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Chapter 1: Welcome to the Stream
“Hey Miyako, I just wanted to say thanks for dropping off Ai's stuff at my place. Your idea of having us share devices was a great idea since I needed a better PC for school anyways. I also wanted to say thanks for smoothing out the arrangement with my parents regarding the PC unit. In all honesty, I cannot think of an excuse for it and I'm just glad Ai has found something new to do on her own. I'm sure Ai will love getting paid to have fun for a change.
— A.Kurokawa
Whether you believe me or not, this is a story that has truth in it.
Truth can come in many forms, it can be hidden in fiction.
It can be hidden in lies waiting for its moment to shine.
In the world I used to live on, there are two kinds of stars…
Those that burn bright and fast…
…and those that refuse to fade away no matter what.
Both work their hardest to make their mark, and both eventually meet their fate.
In the end, everything dies.
And then there's me, a star that had been given a second chance.
A star that still shone even after the supernova.
A white hot core in the midst of the pieces if hid away behind.
And you can bet I won't waste this chance!
“...our next new V-Tuber added to our roster comes from beyond the grave believe it or not.” A chibi version of the V-Tuber Niyakoneko. Her small cat ears twitching just like the way her actual model would.
WAHable : u guys think this'll be another lore-heavy streamer?
Aekiyria : Hope this one's cracky gahaaha
kitchencabinets : Pls be a gamer pls be a gamer pls be a gamer
Blazinggen1 : I'm just glad we got to see Koneko-san again!
Lia-Tale : NIYAKONEKO-SAMA!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Grz349 : Niyakoneko goated 1st genner hehe
“That’s right,” Reiya, the vampiric chibi beside her, followed up, “According to this little spiel given by the producers, Yūrai is a yūrei who used to be part of the entertainment industry way back in the ancient times of 2010 that is until she died mysteriously .” Reiya said the last part with a comedic and enigmatic tone.
dead_wife_enthusiast : her name's a wordplay for yūrei help what is this
Aekiyria : Chat we finally got an unc V-tuber for IchiGO Live! Let's gooooooooo!!!!!!
deezcastforms : bro vamp was smooth
akatsukiRinne : SINCE WHEN WAS REI THIS ELOQUENT!?
Pinkness : Help- not the producer's secrets being leaked😭🙏
Aekiyria : Dang I was wondering why Reiya was so smooth, turns out he's just scripting haahhahaahah
Grz349 : Vamp was scripting all along lol
The third and final emcee of the stream, Yuzuki the magical girl, cleared out her throat and whispered, “ Ahem! Reiya, I don't think you were supposed to mention the part where the producers gave you the spiel.”
deezcastforms : Not even surprised for Reiya
dead_wife_enthusiast : poor Rei, got chewed out by his sister…again.
Grz349 : Fs in the chat for Rei guys
Miskatonic81 : f
Kitchencabinets : F
Miskatonic81: F
dead_wife_enthusiast : f
Kitchencabinets : f
“Wait, what? Oh uh sorry about that haha!” Reiya apologized.
“You know,” Niyakoneko continued, “Rumors say that our new co-worker, Yūrai, used to be good friends with our current president Miyako Saitou when she was alive and found a way to reach her through possessing her phone.”
kamiai enjoyer : Looks like her lore is mixing with what probably happened behind the scenes.
“A classic ghost maneuver if I do say so myself, but what I'm more curious about is how she was able to get her face tracked for her v-tuber model.” Yuzuki wondered.
Miskatonic81 : I'm starting to get a feeling that people will start making bets on who this “dead celebrity” really is.
BlondieKouhai : My money's on Ai from B-Komachi
Miskatonic81 : I didn't mean a literal dead celebrity
anon : let him cook mate
Mingxingxing : WAIT AI AS YURAI BC YUR-AI YOUR AI
dead_wife_enthusiast : idk sounds too far fetched
“Ha! Good luck figuring that out. An entertainer never divulges her secrets!” A full model Yūrai appeared out of nowhere and jumpscared the three little chibi-sized hosts.
Dynasty0612 : Anime girl jumpscare!? In this economy!?
Grz349 : WHAT WAS THAT!?
Gadget boy : i did not have V-tuber jumpscare on my bucket list hahahaahha
“Okay, that wasn't nice!” Reiya hid behind Yuzuki as his face toggled into a more frightened look.
dead_wife_enthusiast : There's the female traumatized Reiya we all know and love!
Engineer_Gaming : Oop- poor Rei-
“Oh, sorry about that Reiya-kun! I just got too excited for this.” Yūrai chuckles at the frightened little vampire at the corner of the screen.
Puffai : I know she’s just regular sized, but wow she is massive compared to the hosts lol
“Hello, chat! It's Yūrai here! I'm so glad to finally meet you all.” Yūrai bows her head.
Engineer_Gaming : Halooooo!!
dead_wife_enthusiast : Wahhhh ily alr🤩
Engineer_Gaming : welcome to ichigo live yurai!
Pootis : OH WOW I LOVE THE MODEL DESIGN
Engineer_Gaming : She's like a gaming PC turned into a person
“So Yūrai-san, what is it that you do?” Niyakoneko asked.
“Well here's the thing, I've been dead for about ten or so years. It sucks, I know. Anyways, the only times I actually get entertainment is watching over people's shoulders when they play video games and watch tv.”
akatsukiRinne : OMG gamer girl unc!? That is such a goated concept bahahahahaha
Dead_wife_enthusiast : Gamer ghost girl unc
Grz349 : Here's the thing tho, what if she's actually great at games?
dead_wife_enthusiast : where's the fun in that tho, it's kinda refreshing to watch a noob try and learn especially when they're so out of the loop (allegedly)
Yuzuki was in a slight shock, “Woah, that sounds terrible.”
“It really is, Reiya. But now that I've got the means to work on a gaming PC (provided of course by our lovely agency), I've got a long list of stuff to do.”
“Heh, no kidding.” Niyakoneko chuckled at the increase of superchats flooding in,
sangsoo4life : Get her in the minecraft server already!
Eashgirl24 : Limbus companyyyyyy
Grz349 : Buckshot Roulette!!!
Deezcastforms : Undertale cus she's a ghost
TenderSugar : Nah, even better. Geometry dash because she looks like a gaming pc hahahaahha
“And it looks like a bunch of our viewers are looking to add more to your list! How do you feel about your newfound workload Yūrai-san?”
“I say let them! I'm already dead, which means I have all the free time in the world hahaha!”
Gadget boy : She's a go getter, we love go getters here.
Grz349 : so excited to see how she'll get along with the others.
Notes:
OCs Reiya and Yuzuki are created by Ayiya_ayy. She let me borrow her OCs for this ehe
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Chapter 2: Fool Us Once, Fool Us Twice
The stream begins with a simple countdown screen. In it is Yūrai sitting calmly on top of the timer while occasionally taking sips of her cartoonishly large cup of milktea.
ThamTvMaster : First
salngsoo4life : furhst
Grz349 : Heloooooo
WAHable : Good morning chat
Aekiyria : Oh wow the twitter announcement wasn't kidding, she really is streaming in the morning.
kitchencabinets : First
Eashgirl24 : 1st
Blazinggen1 : first
Lia-Tale : What's crazier is that she plans on doing 8 hours today.
dead_wife_enthusiast : 1st
TenderSugar : first
Aekiyria : What that's like a 9-5 shift
deezcastforms : first
akatsukiRinne : Frst
Pinkness : First
Aekiyria : She's probably think if this like on a series pilot where they release two episodes.
Grz349 : Oh yeha
“HELLO!!!” Yūrai pops in for a jumpscare once again, “Welcome to the stream chat! Wow there's a ton of you already here!”
Miskatonic81 : first
kamiai enjoyer: First
BlondieKouhai : First
deezcastforms : CHAT SHE DID IT AGAIN!!!
dead_wife_enthusiast : Wha
Grz349 : Bruh
Kitchencabinets : Oh gosh i almost spilled my breakfast hahahahaa
dead_wife_enthusiast : hit my head at rhe back of my bus seat hahaahhaahahahha
Miskatonic81 : Oof
“Oh my, did I shock you guys? Sorry about that, I just didn't expect there to be so much watching this early into the stream! I figured I should surprise you all back.” Yūrai winks and laughs victoriously.
anon : She is not like the other usual V-Tubers ngl
Mingxingxing : Girl spooked us and Reiya at IchiGo Live!'s announcement stream so we got hooked. Can't believe she played that card TWICE
Grz349 : she got us good 😔🤚
“Oh come now, I mean you do realize I am a ghost right? Spooking is what I do.”
dead_wife_enthusiast : Chat she has a point lol
Thank you Dynasty0612 for donating 300¥ to the stream.
Dynasty0612 : Fool us once, shame on you.
Fool us twice, shame on us.
Ai grinned when she read the superchat. “Oh? And who's shame would it be if I were to do it three times?”
Grz349 : Nahhhh she wouldn't dare!
Engineer_Gaming : I think she might
dead_wife_enthusiast : It's her stream so she could do whatever she wanted sooooo it's probably shame on us.
“Alright then, now that the chats been all…on their toes,” Ai snickered to herself, “Since I'm new to this whole streaming thing and we'll probably be doing so for a loooong time today, how about we get to know each other a little more? Here's a little something we could do while I'm setting up.” She drags a window in the middle of the screen. In it is an empty space beside a slido password and a QR code.
Puffai : Looks like we doing a q and a, off to a good start.
Pootis : Unc starts stream like it's a zoom QnA, she even got slido. This is goated haahahahah
“Alright, so all we need to do is place your questions here in the slido and maybe upvote some questions you guys like. Then I'll answer em! Simple enough right chat?
TimthePhoenix : Here are a few questions for you:
- Do you like story-driven games more or gameplay-focused ones?
- Are you more of a casual gamer or more of a tryhard?
- What is your opinion of VGM?
"And look at that! We have our first question!" Yūrai clapped her hands, "Thank you Tim for these Qs!"
Deezcastforms : sheeesh that's quick
TenderSugar : I'm still typing bruv 💔
"Alright, for the first question he asked if I liked story or gameplay games." Ai said after reading the questions, "I guess it's a mix of both really. Back when I was alive I liked movies and I used to watch gameplays on video games I couldn't even afford just so I could know the story. But now that I've gotten a little more budget, I've been trying a few games and I liked the feeling of doing things myself. I guess it all depends on how well it was written or how satisfying it feels when I play.”
Gadget Boy : Yurai backstory timeeeeee
Gz349 : ngl, i didn't expect her being broke
PerpetualChaos : She just like us fr
"The second question asked if I'm a casual or a tryhard." Yūrai laughed, "I'd say I'm a bit of a tryhard. After not having fun for 10 years I'd say I devoured everything I had my hands on hahahahaha.”
Late_GravityFalls_Fan : 10 YEARS
Gadget Boy : dang that must've been tough
Late_GravityFalls_Fan : she just like me fr 😭
"The last one is about my opinions about VGM. Wait what even is that hold on..." Ai looks up whatever VGM was and placed it on stream, "Google says it's Verified Gross Mass which is about..." She mumbles, "Shipping containers? I mean, sorry to tell you this bud but that sort of stuff isn't exactly my area of expertise.”
fluffcollector : helpppp 😭
Grz349 : yurai unc… confirmed???
Willow_Wisteria: ahhh ok. wait does that mean im old too-
Gadget Boy : she just like me fr
Moonlit_gem: She’s so unc. Just like the author frfr
Grz349 : stoppppp
SoftwareEngineer : achievement unlocked: unc status speedrun
TimthePhoenix : I'm sorry that I have not clarified what VGM means. I meant Video Game Music.
“Oh, VIDEO GAME MUSIC hahaha! So that’s what you meant! Dude, I really got confused there for a second.” Ai laughed hard with the misunderstanding, “I’ll be frank with you, I’m not really sure about it all. Like I said, I haven’t really dived into video games that much yet.”
“Most of my taste is made up of pop songs and stuff because like, that’s the part of the industry I had a hand in before I died. But hey, I heard this game I’m playing later will have good music sooooo yeah!”
Willow_Wisteria for donating 300¥ to the stream!
Willow_Wisteria : Hey Yurai! I have a few questions for you!
-Could you please please please please play Undertale as one of your games?
-what's your favorite video game genres? like, horror, roleplaying games, slice-of-life, etc?
-which games are gonna be in your lineup?
thanks!
Mini Mina : DDLC TOO I BEG
BonaknaPal : using superchat and not the slido is a flex
Stardusto : Don't threaten the ddlc on her… i lowk don't think she can handle that
"Oh and we have another superchat, thanks for the donation Willow!" Yūrai smiled warmly, "Alright, as for your questions, yes I've been considering Undertale and it's already on my list. I've been hearing about this skeleton with spaghetti and I'm already intrigued."
Mini Mina : skeleton with spaghetti 😭
"Now as for my favorite genre, I'm not really familiar with what genres is which. I looked up what unc was since you guys kept calling me that and yeah I guess I am getting old enough to be a bit behind the times. Anyways, I usually like whatever has a good story on it. I also like whatever is cool and flashy on the game play experience. I used to work backstage so I have a good idea on practical effects. "
Grz349 : ngl, I thought she'd work in retail
Stardusto : bro almost everyone used to work in retail at least she's still creative🙏
Gravity Falls og fan : unless you're a neet
Minelove423 : omg imagine if she's a neet💀
PerpetualChaos : THEATRE KID ALERT
"And for my lineup? Ah well I can't spoil that right now, but I do remember our other friend Raoiyu doing a collab stream for a battle royale on call of duty. I can confidently say I'll be there along with two other surprise guests.”
Willow donated a cookie! 🍪
Willow_Wisteria : eeeeee you're welcome Yurai! oooooooh yes undertale! no one give her any spoilers!
i dont think i know what unc means either, what does it mean again? and ooh, story-based games go brrrrrrr
thats ok! any other streamers you might collab with?
thanks!
TenderSugar : dang another superchat
BonaknaPal : not broke girliepop's alert
JYanDie : sana all
0th Law : bro doesn't know what unc means too 🥀
“Heyyyy look at that, our girl Willow just found our cookie superchat! Alright so before I answer your questions, I gotta explain to you guys this mechanic.” Yūrai pointed at Willow's cookie superchat, “Cookies are basically 1000¥ superchats. The more cookies you send my way the more this thing fills up!”
Gadget Boy : sheesh I wish I could donate now😭 I'm way too broke💔
Yūrai lifts a massive jar that had one cookie and places it on her side. The jar had a label that said Kawaii Kookies. “What happens when it gets filled up? Well it's a surprise that I'll reveal when we get to 25 cookies, then we get to open this jar at about 50 or so.”
hui_hui_baguette : Kawaii Kookies? Isn't that a real brand?
SanchoDollar : yeah in the Philippines, it's so cute and u should def try some
hui_gorl : not the unintentional ads from caitnait-
“Oh and one more thing, I almost forgot. There's a hidden cooldown timer for whenever you can donate a cookie. I don't wanna give away too many details, but the mods are going to track who gave the most cookies. Think of it like a race.”
Prometheus_J : WHAT
BonaknaPal : Chat can some rich person here spam cookies I'm too curious
Ayiya_aayy : I'm so broke for this 💔. All I can do is send a heart ❤️.
“Now, onto the last two from Willow. Unc from my understanding is basically someone old enough not to get how games work these days. I personally don't think I'm that old but I kinda find it funny anyways.”
starexes : Said it like a true unc, respect
“As for collabs? Hmmmmmm” Yūrai placed a finger to her chin and looked up, “Other than the one my agent lined up for me, I'm not so sure yet on who I could collab with. Somewhere along the lines of whoever is either really fun or highly requested.”
Notes:
You guys can donate a cookie once as a collective per part of a chapter. Each chapter will basically be split into several parts and will be merged together once the chapter is done.
And yes, there is a little treat to the most frequent cookie donator.
Chapter 3: When You Wish Upon a Star
Summary:
In which Ai gets into gambling
Notes:
Btw I'd suggest reading the latter parts of Chapter 2 again. I added a really nice gimmick there and I think you guys would like it.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Chapter 3: When You Wish Upon a Star
“Okay chat, I think I've stalled enough time to get the download complete. I can finally show what we're about to play for the next few hours. And don't worry chat, we won't be playing on just one thing. That'd boring wouldn't it?”
Late_GravityFalls_Fan : Yeahhhhhh
“Anyways, let me just pull up the screenshare on the window for a bit.”
“Aaaaaaaand there we go!”
Ayiya_aayy : Man, I am so excited to see what she's got loading on the background
New Blue : Imagine if it was undertale
Mini Mina : yeeeeeeee spaghetti skeleton man!!!
The screen changed unto the loading screen of the game. The sunrise could be seen from above the cloudline as a rode of whitestone builds itself whilst the camera moves forward. On the sides stood white pillars adorned in gold accents seemingly stretching from the stars down to the abyss–
Ayiya_aayy : Eyo wait she's playing Genshin Impact!?
Starexes : Let's gooooooo
MIKE TYSON : Wait, isn't that a gooner game?
Starexes : I think you were referring to Zenless Zone Zero.
AhsileTheGreat : Bruhhhhh why this game, couldn't it have been Honkai Star Rail?
“Now, I heard a bunch of controversy about this game. Mostly about the complaints about voice actors and primogems, whatever that means. But I saw someone play it during an “Abyss Dive” and it looked so cool!”
[“Hold on, pause this for a sec,”] Ai, well atleast the non-canon one from the comments section of Guiding North Star, halted the plot. [“Dude I thought this was supposed to happen in japan.”]
Uhhhhh yeah, Oshi no Ko did in fact happen in japan. That's kind of an obvious factor for this anime.
[“Do you mind explaining why fic canon me had to justify this game because of the voice actor stuff? All of that happened for the english dub. Not japanese.”]
Oh.
Oh no.
[“You know what, we can just ignore this and retcon it.”]
Okay okay, sorry for the confusion. Moving on.
“Also also! I took a peek at the story. I didn't get the context but it seemed good enough for me to enjoy it.”
Ayiya_ayy : What scene did you look at?
“Oh something about a furry little guy in a mask crying for his papa.”
BlazarHuss : NOOOOOO CARIBERT
New Blue : UNC WENT THROUGH CARIBERT AND CAME BACK STILL SANE
Ayiya_aayy : Wait till she gets to Sumeru
Late_GravityFalls_Fan : Heh, I'll do you one better. Wait till she gets to Fontaine. Hehehehe
Avyblue : WAIT TILL SHE GETS TO NATLAN BAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
“Woah woah chat settle down! I haven't even gotten the game started yet and— oh wait there's the start game.” Ai clicked on her screen when she saw the door. The screen goes white for a second.
Deezcastforms : And now we wait…
Ayiya_aayy : Yipee waiting!
Potato : Grahhh curse our goldfish attention spans!!!
“I gotta say, that was a really nice looking door chat.” Ai admired the design she just saw, “Whoever made that probably got paid well hehe.”
Gravity Falls og fan : Our new streamer at her finest: Door commentary
Ayiya_aayy : Ngl, that is a good looking door. I wouldn't mind having that as my main front door.
“Imma agree with Ayiya on this one chat, I'd like to have that door as my front door too.”
“So, what you're trying to say is that you fell here from another world?” The clip began with the voiceover. “But when you wanted to leave for the next world, your path was blocked by some unknown god?”
Craving_pretzels : Letsgo paimon
SigurdFan12 : This voice will never get old
Raeliic : Pfft yeah right
Nneko : It'll never get old…until it does HAHAHAHAHA
“Oh wow chat, that voice sounded nice! Are we gonna hear more of her?”
SigurdFan12 : Yeah, she sounds great all the way
“Oh we are?”
Ayiya_aayy : Almost the entire time
BlazarHuss : Some people find it kinda annoying while others find her voice kinda endearing.
Xznix : It really depends on the person
Raeliic : I heard the english VA got into trouble and got replaced.
Bottled_and_Sent : Good thing we don't get that much drama here in japan…where this fic canonically took place…canonically.
Moonlit_Gem : Bro this is the second time you broke the fourth wall, quit it, it's annoying.
“Oh,” Yūrai frowned. “Oh my, well we can talk about that later because wow is this so cinematic.”
“Outlanders, your journey ends here.” A floating woman in white declared as she barred the path of the two travelers.
Frozen : Oop, there she is!
EliteForce24 : Emergency food premium
“Chat, that piano then it turned into electric guitars. I think TimthePhoenix was really onto something. I can see now why VGM's such a big thing. I mean it's just been a few seconds and I'm hyped up already!”
“Who are you?” The blonde girl asked.
Ayiya_aayy : Kiana Kaslana, Herscherr of the End
Frozen : Yass Void Queen!
“The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.” The lady in white said whilst she produced a small cube from thin air.
“The what– Chat I feel like this is something important…but I don't get it yet. Am I missing something or–
“The arrogation of mankind ends now.” The sustainer of heavenly long names began to do her magic with black cubes.
“Oh wow, this is great.”
Fortunately, the two dodged her boss fight level predictable attack. The girl leapt from the ledge not afraid to fall off and–
“Chat I just realized this is where the loading screen is and I just think that's a brilliant idea–
And then she grew wings.
“SHE HAS WINGS CHAT!!! THAT IS SO PRETTY!” Yūrai's eye's widened.
JYanDie : I like that she's got that childlike wonder at their wings hehe
And then he grew wings.
“THE BLONDIE HAS WINGS TOO!?” Ai toggled on the heart eyes for extra effect.
SigurdFan12 : Bwahahaahahaha lol
Ayiya_aayy : Girl is tweaking
The battle continued as the two travelers dodged tendril after tendril of red cubes. Their flight was swift till it stopped midway when a selection had to be made.
“Okay chat, I think this is the part of the game where I choose the gender. Gotta say, I kinda expected a pokemon-style cutscene, but this is way better.” Yūrai first took a look at the girl.
SigurdFan12 : Oh is she making us pick?
“On one hand we could go for the girl, but to be honest…” She then switched to the boy. “I'm kinda digging on the blond boy. I dunno he kind of looks like– Are you guys familiar with Kamiki Hikaru? Totally my type and this blondie is giving it.”
Watching : Wait, did she mean the one usually on the West End?
JYanDie : Siiiiiiiiimp
TenderSugar : Didn't he do a show in tokyo just last week?
JYanDie : Ngl Yūrai-san, you sound a bit too young for Hikaru. Maybe by about 5-10 years.
“Wha– Okay hold the phone just for a second, I am definitely old enough for Hikaru.”
Nneko : Pfft yeah right
Gravity Falls og fan : Girl's unc but not unc enough
“Chat, I'm just laying down my cards okay? I'm really digging the blondes and I'm glad both player characters are blonde.” Yūrai raised a thumbs up to the stream. “Okay so yeah chat, which one do I pick? Oh, and while we're at it, throw me some name suggestions too.”
Cookie Count: 🍪
Notes:
Chat I gotta say, I had tons if fun diving deep into my inbox and scrummaging all the commenters. Anyways, enjoy voting for which traveler to go with!
Chapter 4: When You Wish Upon a Star: Part 2 (Electric Boogaloo)
Notes:
So uh, no one voted lol. That's okay, I just flipped a coin multiple times
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Gr349 : Go for Aetherr (blonde guy)
faikanaz : I mostly like my Abyss siblings voicelines with Lumine so go for blondie boyyy!!!
Engineer_Gaming : Faikanaz is right, Aoi Yuki's really great as the lost twin. She was alr great as Tsuyu from MHA but her performance as the Abyss twin hit hard.
sanshiyidianqi : Hey, Shun Horie is good too mate, pick the girl so we can hear Shun be edgyyyyy.
SchizoDealer : Ya'll do realize that you could still hear your player character's voicelines over at the character section right?
SchizoDealer : Also, pick Lumine!
Grz349 : Yeah, but some of us like hearing them as the villain sibling more than the one we play as
AiriHimehater : Pick Lumine cus we all know edgy blondie teen was Hikaru's style. You looking at the other one through the eyes of a Hikaru fan will leave you drooling hehe
Grz349 : They have a good point.
Moonlit_Gem : pick Lumine! I heard her stats are much better in terms of combat because she has higher charged attack and attack speed.
Ai widened her eyes, “Wait, Moonlit_Gem here says that the two have different stats. Does that mean the choices kinda matter?”
SigurdFan12 : Yeah, they do have slightly different stats but it's not much. The guy has better stats for exploration.
Moonlit_gem : let it be known that while Lumine has different stats than Aether, i do not in fact care for those stats and just wanted her to play lumine >:]
SigurdFan12 : Personally, I'd go for Lumine. But that choice doesn't have much to do with stats, just my preference.
Ayiya_aayy : Lumineee!!!
Potato : Pick Mr. Hairbraids! (The guy)
SigurdFan12 : It's really funny how some votes here were based not on the traveler, but on their sibling.
Ayiya_aayy : True true
Moolit_Gem : The non-chosen one just chill like that.
Ayiya_aayy : Irresistible tbh.
Mexicat03 : I'm voting for Lumine.
Harunoheiji : Her type is blonde dudes, I support that taste.
DaoistDreamwalker : Is anyone going to talk about how Yurai sounds like Hu Tao?
SigurdFan12 : Maybe she’s secretly Rie Takahashi all along.
“Alright, so the moderators have just finished counting your votes on the poll. By the way, thank you for providing me with names for these two. I was just thinking of asking you guys if they had canonical names.” AI then pressed enter to show the results of the poll. “According to this pie chart, 58% of you want me to pick the girl. That's a pretty tight tie we got there chat. Alrighty then, let's get back on the game.”
Ai selected the sister and imputed her name on it.
The sustainer placed her hand on the girl’s sword, causing red cubes to sprout from it. Lumine immediately lets go of the sword to prevent herself from being consumed by the growing mass.
“That’s a close call there chat. I guess we aren’t using that weapon then.” Ai sighs at the lost cool looking golden sword.
ThamTvMaster : We feel ya Yurai, the rest of the fandom had the same complaints lol
To Lumine’s misfortune, her brother was not as lucky as she was. The cubes had him stuck before decimating him and reconstructing him into a golden cube.
“Nooooooooooo!!!!!!” Ai cried out loud, “Chat, I know you said something about the other one. I didn't pick a person or something, but ya'll didn't warn me he'd be sent to the phantom zone!?”
salngsoo4life : Was that a reference to an old superman movie?!
Grz349 : Man, she's totally old lol
Ai felt like she just received a terrible gut wrenching punch straight into her stomach. That comment was painful.
In an instant of fury, Lumine flew behind the Sustainer by a blink of an eye and blasted her to kingdom come.
But this never came about.
The explosion had been easily consumed just like her brother and the Sustainer is…well, sustained. In the end, Lumine ended up also wrapped in cubes.
“No! Give my brother back!”
“Eyo what? I thought this whole cutscene would lead to combat. Come on, I wanted the fight the white lady!”
WAHable : Hehe, white lady boss fight
Aekiyria : Does this mean the Sustainer is some sort of karen now?
kitchencabinets : Did Yūrai just say what I think she said?
Ai frowned, “Hey, that's not what I meant!”
Eashgirl24 : Dw we know lol
TenderSugar : Almost cancelled at the first day hahahahahahahaah
Aekiyria : Pain
One tutorial later
“I have to say chat, this game is going great. I love the combat, the movement, and the music. The climbing feels kinda weird tho— Woah!
The tutorial heads to a cutscene where the Traveler looks towards a view of Mondstadt for the very first time.
Blazinggen1 : Quite the view innit?
Lia-Tale : Yurai's reaction's like if a baby ate candy for the first time.
dead_wife_enthusiast : Her jaw's just wide open and on the floor haha
“Guys, this is actually quite a good view. Sorry, if I'm a little awestruck but this is probably the first time I've seen a video game go this far.” Ai said ecstatically, “I mean the castle walls? The windmills? It's amazing!”
“That's a Statue of the Seven!” pointed Paimon, “There are a few of these across the land to show their protection over the world.”
“Ooh lore! I like lore.” Ai smiled at the world building crumb before her. “My first take on this? I think the Seven might be some sort of like a group of adventurers from long ago or maybe even heads of state. Probably the former. Am I close?”
deezcastforms : Nah, it was the latter
akatsukiRinne : Good guess tho
“Oof”
Pinkness : Ooh but imagine an AU where the Seven are just adventurers.
“Among the seven gods, this god controls the wind.”
“BAHAHAHAAH I WAS SO OFF ON THAT!!! Dang, well thanks for leaving out the fact that they were gods. I guess that makes for a good reaction clip for later.”
Aekiyria : Oh you sweet summer child, odds are that some of us have screen record on lol
Grz349 : Give it 1-2 hours, you'll start seeing your face on reels hahaha
“Paimon's not sure if who you're looking for is the anemo god, but Paimon will take you to his place first. There's a reason why.”
“That is definitely not suspicious at all. Chat, correct me if I'm wrong but this dialogue feels like they're implying that Paimon knows the anime god.”
Miskatonic81 : Ajsbdjebshdjd anime god hahahahah
BlondieKouhai : Sorry Yurai-san, it's anemo god.
“Oh, sorry about that! I meant wind god.”
While Paimon guide's Lumine to the statue, she explains to her that perhaps asking it might help.
“Not gonna lie chat, Paimon feels a little not like what she seems. I noticed she sort of looks like that Sustainer lady from earlier.”
kamiai enjoyer : Yeah, we all thought of that when some of us played too.
“You guys think this might be a clear hint on something?”
Deezcastforms : It might be
dead_wife_enthusiast : It's likely her tbh
After swimming across Starfell Lake, Lumine touched the statue with her palm. In an instant, the statue lit up. Out from the ball that the wind diety held came an orb of anemo. It flew towards her and let itself be absorbed by the Traveler.
“So I guess that's the start of the elemental abilities I saw from the ad?” Ai asked. The chat told her it was indeed.
After this, Ai tried out the Anemo Traveler's kit. She had tons of fun holding on windblade letting the slimes suffer helplessly. No one picked it up yet, but there was a hint of sadistic enjoyment to Ai when she approached the nearest hilichurl camp, held that skill, then pressed on burst.
Chapter 5: When You Wish Upon a Star: Part 3
Chapter by Bottled_and_Sent
Summary:
In which Ai plays more genshin
Chapter Text
We skip to the scene where Venti first shows up.
“Don't be afraid…” A bard in green gently greets the aggravated dragon. “it's alright now…I'm back.”
Ai widened her eyes, intrigued by the bard on screen. “Oh? OH! Chat, this guy looks so good!”
sanshiyidianqi : Yo wait holup, how come she figured out Venti at the first try?
Grz349 : Twink alerttt
SchizoDealer : Chat, I think she got hooked
AiriHimehater : I wasn't expecting that reaction
“Okay okay look. I won't tell you how, but I'm really well versed in these kinds of pretty boys.” Ai giggled.
Moonlit_Gem : Oh great, she's into twinks
Bottled_and_Sent : sooooo just like you then?
Moonlit_Gem : Bahahahah shut up bro, go bald
Willow_Wisteria : “Well versed in these kinds of pretty boys” 😭🙏
“Wha– Naw man! I'm into hot tall guys too!” Ai tried to evade the twink simp allegations, she couldn't. “Hikaru is a hot tall guy!”
Moonlit_Gem : Chat, when you think about it, Hikaru was both at different times!!!
Willow_Wisteria : Bro was a twink back then, and now a tall man now
ThamTvMaster : she is NOT making the twink simp allegations go away
Maggi8noodlesalfredo2lasagne : “Im into hot tall guys too” sure thing. sounds exactly what a twink simp would say
Grz349 : “Im into hot tall guys too” I guess so but only if they were twinks when they were younger
Kitchencabinets : Yūrunc likes em young
Grz349 : Hikaru did seem twink-like in his early days. Take it from me, a fellow long time fan of his.
dead_wife_enthusiast : HELPP💀
Miskatonic81 : BAHAHAHAHAHAH YŪRUNC LOL
“HEY, HIKARU IS NOT TWINKISH.” Ai chastised her chat but there was no stopping them.
Anon : Wait till she runs into Freminet or Dainsleif
Mingxingxing : I bet she'd like Albedo then
Grz349 : Oh yeahhh blonde twink
Dead_wife_enthusiast : not Yurai going after twinks 💀
Dynasty0612 : Blonde twink? Sounds familiar eh?
After the dragon and the green bard leave, Lumine and Paimon inspect the red floating crystal tear left behind the by dragon. “Paimon's never seen something like this.”
“Maybe if Paimon stopped talking in the third person she might just get it.” Ai savagely dumps a burn on Paimon.
Grz349 : Yoooo
dead_wife_enthusiast : Not the emergency food being burned
Puffai : Smore got roasted
Pootis : Unc did floating lavender melon dirty hahaha
“Paimon bet's it's dangerous, let's put it away for now.”
“Heh.” Ai smirked, “It's a surprise tool that will help us later.” She winks.
TimthePhoenix : Brooooo not the mickey mouse refference
“Hey you!” A voice calls out, “Stop right there!”
“Okay, looks like we have another character show up.” Ai perked up at the call, “Okay nice ribbon, I like her stockings.”
PerpetualChaos : It's the pyro archon!!
Willow_Wisteria : Eyy Amberrr
Amber jumps across in a wingless glide, it looks as if she flew in slow motion.
Yurai just looked straight into the camera, “Guys, is every design gonna be like this? Cus like I am absolutely in love with the art they keep giving us here.”
TenderSugar : u havent seen nothing yet
BonaknaPal : oh you should see Navia
JYanDie : frfr
Amber lands and turns to Lumine and Paimon, “May the Anemo Archon protect you, stranger!”
Ai's eyes widened, “Daaaaaaaang, she is rocking in those short shorts! I wish I could to but the best I can is a skirt and that's it hahahaah!”
“I am Amber of the Knights of Favonius.”
“Hello Amber I like your hair so much!”
0th Law : Amber: *introduces herself*
Yurai: I love your hair!
GadgetBoy : She's just a girls girl frr
“You don't look like citizens of Mondstadt, explain yourselves.”
“Ohhhhh she's got a pretty voice too!!!”
…
“And this mascot…what's the deal with it?”
Ai just smirked at her dialogue choices, “Heh, I think I'm starting to see where the joke here is with Paimon.”
hui_hui_baguette : I mean, she's a floating edible loaf of bread
SanchoDollar : Nyom
hui_gorl : Yurai knows😌
“I agree chat, the child looks edible nyehehe.”
“Hey, that's even worse than a mascot.”
Prometheus_J : Well, she's both isn't she😭🙏
“It's not my fault you look like a cute little bavarian donut hole. Nyom nyom nyom!!!”
BonaknaPal : BAVARIAN DONUT LOL
Ayiya_aayy : Powdery nyommers
Due to the length of the Mondstadt quest and the author’s cramped schedule, we'll be fast tracking Ai's experience even further.
“Come with me, let's head to the city's uhh…high ground.” Amber told Lumine after their short walk to Mondstadt
Ai snickered, “Chat, this girl underestimates my power.”
Deezcastforms : Eyo she's seen the prequels.
TenderSugar : Yūrai, don't try it.
Starexes : Fr! u might get ur hands chopped or smth
Clap
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Late_GravityFalls_Fan : ASDFGHJLLJDLDLKL
Ayiya_aayy : gUYS SHUT UP PEAK IS HERE
“Oh, dramatic clapping.” Ai said, “Looks like we're getting another character.”
New Blue : keayaaaa!!
“So you've got the power to go up againt that dragon.” The camera pans up to one Kaeya Alberich.
Yūrai's model toggles a blush, she looks at Kaeya, then back to the chat, then to Kaeya, then back to the chat.
Mini Mina: Oho~ she blushinnnn
Ayiya_aayy : understandable, have a nice day
“I uh…I have no words.”
GadgetBoy : Don't worry, we all reacted the same way
“Are you a new ally…or a new storm?”
Starexes : thats… not as smooth as i remembered😭🙏
MIKE TYSON : Still fire🔥
The model reddens even further, “It's a crappily written line but wow…that voice is just so soothing.”
PerpetualChaos : Get this lady away from otome games
Ayiya_aayy : Imagine Yūrai playing tears of themis-
AhsileTheGreat : I…
BlazarHuss : BAHAHAHAHAAH
BlondieKouhai : NAWP!!! I have a feeling once she plays it, it'll be the only thing we see on stream.
*Wish feature unlocked*
Ai gave a mischievous grin, she looks up at her current balance received from her donations.
Oh the temptation.
She hasn't held that much spare change since she was alive. And the last time she checked, none of her newfound finances would ever have to count her living expenses.
Oh the sweet sweet temptation.
“Chat, I've heard many things about this game. I've also heard about why it's worth millions of yen!”
Late_GravityFalls_Fan : Oh no
fluffcollector : Oh gosh no
“Which is why I won't be making any in-app purchases!” Ai pulled a fast one on her viewers, “Where's the fun in that? There's no satisfaction getting what you fancy in a snap.”
Grz349 : She's safe…for now
Ayiya_ayy : She's gonna snap
“Tell you what though, I will do a 20 pull much later once I have enough of those gem things. I heard the first ten has a maid girl guaranteed and I want a bigger surprise than that.
GadgetBoy : Primogems…they're called primogems.
New Blue : Maid girl😭🙏
Ayiya_aayy : I- why-
“Right! Primogems! That's what they were called. Thank you so much.”
A bit of Primo grinding later
“ And that should do it!” Said Ai as she opened the last chest, “A thousand and six hundred of those primadonnas!”
Grz349 : Primogems!
“Bahahahaha! I was just messing with you! Anyways now that we got everything we need for the thing, let's do a 20 pull shall we?” Ai switched to the pull banners and pressed on the 10 pull. “Hello, maid girl!”
As the wishes of the Traveler rose into the finite sky, several stars decended to assist fate. Their purple hue glowed all across the night sky…as expected, a maid appeared.
Ai was quite surprised, the maid character was actually great. As an idol, she had been in her fair share of maid outfits, something she had a love-hate relationship with…it's another story for another time. Maybe we'll come across it on the main fic.
“My name is Noelle, maid of the Knights of Favonius, and it's my pleasure to be joining you on your adventure today.”
“And she's part of Jean's knights!? A maid knight!?” Ai was gobblesmacked by it. Were maid dresses cool again? “I can't believe my eyes.” Ai said not knowing she just quoted that one genshin line.
GadgetBoy : Am I the only one who noticed how she got shocked by Noelle?
Grz349 : Nah, Noelle's pretty great designwise. Maybe she got prettied out by it.
“Yeah, you bet. But you know, let's just unpack that later. We've still got ten more wishes to get to.” and then Ai went for 10 more wishes.
Held in anticipation, the Traveler gazes up in the sky hoping for what she desires.
Once more the stars shone purple.
After a few pulls, Ai had taken up another character…and he was…he was beautiful.
“Chat…what…who is this…” Ai immediately sipped hard on her boba in the hopes of cooling herself down, but nothing could drown out the warmth in her cheeks.
For starters, he was blond with straight hair cut short. His bangs blocked out one of his eyes, and despite his battle pose the boy looked like he was a gentle soul…
He looked just like him.
“Ai, this is Kamiki Hikaru. He'll be helping you out with the basics.”
“Hi!”
“Um, hey?”
“…”
“...”
“So… are you gonna teach me or what?”
“Sorry, I'm not used…to this kind of thing.”
“Smash.” She didn't even hesitate.
Software_Engineer : Eyo WHAT
TimthePhoenix : Nooooo, Yūrai that's a child
BlondieKouhai: What the heck Hoshino (Deleted by mod)
Willow_Wisteria : Technically Fremi's not a kid, he's in his 20s
Mini Mina : That doesn't count, she literally said she was old enough to hit on Kamiki Hikaru
BonaknaPal : Ah shoot, this streamer's going Drake on her first stream.
JYanDie : I don't think that counts either, it's understandable to simp for Freminet.
PerpetualChaos : Eh, fair enough.
“Alright chat! I think I've had enough of this for one day. Whatchu think?”
0th Law : That was…something.
Stardusto : Can't believe she did so much in one sitting.
Gravity Falls og fan : What's really unbelievable is the author skipping so much of his drafts just so he can post this asap.
Minelove423 : Not cool bruv
“Anyways, I hope you're glad with our first stream today. I won't be around for tomorrow, but I will be playing a different game the day after that!” Ai laid out her schedule, “Sooooo yeah! Thank you all so much for watching, this has been Yūrai and I've had tons of fun! Love y'all!”
End stream.