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A new experience could be marked in Nikki's notebook today, apparently─ or rather, another new experience. She'd clearly seen her fair share of toxic gamers left and right, as Ozzy figured based on when she first mentioned playing games. It truly was a shame, though there was really nothing to be done about it. "It'd be pretty dumb to grill over that sort of stuff. I really don't get how anyone these days can talk about wanting a nerd girlfriend, but expect one to be into beatstick shounen with no bloody plotline enough to name five random characters from it. Same goes for games; it's like everybody forgot what they're even made for." Oh, he could ramble on for days about the modern state of media consumption. Instead though, he preferred the idea of carrying on about something less... stressful, as it were. "Yeah, that'd be brilliant! I'll make sure to put on my epic man voice and attack your neck when the vampire bloke is on scene~" he teased. No, he wasn't going to be taking it easy at all. There was a spot to abuse, and it worked marvelously from what he could tell. What was to stop him from using Nikki's neck as the lock to a door he could use to bypass the threshold into her headspace at any given moment?

Ozzy's attitude regarding video game approaches was appreciated. Good. Any who disagreed tended to be the sort of toxic gamers he'd rather avoid, though women didn't tend to be in that group. Well, they did have a group of their own that he veered away from, but only by fault of assumptions being made about his own approach before any evidence was gained to the contrary. Oh well; Nikki wasn't one of those types either. Where had he been all of her life? "Riding the fence, mostly. Y'know, stuck between toxic gamers and the equally toxic anti-toxic gamer gamers. It's a dark place, really. Oh, apart from the last year or so. I was at the other end of your recording for that bit," he said, moving on to address matters of the phrase... copium. As a streamer, Ozzy had long since taken to saying such phrases as much in life as he did on camera. It was an almost unavoidable habit, but the people he spoke to normally understood it by virtue of being his fans. "Copium is like... cope and opium. You know, that moment when you're trying to find the good in the worst possible situation? I shouldn't just be saying it at random like that, but it's a habit by now. All those terrible character pulls, trying to find something they're good for just to pretend it's a dub instead of an L. Copium."

Nikki could only nod in understanding. She was right on board with how idiotic it was, to gatekeep against people who share interests. "I agree without question. It's also a total turn off to not be able to have a regular conversation with someone about stuff you like because they get hyper-defensive," she said willing to leave that topic for now as it was obviously a point of soreness for everyone involved. Whatever the case, Ozzy offered to use his epic man voice while they participated in the active reading of the Aeons' newest work. "Oy, I said take it easy on me... that sounds like the exact opposite. Still, I wouldn't really mind too much I guess. I am also curious about this epic man voice~" she mused happily. She already found him quite a bit beyond majorly attractive, if his voice became any better she'd likely end up in just as bad a situation as he appeared to be.

According to Ozzy, he'd been riding the fence her whole life, stuck between two equally crazy groups of people in the video game world. She understood this to a great extent. Still, she was happy to have him with her now, and happy that in the past she'd helped him a bit, even inadvertently. "Well, glad to be of help in that terrible situation~" she offered with a cheeky smirk. Beyond this there was some extra information, offered about the term copium. Apparently it was one of his stream terms which was like making the best out of his bad situation. "Ah... that's brilliant. I never had a proper word for that before... I like it!~" she mused. To Nikki there was no extreme need for him to change his speech or anything around her. She'd simply ask for clarification when it was needed, and check up on his stream for context clues about it later. "More and more that stream of yours seems like a cool place. Might have to go lurker mode and look in on it~" she stated. Well, that was the plan in general, she simply had to do a few minor things to be notified of when he next went live and she'd see what his community was like.

"Right? I wouldn't be half as interested in you if I didn't think I could spend all day chatting you up about any and everything that comes to mind. And look; I was right. Even better than I thought it'd be, really," Ozzy claimed. Take it easy, she repeated. No. His answer would be a solid no. For the conceivable future, he would be a salesman with himself as the product, and Nikki as his singular consumer audience. She even claimed that she wouldn't mind, and that she was curious about the voice he spoke of. Truthfully, it was an embarrassing thing to do anywhere but his stream, yet... he couldn't really say no to the lass if she brought it up.

Well, maybe that could be glanced over. Yes, it could easily be lost in conversation while they talked about his presence and the meaning of copium. She fancied the word, making Ozzy believe he would eventually be hearing it from her mouth as well. That would be interesting. Moreover, she brought up an interest in his stream, stating that she may wind up lurking in the chat to observe one. "Lurker mode? If you're gonna hop in the stream, don't bother with that. Get involved; nobody bites. Besides, the mods and everybody else in chat like to call out lurkers. Oy, here's an idea! Fancy having a bigger list of characters, or a solid start on another gacha?"

"Blimey, I'm going to start believing your sole purpose in life is inflating my ego, if you keep slipping those in there~" Nikki mentioned. This man was terrible for her sense of self. She was a rather small being after all. She had big goals, good dreams and a fairly stable personality. What she didn't really have was the amount of confidence this man seemed to have on her behalf. Still, it was nice to know he enjoyed speaking with her, not simply looking at her or using her. There were many benefits to a man as honest as Ozzy was, and feeling genuinely appreciated was one of them.

It seemed this epic man voice was glossed over. Lost upon the topic of something as simple as her commentary about being in lurker mode while stalking his stream. According to him his chat and mods called out people like that, and he made the claim, that nobody bites and that if she wanted to get on the stream she should get involved with one of them. "Uh, not that I don't believe you. But honestly online communities are scary to me. My own included probably extra at this point..." she said. There was after all a reason she only noticed Ozzy's user tag in passing and it had a lot to do with the normal vitriol she received from her community on a daily basis. A great number of them were pretty normal girls asking for advice or complimenting her work, or wanting an opinion on some thing or another. A great number of them however were just guys who stumbled upon her and aggressively decided to pursue her in her comments section. It'd gotten bad enough for her to put on a moderator to get rid of the really malicious ones. Even so, she was one for new experiences and technically wouldn't mind popping in on Ozzy's stream and he seemed to have an idea. "What sort of idea are you talking about here?" she asked having put together a bit and wondering how he was going to manage it. All the while she'd gotten pretty decently far on the level grind of Akiko and was genuinely enjoying the gameplay, much as Ozzy said she would.

One good thing after another. Nikki seemed to accept that he would be continuing to bolster her sense of self where possible. More importantly, he didn't have to make an absolute fool of himself by doing that damnable voice! Why did he even mention that? He really needed to learn a few methods of shutting his gob to avoid embarrassment in the near future. Luckily though, it wasn't an immediate worry at all. Nikki was moving on, specifically to her gripes with online communities. Ozzy could understand this. Even so, he could recommend no group of people more so than his own followers. He and Nikki had one major follower in common, at least, in the form of the user Ferrichan. Maybe he could start his defense there? "I understand. My community is a good bunch though─ cross my heart! You already know Felix. He's a bit of a wanker when he wants to be, but he means well. Everyone's like that to some extent," he said of his Twitch chat.

His idea was brought into question. Well, that showed at least a bit of interest, and surely Nikki had an inkling what he would suggest. She asked though, so of course he would tell. "Come on my stream for an hour or so. I can start a short one quick, and the lads are always ready and willing to throw their money around for a few gacha pulls. You can meet the fam, see how the atmosphere is, and you can either get characters here or in one of the other Aeon games. Whaddaya say? You could pull Juri, Inuzuri, Tamao, or even try getting yourself in Naruto~"

According to Ozzy his community was good people. How did he start his defense... with Ferrichan. Ah, that was a good lad, a bit of troll but it was never bad in Nikki's opinion. Actually, that one was always full of questions and one of the few males who appeared in her comments section to get his questions answered on a regular basis. Oddly observant was that one, always peaking about, and in her Q&As asking random questions which weren't too personal but also about her interests beyond fashion. "Well, Felix is a bit of a weirdo to be honest. He's pretty good though, never had a problem with him since he popped up ages ago..." she said with a knowing smirk. "And if you vouch for them I suppose they can't be bad. You have some pretty hardcore opinions, but I can't fault your tastes," she said oh she was about to be talked into something strange and she knew it.

The offer of strangeness? An hour on Ozzy's stream, meeting his community, getting some pulls and getting a feel for the atmosphere? Well, she couldn't really say no to that. Besides he did mention needing to check on his stream and update them... she definitely didn't have any intention of keeping him from things which were important to him. Besides all of that, Nikki wasn't opposed to trying new things, and given she planned to keep Ozzy around forever, there was a good chance she'd encounter the stream at some point or another. Best to rip the bandaid off so to speak. Besides the offer on the table was a rather interesting one. "I could break on a bit more... I still would prefer at least that first extra Akiko and I wouldn't mind one of the others I actually wanted..." she said softly looking a bit strangely. She knew of the Naruto update but she hadn't mentioned it. "I'm already queued up to play the Naruto one. The Aeons told me I'd be released in the newest banner but since it was in the Sand Village I kind of wanted to play it anyways... I was gonna pull on that banner anyways..." she said giving herself a bit of pause. Her favorite in the Sand Village was the character Machi. He came back with great energy, was hugely humorous and great as a gag all around. It wasn't until now that she realized something rather important. Machi was her favorite character and... his face claim was Ozzy. Maybe they didn't look that much alike and she was right not to notice upon meeting him in person? She was deep in thought, enough that her bottom lip would soon be found within her mouth, being grazed by her teeth.

Felix was a weirdo; they could always agree on that. He remained one of the best lads Ozzy had ever known under all that chaotic energy he presented, making his mannerisms oddly charming. He would always be one of the first options if Ozzy was trying to address the goodness of the God-King community. "See? He's more trouble than he's worth, but it's a good sort of trouble. And now I owe him a favor for randomly popping in to help me out earlier," Ozzy admitted of the lad's random drop-in at the convention panel.

Nikki had the itch of a gacha gamer; Ozzy could feel it when she first spent a bit of money on her new Brave Souls account. No one could resist the potential for a few free rolls, right? Well, that wasn't true. He could, and he often insisted that his chat stop suggesting that they throw money at him. In the case of Nikki, however, he'd even join them in funding her account. She even took the proverbial bait, giving more than a small amount of consideration to the idea of joining his stream. "Sounds like a yes to me~" he claimed. It would take nothing to start an unannounced stream and still bring in a large chunk of his audience. Considering they were both fully nude in front of his laptop, there was plenty of time to provide a bit of warning as well. "So, throw something on while I announce a new stream? Assuming you don't want a few thousand people randomly seeing your tits and bits, that is. I might get banned if you're into that sort of thing, and... maybe a few fights to boot."

More trouble than he was worth, was the kitten faced lad known as Felix. Even so, she also truly agreed he was the good sort of trouble. She had no qualms with the idea of Ozzy using him as a shining example of the 'goodness' of his chat. "Hm, I guess he was the reason I ended up in your lap yesterday..." she said, recalling the events of the previous day and finding that to be a more than acceptable reason to back the lad. Beyond his antics he'd also shown up wearing one of Nikki's dresses and looking absolutely at home in it and she could appreciate his stylistic choices. Above and beyond that lad was at least partially responsible for her current happiness and that was enough for Nikki.

Moving on from it, Ozzy interpreted her sheepishness as a yes. And it was for multiple reasons. Nikki really couldn't resist a few gachas. She never really went overboard and always stuck to her intended budgets but gachas, and manga were her guilty pleasure things. She couldn't really turn down a few rolls while chatting with some apparently more tolerant people. "Yeah, what the hell. Might as well get myself a first hand perspective. Find out what a non-toxic community is like..." she mused. As for the matter of her tits and bits she chuckled as she rose from in front of his lap. "Bloody hell, can't have you fighting or getting banned. And I'm definitely not into anything like that, I don't even like being seen without ears and whiskers, definitely not going nude for strangers," she said with a light-hearted sound escaping her. "You should just remember to put on some pants. I know the dangers of streamers~" she said with a knowing little finger wag, before sauntering off to fix herself up. She was definitely not the type to be seen half done in public at all, ever. Even her relaxed looks were well thought out, and right now she was going to the bedroom of her suite to determine the level of relaxed she'd be presenting herself with today.

"See what I mean?" Ozzy questioned. Felix had been the one goading Nikki into taking a position atop Ozzy's lap, effectively placing her upon his groin. "He put you in my lap, and that sorta landed me here, didn't it? We like Felix around these parts~" As he (partially) joked about in this manner, he prepared himself for the soon-to-be departure of Nikki. She was willing to join the stream for a bit, and that led to her rise. Ozzy leaned back in the meantime, watching her get out of position, and indeed keeping his eye trained on her for every step she took while still visible. No way was he going to miss out on that sight. He even had some commentary to share for the sake of having it. "Well take your time regardless. Spare the world perfection, but I need a bit more on my plate," he offered.

Right. Pants. Normal people wore pants. They had a brief exchange about that earlier, but despite all his near-accidents, Ozzy rarely sported a pair of breeches while streaming. Oh well; he could make do here. "Pants, yeah. Just pants," he joked, implying he would be going the opposite route of the normal streaming setup. Actually, a small part of him thought that wouldn't be the most terrible idea. What better way to slyly admit to his chat what he'd been up to for the past day? No, he wouldn't do that. He would however, go about logging into Twitch and Twitter, making his announcement of a surprise stream on the latter platform.

"Right? Nice meddlesome cat-boy as a wingman. Admittedly though, you didn't need that much help. I was definitely more than halfway here all on my own~" she stated factually. To be honest, ending up in Ozzy's lap had been the last push, but she was more than 80 percent there all on her own. Having made her exodus, Nikki was headed off to dress only to hear Ozzy's words and have her eyes widen. Spare the world perfection, but he needed a bit more? "Bloody hell, Ozzy, you're killing me here~" she mused. Did he really think her face was so perfect in its most barren state? Well, yes was the obvious answer considering the previous night when she'd actually removed her makeup it was almost entirely true that the lad thought her gorgeous as she was. Such information was surprising but not necessarily a bad thing for Nikki, she thought him absolutely gorgeous too.

Moving right along, what was the designer/composer of fashion doing for her own look today. Well, there was one thing she would start off with always... ears. Hair was being put back into place. Not a high ponytail like before but simply being held a bit further down for the sake of fluff. Ah, and a nice classic pair of black bunny ears... those would be for the best. Alright with that taken care of, there was the matter of actual clothing. Another thong was easy enough, this one dangerously close to her own skin tone. Now, she was busy looking at herself in the mirror. Her look in general was always the same, but ah... that little hickey was present on her neck now. She tilted her own head from left to right. She had no intention of hiding it. No. She held up her fingers as if framing a picture. She'd show it off instead, frame it for the world. Such was her way, "Blimey, that'd be a day wouldn't it~" she joked right along with him. Moving on, she picked out the appropriate level of clothing to properly frame the little love bite on her neck. Bra, black with thin straps and the same color brown lace as her panties around the cup. Not seen but mostly for the strap. Swooping off the shoulder jumper, it was cream colored. Cozy, comfy general wear type of deal. Longer than necessary, like a mini-dress. Ah, but she couldn't get away just that... now she needed something for her actual bottom. What a difficult choice... would she go for shorts or yoga pants? Either work for an at home or quick popping out look. Yoga pants were multiple purpose. In all day, pop out to the store and keep your legs warm... work out if you need to? All the while the color combination of the jumper and strap of her bra perfectly framed that little mark on her shoulder. Nikki slipped into a pair of black yoga pants, and completed the look. Perfectly framed that little mark on her neck and managed to look perfectly imperfect. Now all that was left were the little red marks on her cheeks which were so normal on her, they'd draw more attention to that little mark. A cheeky smirk crossed her face as she completed her look. Yeah, she liked it.

Was his statement a bit too much? Nonsense; it was a simple fact of life. As he watched her walk to the next room, he confirmed that he could view such a thing all day. Could he have that sight on a looping video? Maybe that would be worth inquiring about at a later time. Either way, there was no time for dilly-dally. He had to send that tweet and inform his audience, before rising to acquire his own clothes by the entrance. Of course, his Twitch stream had already gone up without any audio or video enabled just yet; there was a 'starting soon' banner shown to those who signed in early. Now then, what did he bring along? There was always the outfit he arrived in, but that wouldn't do at all. He did have a grey hoodie to sport, as well as a pair of black shorts for wearing around the hotel late at night. Yes, those things would suffice as something to throw on, disregarding his lack of undergarments at the time.

Ozzy didn't have to do as much to prepare as Nikki did. A slip here, a pull there, and he was ready to go in his most casual attire. Meanwhile though, being the designer extraordinaire that she was, Nikki was putting together a far more coordinated and... dangerous look. Poor Oliver caught a glimpse of the lass from the door, taking immediate pause as he stood there dumbfounded. Naturally, his gaze dropped without hesitation. "You know, it's going to be really hard making myself not look like a sex fiend when you're putting on stuff like that. Don't you know what yoga pants do to blokes?" he asked, trying to alter the direction of his mind to avoid pitching a tent as it were.

Ozzy found himself dressed in basically no time, Nikki took a bit longer. But by the time all was said and done, Oliver had set up his stream and made an announcement. Nikki would be in the midst of applying those little red lines on her face by the time the lad passed her door and caught sight of the look she was going for today. He paused in the doorway, only to stop and stare at the lass. "Stuff like this, will make it hard for you to hide being sex fiend?" she asked rhetorically. "Bloody hell, you realize this outfit is lazy right? I'd wear this running to the shops for snacks~" she said with a chuckle. "Besides, yoga pants are comfy, I assume blokes just let their eyes wander, if yoga pants do something to them..." she said with a devious little smirk. "Admittedly I don't mind if it's you..." she finished. By the time she finished talking the lines were drawn, she looked at her face a few extra seconds.

Once upon a time, she'd been advised that light makeup involved hitting the major portions of ones face, eyes, lips, and cheeks. Her cheeks were always taken care of but would she be hitting the other two. Well, she was going for a more relaxed look today so... she wouldn't bother further framing her eyes. Her lashes were full and thick all on their own and simple chapstick would suffice for making sure she didn't appear with chapped lips. Ah, she was done looking at herself in the mirror now and turned to face Ozzy properly. Ah, so that was the look he went with, he looked far more relaxed than she ever did... "I take it then I look reasonable enough for public consumption?"

So, she didn't get it at all. Yes, it was something that could be considered a 'lazy' outfit. Yes, he was sure there was a great deal of comfort to be found in sporting a pair of yoga pants. There was, however, another side to that coin. Those damn things were like a tease of nudity with their tightness, even going far enough to accentuate every curve and crevice to be found on the lower body. "Lazy and made by the goddamn devil," was all he had to say in response to Nikki's claims. She didn't mind his thoughts of debauchery, apparently. Good; there was no way he could not think the way he was doing, given the circumstances. "Well I don't mind if you wanna dress for comfort every day, long as you don't mind that happening again," he said in regards to the very obvious spot on her neck.

She wasn't going to cover that? There was no way she didn't realize it was there; the thing was plain as day! Clearly, she wasn't opposed to it being seen by several thousand people across the world. Well, he did put it there with the thought of it being some sort of trophy. As for whether her look was reasonable for public consumption or not, well... did she even have one that wouldn't fit the bill? "You look like you're ready to turn every head across the continent, so... sort of, yeah," he stated. Right then, moving on before he started something he shouldn't have while the stream was waiting. "I'll go get set up then," the male announced while freeing himself of the trap he nearly jumped right into. Ozzy was back at his laptop in moments, ensuring that his camera and microphone were functioning properly, as per the normal pre-stream ritual for a smooth start. While doing so, he had the craziest idea. "Oy, that's brilliant! How about you go on first and I slip around the corner?"

A hearty laugh left Nikki at Ozzy's commentary about her choice in clothing. Unlike many others, she was almost certain he wasn't at all judging the choice, instead he seemed to feel led astray by the fabric which hugged all the curves that Nikki saw on her lower body. "I'm pretty sure they weren't made by the Devil~" she managed finally. Well, at the very least the look seemed to be appreciated so it wasn't a point of concern for Nikki at all. Ozzy went on to claim he was fine with her dressing for this comfort so long as she didn't mind getting a mark like the one on her neck every day. She gave a very casual shrug, "I can't say I mind them at all, Ozzy. Knock yourself out. Do be sure to spread them out though~" she said with just the hint of a teasing flirt right at the edges.

Nikki was a strange lass, but she truly didn't care if anyone saw the mark on her neck or not. Actually, she'd decided to frame it to make a subtle suggestion in the minds of those who saw her. She'd be presented, looking absolutely comfortable in Ozzy's presence bearing just the slightest hint that their relationship was more than friendly and she was fine with that, until... whenever they decided to actually announce it. According to Ozzy she looked as if she was ready to turn every head on the continent. Those purple eyes of hers widened to their prime amount as she managed to look just a little abashed. "Blimey, hold back a little, mate. My poor heart won't survive all this~" she chimed. Moving on he went to set up, then rather suddenly had an idea. Nikki was leaned over the back of the couch watching as the lad worked, only to be told that she should appear when he started up first without him. "Won't your chat freak out if you're not in it though?" She asked as she moved around to settle into the position she figured she'd end up in.

Ozzy could only disagree with the creation of yoga pants being the work of the devil. Well, not completely. Maybe they were constructed instead by some succubus intent on spreading her power and influence across the known world. Oh well; Ozzy could only thank such a creature for bringing its creation to Nikoleta. Perhaps he could do so by doing as Nikki said, and spreading out those marks he seemed fond of placing on her person. Yes, that would suffice quite nicely!

As for how his stream chat would react to seeing Nikki instead of him, she thought about things the wrong way. Well... sort of. They would be freaking out, yes. It would never be a negative thing, however. Everyone who followed Ozzy knew he had the hots for the one called Blue Lotus. They all knew what she looked like, and at least most of them knew they were sharing a convention panel together this week. What would they think when they saw her on his stream, clearly implying they were in the same room outside of the convention itself? He expected an incredible reaction─ the likes of which he couldn't even bring himself to warn the lass about. "Well... sort of, yeah," was all he said while extricating himself from the couch. He'd move around to the other side of the laptop while Nikki took her place, pointing out a specific button on an external control panel attached to the computer. "Hit that one on the stream deck, and everything should start~"

Ozzy seemed to have a fair bit of consideration. Nikki could only make the assumption that there would be more of those love bites placed on her person over the course of this week, but she could do nothing but look forward to it as an outcome. Moving right along, it seemed that by Ozzy's own words his chat would indeed freak out if he wasn't on the stream, but he seemed to be perfectly avoiding mentioning anything specific about the potential things she should be looking out for. Nikki in this moment managed to look quite curious as she took her place in front of the laptop and seemed to be pretty deep in thought. "That's bloody dodgy," she said of the lad and his lack of answer. Still, she did fully take on this idea as a thing and so she'd do as Ozzy said and press the button he'd mentioned on the stream deck. She didn't think she'd look bad on camera and even managed to smile as she stared at the screen. "Ello," she said giving the most casual wave she could manage. It was going to be quite strange, she wasn't used to people actively reacting to her... and she wondered what Ozzy's stream would be like in this moment.

Was his lack of answer something dodgy? Yes. Ozzy knew that, but this moment was going to be far too precious to spoil. Ozzy's followers were an interesting bunch. They were wholesome and supportive, and never more so than when it came to his 'lifelong' goal of acquiring Blue Lotus. Hell, some of his members were just as into the idea as he was! There were several images floating around in Ozzy's dedicated Reddit, many of which were edited to place the two of them together. What would happen now?

Well, Nikki pressed the button as instructed. In the meantime, Ozzy was watching her face as she smiled at the camera, waving to over 30,000 viewers who anticipated news of his meeting with the lass. When those thousands of watchers saw Nikoleta instead of the man they were expecting, the stream's chat lagged severely. So many emotes were present, and just as many messages screaming various things. 'OMG' flashed across the chat numerous times. 'THE QUEEN IS HERE' was another frequent message, whenever the lines loaded in new chunks. Additionally, there were hundreds upon hundreds of hearts, as well as a very frequent emote of a male face seeming to express shock and elation simultaneously─ a very popular emote referred to as PogChamp. Ozzy couldn't see any of these things from where he stood, but his face showed the anticipation of a man who knew exactly what was happening regardless. How would Nikki take this greeting, though?

The lack of answer was dodgy and beyond that Nikki was now face to face with a strange situation. 30,000 people in chat, what a random huge number. She knew that Ozzy was an exceedingly popular public face but this was extreme. Chat almost died. The lag spike was ridiculous but what was more ridiculous was the look crossing Nikki's face. 'The Queen is here!' that was something she saw in huge chunks. Tons of hearts and expressions of shock and disbelief. Pogchamps, lots of those as well. This huge group of people was apparently just as excited to see Nikki here, as Ozzy had been to meet her the day prior. There was something surprisingly heart-warming about this. Nikki herself seemed to be at a bit of a loss for words. "Blimey," she managed softly managing to look genuinely shocked herself. 'And I thought Ozzy was crazy about me,' she thought as her eyes poured over the screen. The smile on her face became over time a bit more relaxed. Ozzy was quite right, his chat wasn't a scary place, she didn't have to go lurker mode here. It seemed instead that all of these people were way happier to see her here than she thought anyone could be happy to see her. "And I thought Ozzy was happy to see me... I don't think my heart can take it~" she finally managed a whole sentence, but she seemed really happy nonetheless.

Nikki's words and expression told the tale of everything Ozzy had been assuming. He knew his chat was in shock, flying off the proverbial handle as if their favorite sports team won the World Cup or something of the sort. They'd been rooting for him in the 'privacy' of his streams for months upon months, and now, it was almost as if they had a part in this sudden union. Truth be told, at least one of them did have a part to play. Ferrichan was one of many members in the livestream at the time, repeatedly sending the message 'PRAISE ME' to no avail as the rest of the audience continued drowning out all individual messages.

"Look at that," Ozzy said as he rounded the table, coming into view beside Nikki. Flashing the camera the brightest smile he could offer, he positioned his face beside the lass', simultaneously pointing toward her as the viewers looked on in awe. "Look. At. That!" This had been how Ozzy brought attention to Blue Lotus over 24 hours prior. In actuality, it was something he often said to the viewers of his stream─ specifically when Nikki was being observed, her video or picture linked in the chat, etc. The simple truth of the matter was that he'd always been dumbfounded upon seeing her. This wasn't something new, nor was it something that would be changing at any point. "Warm welcomes all around, yeah? I sure hope so~"

Nikki's eyes were glued to the stream, so she saw the cries of Ferrichan to be praised. She found this hilarious and thought to question it, but perhaps she would eventually have something to say about it. At the same time, Ozzy was apparently starting his chat properly, making an exclamation of three very simple words. Look at that. Such a simple collection of words, but the rolled from his tongue so smoothly. What was more, he was using this exact phrase to draw attention to... her?! Of course, he was... that was what he was like. "Welcomes' is plenty warm..." she said with a smile on her face. Ah, this man Ozzy was absolutely smitten, she could tell it just by looking at him. In this moment she felt a bit in awe instead. He just came in and spoke like it was a day at the office, business as usual. Even so, that smile on that face, could melt ice caps and bring water to deserts. It probably made the sun shine a night or some other such outlandish thing. Well, as far as Nikki was concerned all of those things were true. Beyond Ozzy's attractiveness, at the very least, her first appearance here, and been met with nothing but positivity. So, she could relax.

Well, that wasn't entirely true. The fact that the chat wasn't completely negative was comforting, but Ozzy's sudden closeness was a lot more relaxing than most things could be. She was way more comfortable with him within touching distance than she'd likely share with anyone.

Well enough as it were, Nikki received the warm welcome he predicted she would. He could always have faith in his chat. For the longest time, he could always assume the overall reaction of that group to any specific thing; they really were like some strange sort of family. Now, that family was heralding in its long-awaited matron. "Fantastic! Always could trust the fam," he commented while seating himself next to Nikki. He wasn't going to be shy at all about the close proximity; no, he'd bask in it as he squeezed himself fully into the camera's line of sight without even urging Nikki to move from its center. "Anywho! Morning, you lot! Guess what?" he greeted, teasing the minds of his chat as always via the typical introduction they'd come to know.

"Got a treat for everyone today. First off, look here!" Once more, he gestured toward Nikki. Yes, that was the first treat. The simple sight of her was a present he took for himself, and offered his followers. They should be pleased, just as he was. "Isn't it brilliant? Now then, second thing! Also this!" Indeed, he was referencing Nikki yet again. This time around however, it wasn't for the same purpose. She was to be the center of attention in this stream, considering it would be her gameplay the viewers were spectating. "I give you... Blue Lotus, the gacha gamer! She's keen to do some pulls in a few Aeons works, I think. So, Blue─ should I call you Blue? Which one are we keen to gamble on first?"

He could always trust the fam? That was interesting... Nikki couldn't imagine having a community of such like minded individuals. The technical circle that belonged to her was a bit... dodgy on the best of days. Even so, she hadn't made any sort of announcement on her own about what she was doing here. So far as she knew, those who followed her wouldn't be at all interested in her other activities. Granted she knew that she and Ozzy had at least a few followers in common. Maybe she'd link them later and see how her own followers responded. Yeah, she could do that as part of her wrap up on the con. Whatever the case, he squeezed in pretty close, not trying to get her out of the center of the camera and definitely enjoying the close proximity to her person. And she for her part in this would settle into it, as if she didn't care much about it. They'd been way closer already and she really didn't care to pretend like this wasn't exactly what it was.

Moving on, it seemed Ozzy had a treat for his fans, and it was... Nikki. Her eyes widened as he mentioned this as the first thing he had to say. "Blimey, do I even wanna know how much do you talk about me, that I'm considered a treat just being here?" she asked in teasing most rhetorical fashion. She truly didn't want to know, she spent most of her time in Ozzy's presence surprised by how much he liked her. It wouldn't be surprising to the purple haired lass if he'd spread this among his followers. He went on to explain the actual thing they were here for, which was Nikki doing some pulls on gacha games. He even went on to call her by her well known title. Strangely, it wasn't as if Nikki was an unknown person or anything. She wasn't hiding who she was from people. Blue Lotus was simply the name of her brand and as such was applied to everything she did. "I've told you, you should call me what you like... I'm not too keen either way~" she said, with her general amount of comfort and that large smile plastered on her face. "Oh, to gamble... I uh kinda really want my first extra Ayatsuki. After getting the base one, I feel like her character won't be finished until I have the lollipops. And she'd my favorite, I love her... " she explained seeming to gush happily about her preference in this moment. "Besides, I can't really start this new set of gachas without at least one unit I really love playing with... it'd be rude to my sensibilities," Nikki concluded.

Ah her words reached the ear of a very interested party. One who sat at a desk on an otherwise normal work day. She was done with exams and saw this news. And took it in with a demonic expression. The subtle hints of Blue Lotus were so obvious to one like her... maybe because she understood them. Oh, this pair was about to become something great, she could feel it on her bones. And... her pockets. She flicked her hand over her mouse as she watched the display on her phone, trading stocks the way most people bought items in video games and feeling a light hearted happiness. Of course, her face showed an almost demonic visage instead of that, with a smile that most would consider frightening. But she was all alone it didn't matter that she was giving off vibes of near condensed evil.

"Loads," was his quick rebuttal to explain how frequently he spoke about Nikki. That was about all he could say; there was no simpler or more complex answer to it. All those people at their individual monitors or other screens, had been observing a show for several years, and now they could see the start of a climax in the story of said show. There was no short of excitement on either side of the screen, even though Ozzy retained enough for all 30,000 individuals involved with this meeting. What a season this was going to be.

Nikki said he should refer to her as he liked, apparently not meaning that as something to only apply in a casual setting. Gone would be the formality, then. "Alright then, Nikki it is! And we want..." As he spoke, Ozzy went about loading Nikki's account, planning to deposit a bit of his own currency to start the next character summoning session. "Another Ayatsuki Akiko in Brave Souls! You know the rules, fam. We like a character, we max a character!" he announced. Though he hadn't mentioned a thing, he was quite certain his chat wouldn't allow only the first additional copy of anyone's favorite character. The lot of them always looked out for one another, any time Ozzy happened to be summoning characters on someone else's account for the sake of content. Hell, they even had a common phrase among them as a result─ one Nikki would have heard recently, but had no reason to understand just yet. "Alright, a hundred pound load incoming. Sorry you lot, but we already started rolling a bit. We've got one Ayatsuki, one Kogara, and one Namikaze already. We are on guarantee whenever we hit pity this time, but let's see what the cards have in store, eh?"

Loads. What an ambiguous but frightening answer from Ozzy. He was so unabashed in his like of her, that he'd probably spent as much time as he liked her, talking her up to his chat. Nikki in this moment had the nerve to look absolutely flabbergasted. How on earth could he say such a thing with a straight face. She was embarrassed for herself and on his behalf at the same time. "Blimey, I definitely didn't mean for you to answer me..." she said fighting the desire to bury her face in her hands. This man was going to be the absolute end of all of her ego. She really wouldn't survive the idea of this man being so about her that he bragged to a coalition of perfect strangers all over the internet about her.

Moving on, she'd mentioned he could all her what he liked, and found it amusing that he fell from every formality instantly. That was refreshing, she'd meant it exactly the way it was taken. She'd introduced herself to him, as Nikki and she meant to be called that by him. It was always weird when people who actually got to know her were too formal with her, and it felt like an unnecessary boundary. She was happy and then words hit her ear strangely. "Wait. Wait What?! Did you just say max? People actually do that... I've never maxed a single character in one of these in my life. Why?" Ah, it was clear to at least one type of person watching the chat what kind of person, Nikki was outside of this current situation.

That same girl who was watching and trading stocks at the same time heard how aghast the woman was at the idea of maxing a character. So much that she'd never done it herself. But she played gacha games enough to be just a bit familiar. Ah, so she had self-control at least a bit in comparison to Ozzy's amount of freedom. Well, that was fine... a man who spread his money around was more than pleasing to this lass. A woman who cherished her investments and made them with care was equally pleasing. What a power couple! She finished up her stock trading and began engrossing herself properly. She'd be making quite a few donations shortly, but that was fine. Her last act of her work day, as buying over 1000 shares in Blue Lotus' company. She could trust that investment not to go sour and now she could invest herself in watching this couple's first international public appearance.

It was clear that Nikki had no intention of being answered, but that sort of thing was never going to stop Ozzy from letting the truth spill forth. He needed her to know, to understand, that his obsession was unwavering and infallible. So long as she remained in his company, fate would see her ego either solidify over time, or have its reality shattered to be rebuilt from a new and unbreakable material. If it showed any signs of fragility thereafter, it would be reconstructed again and again, until it became the most powerful substance known to man. That wasn't quite Ozzy's goal, but it was a fated side-effect should they continue pursuing one another.

For now though, none of that would matter to the immediate future. Said future had one eventuality: completing the character Nikki claimed to favor. This matter seemed to be in question, specifically from the lass herself due to a lack of understanding. That was fine; she would come to learn the ways soon enough. "I did say max!" he specified while leaning away from the laptop, leaving Nikki to her summon session. "We don't take Ls on this channel, right lads? If you've got a favorite in here, you're gonna have it as good as it can be. And... we don't lose the 50/50 here! We go again!"

Ozzy was absolutely terrible for Nikki's sense of self, but in the best possible way. She'd gotten used to being understood in a certain way and appreciated in a very specific way. But every time, Ozzy spoke of her, he did so in a way she'd never heard before. She felt herself grow absolutely sheepish, but wondered every time, if maybe she wasn't actually giving herself enough credit. Time would tell how this would go on to affect her, how much more confident could she actually become while dealing with this man? Regardless Ozzy's answer to her inquiry was outrageous. His claim was that a favorite character was always maxed and given at his highest potential to those who wanted it. Was he really that kind of person? Not only non-toxic with a community with zero toxicity but also... just nice about everything. "You really would say something like that..." she said no longer resisting palming her own face. They don't lose 50/50 huh? They go again? He'd said that before... was it preparation. "Well, I'm already in for it..." she said seeing that he'd already given her a boost in spendable currency. "Alright..." she said pressing the button to begin the pulls. It hadn't been too long since she got Kogara. On screen he was listed with only nine after him. "Nine pity..." she said pressing the button only to have her eyes widen immediately. "No way!" it was gold, she looked to Ozzy with pure surprise sparkling in those purple eyes of hers. How on earth was it actually gold? Her luck had already been good, it was supposed to be routine for her to do this and have to press this button numerous times. Ah, but the excitement of wasn't tainted at all. "That's so early." She said most astounded by this current upsurge of good luck.

And so, the summoning began anew, with what had quickly become over 40,000 viewers watching. The chat's shock at Nikki's appearance was unending as new watchers continued to discover her being part of the stream. Those who'd been watching all along, however, were fully immersed in the gacha experience as always. Cheers of good luck were aplenty, and lo, the golden glow of a five-star character appeared in a single summon of ten units! "Pog!" Ozzy shouted. No excitement was spared as the lad nearly hopped up, reaching out to take Nikki by the upper arms while his eyes were locked on the screen. "All those top-notch units, and an early Akiko to top it off! What did I tell you? We don't lose on this channel!" he said just as excitedly as his actions portrayed. Apparently, he was at least comfortable enough around Nikki now to do such things publicly as well. Of course, it may have also been some subconscious effort to lay claim in a way. Yes, both Nikki and the general public needed to know that he was far from backing away now. His path was set, and he'd continue along it even during casual moments such as the present. "That's a guarantee as well. Five left; hopefully they can all come home early. How's it, Nikki; feeling good yet?" he asked as his eyes shifted toward the lass.

10,000 more people were now watching as well. Excitement in the chat was literally palpable and Nikki found that kind of environment oddly fun. Maybe it was simply the matter of it being so very wholesome? Normally the idea of having that many eyes on her would make her shy away quite a bit. She'd become more confident in herself but not to the point of wanting to be the center of attention. Right now she didn't feel like a spectacle she felt like a normal person, having a chat with a large friend group about her hobbies and life. Like she was just catching up, instead of meeting everyone for the very first time.

It was Ozzy. That man was absolutely infectious and he'd gotten to his entire chat and Nikki herself. She didn't mind his small outward showings of claiming her, nor the personal contact. In fact, she was showing off that mark on her neck as such an act as well. Bearing that in mind, his excitement even over the pulls was shocking. "Yeah, I'm starting to see that... good on you lot, sharing all this luck with me~" she said sheepishly. Nikki knew her own luck was never this good, it had to be the chat and its positive vibes and Ozzy further influencing it. As for how she was feeling Nikki gave it a bit of thought... "I'm pretty excited actually... and having a great time of it. You're definitely to blame for that..." she said to Ozzy flashing him a bright smile. "Oh and you lot too~" she said of the chat in general, wouldn't want anyone feeling left out. With that, she'd begin rolling again, trying to get to the next golden light, all but high off the buzz provided by the chat and proximity to Ozzy.

Cuteness overload was something that was being experienced in that office space. Somewhere a girl was squealing with delight. This couple was too cute. She needed to bear witness to it always. Besides all of that, Nikoleta Corbyn was exactly as she was hyped up to be, nice, cute, gracious a bit shy, she was perfect for Ozzy by this particular fan's logic. Much like people who shipped characters in anime and manga, this lass had shipped those two people since the moment of seeing them separately. Seeing them together... and seeing how much extra they brought to each other, gave her an intense sense of joy. Oh, but what was this? There was also the increasing viewership. In addition to being an absolutely perfect power couple, they were attractive public figures. Another purchase of 500 shares was made, she was almost certain this would be the most profitable investment of her recent months.

Nikoleta was almost custom-made for a streamer's camera; Ozzy figured as much. Even with the reprehensions she shared earlier, she was seamlessly interacting with an unknown audience of no small size at all, never failing to leave them included despite seemingly being more adjusted to recordings as opposed to live video. She had to be given a great deal of credit for performance in this case. "Oy, careful giving this group too much clout. Look at 'em!" he said, pointing at the screen and using his forefinger to gesture toward the rolling chat in particular. "Scammers, bozos, bonobos and baboons, the lot of them! You can't trust them, I'm tellin' ya!" In spite of the words leaving his mouth, the viewers seemed to fully understand Ozzy's playful nature. Some sent numerous hearts in response, others fully embodied their given titles by sending various primate emotes and trolling images. Others, however, were finally becoming privy to a certain feature clearly visible on Nikoleta herself.

'WHAT IS THAT' was becoming a frequent message. Some others to follow consisted of only a pair of wide eyes offering a sideways glance. Ah, the masses were finally taking note of events prior to the stream. Minds were racing all over the world, and Ozzy basked in the collective consciousness' speculation. Regardless, the summoning session continued without a hitch. Ozzy settled into his place after releasing Nikki's arms, though taking up a more lax position left one of his own arms slung over her shoulder. If the viewers had their speculations, he would only be fueling the minds without bothering to interrupt the current content via another topic. They would know for certain eventually; things could take their natural course.

Nikoleta never considered streaming for one major reason, she didn't want to be the sole focus of a large group of people. Such a thing made her terribly uncomfortable and given how the comments on her Channel and Twitter went she didn't want to be too involved with real-time reactions from people. This group was a bit different. In this exact moment, she could feel absolutely comfortable and as such she had no problem with chatting up these people nor Ozzy himself. Speaking of, Oliver Williams was a delightfully playful man, so much so... even in this form that he was passing as quite an interesting individual. She shouldn't trust them? A bunch of primates and scammers, this lot were? "Bloody hell, those nicknames are terrible... " she mused only to see the rolling chat full of positive reinforcement of these horrible names. "Oh... I see, well whatever suits ya'~" she encouraged the lot, as she always would. Ah, but there was the others thing circulating. Lots of eyes and questions, what were they curious about? A devious little smirk appeared on the face of Nikoleta. She'd not had a real-time reaction set for the kinds of things she hid in her videos before. Now, it seemed that beyond being excited just to see her, the chat was moving towards having some understanding of the relationship developing between this pair. Before she could comment though, at 10-pull number 7, a golden light appeared on her screen and she released the mouse for a second. "My heart can't take it... is it bad? Is it pog?" she'd covered her eyes with her hands and was peeking through. Waiting for the reveal with her heart thumping in her chest.

At the same time, those eyes traveling through the chat along with the questions made the girl in the office scoff. She typed a single sentence with all the seriousness she usually possessed, but strangely her face had a smile on it. "You guys are so late." was the first message. No emojis or anything of the sort, but she was mostly at home in the chat, most knew she was simply this way. Of course, she'd seen the mark soon after the lass was revealed. Her brain had already told her, the continued closeness of the pair sold it. The Queen was here, she was showing up to claim her throne, and said throne couldn't be more pleased to be there. This was great, so fulfilling, so freaking wholesome. If this was really happening this girl had hopes for her own future, a gaming couple, proper... full of cute and wholesome moments. Two equivalent nerd existences... maybe she could even have one eventually. Until then though, she fully planned to live vicariously through this older pair... they were her new role-models.

Indeed, they were some terrible names, but they were always meant to be. Ozzy had nothing truly negative to say about his viewers, and they all knew it by now. Either way, what was a bit of fun amongst such a friendly group? Nikki seemed content to move on with some understanding of the exchange here, which only spoke to how easily she was adjusting to it all. What she couldn't adjust to, was the miniature anxiety attack from finally seeing that golden glow after seventy summons. "Bloody hell, all the way into soft pity," Ozzy commented.

Nikki's hand abandoned the mouse while she had her little freak-out. As a result, Ozzy was prepared to click through the list of ten summons. Doing so resulted in him almost accidentally clicking past the five-star summon, which he realized was the desired character appearing as the first of ten pulls. "Oh yes! Astronomical dub!" he exclaimed. "Akiko number three guys! This is gonna be big. Where were you, chat? Where were you when we said no to the other side of 50/50?" These questions came as he clicked away subconsciously, only as a matter of habit when already having his hand on the mouse. One, too, three, and then... only four single units later, there was another golden backdrop with the silhouette of Ayatsuki Akiko laid over it once again! Was that just as exciting? Well. . . "WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE GOT THE BACK-TO-BACK?! BELIEVERS, RISE UP!" Suddenly, the most prominent message appearing across chat was 'I WAS HERE' with a few other excited utterances littered throughout.

All the way to soft pity was indeed normal luck for Nikki, even so it wasn't that bad. She had the chat and Ozzy to keep her company, and Ozzy to take over while she panicked about what was on her screen. Soon enough though, she was able to relax more completely, it was a dub, she'd won the fifty/fifty. That was encouraging. She lowered her hands from her eyes, as Ozzy clicked away. "I'm never gonna get over this, it wrecks my nerves every time..." she mused knowing that was how it was going to work. Four more clicks and another silhouette appeared and she recognized it from the cat-tail which appeared there. "WHAAAAAAAA!~" Nikki was just as excited as Ozzy was about this second Akiko in a single pull. Nikki as a reflex had squeezed Ozzy's torso burying her face in his sweatshirt. It was so lucky. Four of them of the max number she needed, how could she be anyone but pleased. And then there was Ozzy the eternal hype-man. He got the chat going again, with words so strange but so fitting for this exact time. She watched from her current position, his shared excitement with light in her eyes. Yeah, she could definitely get used to being around this man. Genuine emotions were so hard to come by, and here he was just being an absolute crazed individual but keeping everyone else happy around as well.

Ah, and as this happened the girl in the office almost died. That was reciprocation. She loved to see it. "I was here." That was typed among the chat and something else. A donation would come through this one tagged a very specific way, from the lass known as MisakiNeesan. It was tagged as "A tribute to the Queen." She couldn't help it as for the amount, in her own currency it was roughly 110,000 yen, which was more than enough to round out any summon session, especially given only 3 more copies of the character were now needed. Ah, but that was fine though she was having a good time. And she could trust in this pair quite a bit and looked forward to what they made of themselves.

At no point had this session been anything resembling average. Even though Nikki wasn't winning every 50/50 for the desired character, nor one of the other preferred units on her list, she'd gotten some of the most sought-after characters in the game. She also now had most of the necessary copies to make her chosen unit as good as possible, and now, there were two in one multi-summon. Better yet was the reaction that came as a result. Suddenly, Nikki's face was pressed into his torso while her arms wrapped around it. To put it simply, this was without a doubt the best part of the summoning session. Even an upcoming surprise wouldn't really compare, though the shock value alone may have begged to differ.

Most of the money Ozzy loaded her account with had been burnt through, but suddenly, there was a donation far greater than what would be needed for the other three. Even if Nikki summoned all the way to a hundred every time, and failed every 50/50 along the way... that was over 700 pounds when translated during the donation. "Bloody hell, you again?" Ozzy questioned upon viewing the screen. MisakiNeesan was not a name he would forget any time soon; she'd been the one responsible for the biggest donation his charity had ever seen. "That's huge! What sort of job do you have in Japan that you can do that and the donation yesterday? You know... don't answer. MisakiNeesan the G.O.A.T. is back in the building lads! You know what that means~" With that said, he pulled fully away from the screen, but not from Nikki. These were her summons to make, but he wouldn't have minded if she remained in position for the rest of time while letting 40,000 people (and still rising) watch them just sit there.

This session was indeed the best, oh... right. Nikki had her face squeezed into Ozzy's torso. She was enjoying herself there just a bit too much, there was a certain warmth she always felt from the lad. Surely no one could blame her for this extended hug she was doing. Yeah, she'd just take a minute or two to enjoy it. Whatever the case apparently the name MisakiNeesan appeared on screen with a donation. Nikki finally turned her head and read the donation with a raised brow. "MisakiNeesan? That name appeared on my Twitter yesterday... she won some limited editions..." mumbled Nikki. Small world or maybe not? It was very likely the lass had come from Ozzy's chat to her Youtube channel.

A chuckle in that office. Her job? Huh... she felt the desire to troll just a bit, so she'd have a bit of fun. "I'm a high school student." she wrote back, happy to help get the Queen the pulls she wanted. "I F2P this game. I am living vicariously through other people's pulls. For the Queen~" she wrote seemingly happy. Now there was more for pulls, and Nikki was forced to pull herself away from Ozzy just a tad, she settled herself back in front of the camera with a large smile plastered on her face. "Blimey, do I even wanna know?" she asked softly as she replaced her hand on the mouse and began to click away on ten pulls once again. Technically, Nikki fully understood how a teenage girl could have that much expendable income, after all, her sister had enough as a teen to take care of a small child and put her through college. Oh, she wouldn't have nearly the fast pulls left in her, but perhaps she had a bit of luck yet? All while the still rising number of people watched her pull on this gacha game she'd decided to play.

"No surprise there," Ozzy said regarding the appearance of MisakiNeesan in her giveaway. There were quite a few lurkers and regulars alike in his community, who happened to also follow Blue Lotus as a channel. As rich as this girl apparently was, though, he was surprised to see her entering a giveaway herself. Didn't those types normally have others to go get things for them? Oh well; he was far more satisfied to see real people as part of his community, doing 'real people' things. What did MisakiNeesan have to say about her career, and how she had so much expendable income? She was a high school student. Oh, alright.

...

"You're a fucking WHAT?!" Surely this person was just being a troll; it was a common enough occurrence in his chat. While Nikki continued rolling, Ozzy kept his eyes on the chatbox and kept up interactions. Eventually, he even overcame the shock of hearing that a high school student had millions of pounds to toss at a charity in the UK. "Good one, mate," he said, his spirits high from what he assumed was a very good joke. As for Nikki's question, it was certainly worth an answer; someone else had to know how ridiculous this sort of spending was. "This one decided to blow over seven figures on my charity right before con yesterday. Six and a half mil, I think it was. I never thought I'd see a donation over a few grand, and even that would've been ridiculous!"

Moving on though, there was something Ozzy saw with reasonable frequency in the chat box. No one on the other end could hear the game itself, as per a difference in settings between his devices. "Ah, god damnit! Sorry guys, I forgot about volume!" he announced. A few clicks of a button on his stream deck, and things would be adjusted. It wasn't as perfect as his desktop, but he got close enough to a reasonable amount of background coming from the game's music. Now, all future five-star characters would be offering a voiced line while their silhouettes manifested on screen. What would the next one be, though? Well, all of 81 summons after the previous Akiko, there would be a male voice emerging after that golden glow.

"H'oh? I guess there's no reason to hold anything back. Bankai. Itsuwatte... Mugenteki Shintoku."

Apparently it wasn't a surprise that MisakiNeesan had ended up with a pair of limited editions. She was one of a few lurkers who was solidly a part of the fandoms of both of these people. She was getting to see them come together as a bit of a dream. Actually, she'd wished him luck on these exact things, while he offered her good luck on her exams the previous day. As such it was only more hilarious that he somehow thought she was joking about being a high school student. She wasn't of course, which made it more of a proper troll. There was the truth mixed in with the outlandishness of her actions. 'That was worthwhile just for the reaction.' She explained. 'It's funny that you think I'm joking though... My exams went fine, by the way. I'm feeling pretty good about them.' Oh yes, any who'd been in chat previously would know that was what she was talking about previously. Extensive trolling or rather telling the truth and it just being unbelievable. Whichever made him feel better.

Ozzy shared with Nikki the amount of the donation previously given by the one known as MisakiNeesan and her eyes widened. Even when being over indulgent she never would have imagined someone spending that kind of money on a charity in a different country. "Bloody hell, that's more than ridiculous..." Nikki added in. "Still, it's a really great cause, so maybe she was moved." Nikki was sure to see the bright side more often than not. While they talked, Nikki almost forgot she was pressing away. Of course, Ozzy went on to add volume to per the chats demands and upon seeing that golden light she heard a voice she found unmistakable. She'd obviously lost the 50/50 but that was fine. No, because what she gained in this moment was something she actually wanted. "SQUEEEE!!~ I got Raizen. I got bloody Raizen!!!~" she was way too happy about this. Perhaps she wanted that unit a bit more than she let on. Still, her luck in pulls on this account was through the roof.

Wait... Misaki's exams were never a reference to college courses? She wasn't someone at least as old as himself, working on a Master's Degree or PHD? People in Japan had to be made of something different for a teenage girl to be so absolutely loaded. Ozzy had gone from amused, to awestruck over the course of a few moments. "You're really serious, aren't you? I really hope that's legal cash, but I'm not prying. Cheers to you again Misa, and congrats on having a good go at those exams!" He was chipper as always, albeit completely blown away by the thought that there were child millionaires walking around in Japanese high schools.

Ah, a distraction from all that thinking would be lovely. It just so happened that one was on its way after he adjusted the game volume, and it came in the form of a male character's voice. Nikki's excitement was both visible and audible before the silhouette even appeared, and it was no wonder why. That voice belonged to one of the most sought-after characters in the game's history, and one of the top fan-favorites of the entire series. Of course, it was also regarded as one of the most unfair units in the game, but that wasn't a matter of importance. Nikki did seem exceedingly excited though─ obviously implying that this was a win in her book regardless. "That might just be the biggest dub in this game. Seriously, the rates on getting a Raizen are abysmal! Astronomical dub, no question about it! And, that puts us on guarantee for the next one. I guess at this point we're just looking to see how much money is left in this account by the end, and what sort of characters we get along the way, eh Nik?"

Ah, yes, it was definitely sinking in. The girl behind that username could do nothing but find this man's reactions funny. It was in fact one of the main reasons she found herself watching his streams. Well aside from his no nonsense attitudes about people playing as they wished and not being meta slaves. When one added to that the absolute wholesomeness of his obsession with Nikki, she found herself fully tied into his antics, even as the lurker that she was. 'I'm always serious.' these were the words of MisakiNeesan, of course, that wasn't entirely true. She wasn't always serious, she was actually the least serious in a moment like this, but she found his reactions funny nonetheless. 'No need to worry, I am a law-abiding young citizen. Besides there are better ways to launder money than giving it away...' Yeah, she was a bit of a troll, but that was just her nature. She was also 100 percent correct. There were better ways of getting rid of illicit funds than giving it away. 'Wait, that last bit was actually a joke. I've been playing too much GTA. Also congrats to you...'

Ah, but Nikki was well and truly excited over Raizen. And so apparently was Ozzy. Though his conversation with Misaki hadn't gone unnoticed. What a strange girl that popped up in his chat. She did seem about the rich benefactor type going by what she said. According to Ozzy though the rates on Raizen were really low, which made it even more exciting for Nikki. "Yes. Definitely winning here. Actually, that even makes up for that earlier streak of weird luck..." she mentioned. She really had a couple of issues with the other characters she'd gotten but she was willing to set them aside a bit. A small break would be taken for her to move Raizen into a team composition with Benihime for reasons which were obvious to everyone. And right back to summoning. "Hm, characters left to get would be interesting... there are only a couple more I would even really want. Getting Raizen kind of threw me, I figured I'd be waiting on a banner for him. It feels almost greedy to even want anything else after all of that~" she stated honestly as she began rolling once more that happy little smile on her face. At a pleasant slightly early 64 another Gold Light appeared and she received that next Akiko. It was exciting but only just a little. And another 10 pull would follow without much event... only to give way to an early gold on the second 10 pull, and her anxiety resurfaced, with a vengeance. "No..."

MisakiNeesan was always serious. Alright, he could take a mental note of that for future reference. If ever again his mind was to be blown by this one, he wouldn't bother going through the extra hoops just to reach the proper reaction at the end. "Quite right. Perfectly normal, law-abiding teenager with a few million quid to toss about in another country over the internet." Given the information thus far, Ozzy didn't even bat an eye when Misaki spoke of laundering money. At this point, it wasn't even worth the surprise... but ah, she was actually joking with that one, throwing fault to Grand Theft Auto for the illegal actions jest. "Fair enough mate, GTA gets in your head easy. Say, it's been a while since I played that. I might open up a server whenever I get back round to it," he said. With that, he received the congratulatory message from Misaki, knowing exactly what it was for. "Oy, save that bit for later. I'm not even where I plan on getting yet."

Nikki was over her strange streak with the latest character summon, apparently. That was good, but they weren't quite done yet. More summons would follow, and the next copy of Ayatsuki Akiko appeared in similar range to the previous two. It was business as usual by this point, but within twenty of this copy, the golden glow appeared on screen yet again. Would it be another copy of Akiko already? The answer was...

"I already cut you once, remember? This match was over way back then," spoke another male voice through the game. Ah, it was another copy, but not of Akiko. This was the second copy of Namikaze Minato to appear, obviously much to Nikki's chagrin. What would Ozzy do in response to this? Things seemed a bit awkward for a moment, but then... "Unlucky!" he exclaimed. "Welp, it could have been anyone else, but the gacha gods say no. That's alright; we go again!"

'Exactly, I'm glad you understand.' Misaki's words were indeed some strange ones. But she was a bit of a troll while being a multi-millionaire and a young teen. Whatever the case, it seemed he understood her jest about Grand Theft Auto and claimed that as a game it got into one's head. He had no idea the truth of that when it came to someone like her. It was truly hard to get out of bad habits in that game. Ah but what was this, a glimmer of hope on the horizon, as Ozzy spoke of potentially opening up a server. 'Good you should do that... a server run by you wouldn't be nearly as sketchy as the one I am in right now.' mentioned knowing it was an absolute statement of fact. But moreover he didn't want congratulatory statements yet as he wasn't where he wanted to be, well it was time for a tiny bit of trolling. 'Oh? Well, I'm not taking it back. You're out here winning for us weird ones. You can't crush, a young girl's hopes and dreams.' Nikki saw this exchange and laughed. This girl was a troll and half, while also being clever. Such a thought made her believe this girl was really just a rich, bored teen. She had all the earmarks of one.

Ah but the sound of the voice coming from the pull was also one she recognized. And she was shocked. Of all the things she could end up with, a repeated of a non-banner character was a bit ridiculous. Normally such a thing would be considered lucky, but what would she want with two copies of Namikaze Minato. Ah, and then the pause and the chime of unlucky, she cut her eyes at Ozzy, but didn't manage to keep even playful anger for very long. "Bloody hell, the game is rude. 13 Divisions and a get a dup... I'd pout if I didn't already have Raizen," she said still seeming playfully cross. Oh well. According to Ozzy when the Gacha Gods say no, you go again. "That advice is mad..." she said with a nudge but still she clicked away again. It would be 8 ten pulls before the next golden light. The luck was running dry, still she was having a good time with it, there was nothing wrong with just enjoying the atmosphere.