45.176.0–255]
[NotoriousReader: I thought you doxed me, that's just North Korea.]
[AdmiralRoux: But you belong there.]
Kia stifled a laugh but quickly returned to a semi-serious tone. "Ahem, I am disturbed, appalled, and disgusted. This will be a short stream, I need you guys to understand that I may be a small-time streamer, but people will look at me weirdly if you guys keep acting like a bunch of perverts. I'm planning to go out tonight and eat."
[YoungPrinz: Is this another IRL stream?]
"Nope!" Kia unknowingly emphasized with a pout. "You will all start to use my eating sounds for your sick fantasies. I will enjoy my pizza and burger without the chat. I am good with a bit of degeneracy but nothing overboard."
[YoungPrinz: How much for us to be there?]
[NotoriousReader: She literally just said to tone it down.]
[YoungPrinz: Can we do a collective 5,000 Yen goal?]
It was a decent sum, and all she had to do was bring along the chat. "...No."
[YoungPrinz: I am willing to contribute 2.5k right now.]
"Why are you guys throwing around money like this? Again, no!" she reiterated.
[YoungPrinz: Awww. I just wanted to support my favorite creator.]
The last thing she wanted was to be some submissive plaything for the chat to keep bullying with thousands of yen. Her reputation was on the line; she needed a normal-ish community.
"Behave. I know YouTube can and will ban me for weeks if I ever get exposed to whatever you guys post. This is a completely family-friendly stream."
[NotoriousReader: I doubt that.]
"How are you doubting me? I play Minecraft, but apparently, chat has different ideas!"
[YoungPrinz: You can't be banned, you're a woman.]
"Sad but true. Still, I will hold myself to the standard of fellow male creators. If I ever do a gym stream as I have promised, It'll be with a thick tracksuit."
[NotoriousReader: Won't you be hot?]
"Of course I will. No, this is non-negotiable, plus, I'll be in public!" Kia changed the subject before getting sidetracked. "Anyways! The real purpose of this stream is to discuss what's next. Hello to the new viewers, I'm happy you guys are here."
A cool new 3 viewers watched along. Many more were subscribed, reaching a hundred. 10% of the way there to having a gym stream as she promised. Kia would dread that day.
[Vindictivewaterpig: Hello!!]
[silpC_misT: What are you planning to do?]
Kia answered. "I'm going to either continue my Minecraft world or play something else. I'd like to know what you guys think."
[Vindictivewaterpig: Either is good.]
"Hmm… should I make a dedicated schedule for you all? Maybe different genres. I'm still not confident playing newer titles."
[NotoriousReader: I like the difficulty.]
[cookielonglegs: Same, although something less physical is a better option.]
[AdmiralRoux: Is there a reason why you don't play the new stuff?]
"I just appreciate the classics more, Roux. Chat, do you want me to suffer again? I do have some ideas."
[YoungPrinz: YES!]
[AdmiralRoux: Yes.]
[NotoriousReader: Yes.]
[Vindictivewaterpig: Don't overdo it!]
[cookielonglegs: Suffering is success.]
[silpC_misT: Interesting, another game from the last hundred years?]
"Chat, you're too easy to read and yes, it's going to be something your grandparents probably only know about." Kia then started to think about the criteria of being enjoyable or hard. "What about souls-likes? I haven't played horror so that may be enjoyable. Maybe some other challenges for other games?"
[NotoriousReader: Souls-like?]
"Very hard games to put it simply."
[AdmiralRoux: Your screams will fuel our addiction.]
[cookielonglegs: Our?]
[AdmiralRoux: Yes comrade.]
"Just because you've said that, I'm going to start streaming something boring like pong."
[AdmiralRoux: I have made a severe lapse in judgment.]
Kia rolled her eyes at the similar sentence from the beginning of the stream being repeated back to her. "All in moderation guys. It's not November yet, let the snake sleep."
[Vindictivewaterpig: Why specifically November?]
"You wouldn't get it." Kia imitated smoking a cigarette.
After an hour, the discussion still hovered around the issue of what game to play next. Eventually, Kia would leave it up to a poll. Since no one else recommended old games, Kia had to recall what she knew.
Looking back at the clock, Kia stood up to leave. "I've got to go now, see you guys tomorrow. I'll maybe download a few of the games I've talked about and show them."
The chat said their goodbyes before Kia turned the stream off. It was temporary, but she had a good idea of what to stream in the next days in the week or so.
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"Ah… I never thought I'd be inside of a mall without getting kicked out. Although, I can't be too comfortable with an open-air mall."
The night was a bit frostier than usual. For a man used to the Floridian heat, it was more pronounced. Looking back, she should've worn something more than just a button-down shirt and reused pants from days ago.
It was night but the mall was still packed, Mondays had little effect on the capacity being filled by people of all shapes and sizes.
The architecture made sense, with a few crossing beams linking two separate sides of stores and other facilities. Parting the sides was a very open park-like atmosphere that made giants and other mutants of different sizes able to pass through.
With the widened space, Kia still had the odd times when she would nearly bump into people. The night was very young after all, she could see the near-endless flow of shopgoers.
"This place seems familiar." Kia shook her head, now wasn't the time to be distracted by some sense of deja vu.
What mattered most was her destination. It was time for absurd amounts of meat, cheese, and grease.
Kia opened Google Maps and saw the places she needed to go. In this fictional world, only a few locations from international brands ever got a spot in the Japanese markets, specifically in Musutafu.
Most were in Tokyo, public transport was good enough for Kia to arrive relatively quickly. Then again, why should she go to Tokyo just to eat food?
Kia knew she lived in a fictional city based on a real location. There should still be some fast-food chains that she recognizes.
Dominos and Wendy's were among them, with Wendy's First Kitchen being the local variant. Kia assumed they offered similar menus.
The mere thought of finally deviating from her instant noodle diet made Kia's mouth water.
"Wendy's is on the 1st floor, right at the center. Dominos is a floor up," she recalled from the map's directions.
Speeding up her pace, Kia reached the restaurant, joined the line, and soon emerged with two Baconator USA Doubles in hand.
"I'm gonna fukin' enjoy this one." She inhales deeply. The aroma of the crisp bacon made her reignite her slumbering American genes.
"Ah~ I can already feel the years of my life getting taken away, my right ventricle is ready to shut. Time to go for the pizza—"
Kia's world falls into slow motion as someone bumps into her.
Her hands fumbled, and her precious burgers slipped from her grasp. She attempted to catch them but only succeeded in landing squarely on top of them.
The audible squish of meat meeting pavement signaled a tragedy akin to a Greek drama.
"Nooooooooooooooooooo!"
A fate worse than death. Thousands of Americans feel a sudden urge to never forgive the Japanese.
Kia turns with the rage of a torrent toward the unfortunate individual, ready to throw hands and break skulls.
"You ancestral reject! I'm gonna… eh?"
"I'm really sorry, it's my fault for being in a rush!" The woman who bumped into her apologized, quickly putting on her glasses that got thrown from the bump. "Are you okay?"
That dark and slightly purple hair… those light blue eyes… and those boo— wait what was Kia thinking about?! It was unmistakable, even the glasses did little to hide who she was.
'No… Midnight?!' Kia curses. 'How in the horse's ass is she here?! Oh wait, it's a famous mall near nighttime. Is this some Clark Kent situation where nobody recognizes her because of a simple pair of glasses?'
Kia enacts one of her escape plans called awkwardly trying to backtrack and leave. "I uh… never mind. I enjoy my burgers firmly squashed to get all the juices out."
Midnight uses perfectly normal human behavior! "No, that won't do. I'll pay for it, where did you get these?"
"Wendys... it's right next to us. Uhm, thanks for trying to pay me back but I need to go."
Midnight uses grab! "...Your shirt is stained."
"It's fine!" Kia tries to play it off. "I like the aesthetic."
Grab is still in effect! "But you were pretty angry a moment ago. Come, I insist."
Kia contemplates her choices, 'She looks like she's not going to let it go, that's being a hero for you. Argh! Why do people in Japan have to be so aggressively nice and polite?!' A crowd gathers and people start to see the scene, Kia gives up her attempt. 'People are staring, God, I'll just make it quick.'
"Okay, but I really just want to get my burgers and go." Kia relents.
It was nerve-wracking; she'd known that in a concentrated town where most of the characters in MHA lived or worked, there'd always be a chance for stumbling across someone important.
At least Midnight hadn't recognized her, having most of your facial features obscured was a blessing. Although… Was Kia sure this wasn't a trap of some kind? Was she being watched? Could thirty different heroes be waiting for her? Was All Might already waiting to deliver her doordash???!!
'No… no… that's impossible, I'm some no-name. Second, actually. But still, the main villains should have gotten more attention than small criminals!'
It was a quick in-and-out adventure with one of the main teacher casts! Nothing big! Could this night be any more troublesome?
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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