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Hmmm, yeah, if Idia thinks about it Riddle has seemed to chill out. A bit. Not a lot. He was still bossy as all hell, but well, organized, and Idia can appreciate it. Just not when it's aimed at him. He does things in a different way to how Riddle works, and he would still get the same outcome, just take a different path. Riddle can also be super full on sometimes. And a lot of stuff goes over his head... and not just in the physical sense. He needs to get out more, and that's saying something coming from Idia.

There's a pause with how Cater worded that, before, "Pffftt, ok." Idia not taking it seriously at all as he assumed it was a slip of the tongue by Cater. One he could tease him about, but, eh, not really feeling it. Maybe over IM later, but not in person, shoving another couple of snacks in his mouth before once again cleaning off his fingers and bending down to grab his drink. "Eh, guess I should actually start on my project. You on tonight?" Not outright asking about streaming, just in case someone does hear them, though Idia is pretty sure no one is around at this time, but they are in front of the vending machines so who knows.

Later, he'll think back on how the conversation went and wildly overthink every piece of it. For now, his mood is too good to dwell on anything. He nods. "Yeah, in about an hour--oh, hey, I didn't want to overstep since it's your thing and all, but would it be cool with you if I streamed the MMO you introduced me to? I've been wanting to level a bit more."

And, naturally, most of his online time is also his streaming time. Cater's never going to be an intense gamer like Idia, but he's been having enough fun lately that he'd like to spend a bit more time. Still, it somehow feels like something he shouldn't do without permission, even if the two of them hadn't been playing it together.

Oh, oh. Oh. "Ah, yeah, yeah, just... I won't help out during it, sorry. Name too known in it..." A pause then... "Ah fuuuccckk," Idia whined out, "I should had used a different username for streams, not my account name. Fuck." Ehh, he had a whole website linked to that name too. What an amateur move. "Eh, whatever, done now." Not like he can change it at this point. "Sure, sure, have fun. Careful of stream snipers if you go PVP mode." Because of course that's a thing that happens.

Oh, "I think there's an event on for lower levels right now, should make the most of it. Get some unique appearance items and XP boost." Then... hmmm, "And, ah... if you get stuck, let me know, can jump on." Where's all that talk from before, Idia? Then again, he wants Cater to have fun in it, and hey, he can easily carry if Cater wants the help, or to show areas he might not know already.

"Eeeeh, I didn't think about that! It's not a big deal, really! I'm happy to stick to off stream." Idia, or Gloomurai at least, is the one who introduced it to him, after all. "I'd rather be able to play it with you sometime than put you in a weird position."

He shrugs, not terribly bothered either way. "It would've been something new, anyway, since my channel is more music than gaming--and everyone likes the party style games I host where everyone has opportunities to jump in."

Hmm the thing is, Cater had a point, Cinder was music more than games, though still games, but he has a target audience. However, "It's your stream, you should do what you find fun. If people don't like it, who cares." And if Cater was doing it for madol then he wasn't going about it the right way, there was a lot of better ways to make it than how he is.

...ehhhh, a sigh then. "I-I'll help. I'll run as bodyguard for you. Doubt people will try something if I'm around. And if they do, I'll handle them." Might be fun to wipe the floor with some stream snipers actually. Be real funny to have it clipped with their names on stream. Though, hmm, if they gaming they would have to talk, which was fine in typing but, well... Cater had shown Idia it was easier to chat over voice chat while gaming. But he's only done that with Cater, not anyone else, even Crimson Muscle. Idia really didn't want his voice out there online.

Maybe he could... heh, yeah, ok, lets see how Cater reacts to this later. "Let me go prep some stuff for it, ok? I'll see you when you start up stream."

You're not just other people, is the thought that comes immediately to Cater's mind. Even as Gloomurai, he was a standout in Cinder's audience, more than just a viewer or fan. As Idia, that distinction was even more prominent. He shakes away the thought, not knowing what to do with it, exactly, and scratches the back of his leg with the opposite foot.

"If you're sure! As long as you're having fun, too," he says, not certain exactly what it is Idia's planning. Cater's noticing he has a habit of that: thinking out loud, but only giving half the context. "Sounds good. I look forward to seeing you there!"

It's kind of nice, knowing that they can keep hanging out, even if it's in a much different capacity.

wwww this is going to be fun. Mean, but fun. Sorry Cater, no, Cinder, the idea cracks him up too much. "Yeah yeah," Idia replies with a bit of a smirk, before letting it settle back down again, raising the drink Cater got him. "Thanks for the snacks, will get the next lot." After all, he's now got to quickly put something together. It won't take long, really, he's got the program set up, just has to pick the right feel to go along with the joke...

"Don't stress if not on right away, need to do some stuff." Planning to just wave and head off, then realizing... "I guess we both heading to the Hall of Mirrors, huh?" It's there they would split ways.

"Ha!" Cater laughs as Idia points it out. "We almost just did the whole 'seeya later!' and then kept walking schtick." Already a comedy duo and they don't even know it. Guess their audience will be the ones to judge their (somewhat) unplanned upcoming debut.

"Well, I'll let the surprise be a surprise," he agrees as they both start to head toward the Hall of Mirrors. "So you can keep smirking like that the whole way and I'll even keep the whining to a minimum."

"Right?" Idia not even questioning as they headed off in the same direction, still chatting away and not thinking about what if they ran across others. After all, it was a main hub to all the dorms, it wouldn't be unusual for others to be around. He however lets out a 'pffft' at that all.

"WTF? What you even mean by that?" Both the request for the smile and saying he's a whiner.

At this point, Cater's having too much fun to even think about what others might think, either. Not that he cares to be seen with Idia, of course. Everyone tends to see him as a chatterbox, after all, so the only strange thing about the two of them walking together to such an integral part of the campus is the smile on Idia's face.

"Come on," he laughs, ribbing him gently with an elbow. "You're so totally up to something--and I really wanna know what it is...but I'll spare you my begging, even though I'm absolutely picture perfect on my knees."

"What, you do that often? What you getting up to that I don't know?" A pause for dramatics. "You know what, I don't wanna know. Keep it to yourself." Still grinning all the way through this, even the little bump from Cater, though it's not something Idia was expecting at all, in some ways amazed that... he didn't mind too much, having his personal space invaded. Ortho is really the only one who can get within it normally.

Laughing, Cater winks. "It's for the best. I don't kiss and tell."

And, really, he does have his stories...but all his jokes and performance aside, he's hardly the type to gossip about something that involves his own moments that are that private.

By the time they're at the Hall of Mirrors, there's a definite bounce in his step, and before they duck into their own mirrors he tosses a "TTYL!" at Idia before disappearing into the Heartslabyul dimension. He smiles all the way to his dorm, keeping an eye on the time as he winds down and prepares the setup and intro for his stream.

"O.M.G..." Really Cater, really? Really?

Idia seems to return a bit closer to 'normal' with their dorm mirrors in sight, knowing the role he has to fall back in, and leaving with a slight nod of his head back to Cater before stepping into Ignihyde. Still... he's excited for what's to come... and hoping he won't chicken out. Ehhh, he really, really is going to try not to. But hey, that's part of the plan, right? Something to hide behind, like a Halloween mask.

And for him it doesn't take long to put stuff into practice, though he is racing through, but also taking times for double checking everything and triple-proofing the set up, so there is no way any accident will drop his plan. He would never live it down if this failed while he was talking... just bury him now if it does. But no, no, that's why he's set it up this way... but one more test, just in case...

It does mean he's a little slow to the stream, which is fine, he did warn Cater, no, Cinder about this. Eventually though, in the chat,

o/

The stream's off to a chill start when Gloomurai makes an appearance in the chatroom. Cinder doesn't take any real break from chatting as the other regulars give their greetings. Since his avatar doesn't show him typing, he can reach over with ease to send Idia a whisper.

Welcome in! How's your secret plan shaping up?

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fuck y did i agree to this?! _(:Ⅰ」∠)_ i got it, i got it tho, im good. logging in now

HE'S SO NERVOUS! What if something fucks up?! Idia tested it over and over again... but what if something went wrong! Ehhhhh! He's panicking! He's panicking!

Cater's definitely excited to be able to play what he wants to play with his friend on stream instead of sacrificing the time to do other things. When he'd mentioned that he was going to be doing something different, the chat seemed pretty excited about watching him dive further into the world of such a popular MMO on screen...but just in case, he hasn't mentioned whether or not he was going to have a guest partying up with him or not.

Now, as he boots everything up, he gives Idia one final out.

sure? Still time 2 back out if u need
no pressure!!! :)

no no i said i would so i will. So um... i guess... be in VC in a moment?

A couple of breaths from the other side of the screen... and one last check on his own system his side to really make sure he's ready... before getting into game and setting himself up in the voice chat they use and... leaving it up to Cinder to sort out how this will work...

KK but if u need 2 bounce just lmk

At the end of it all, nothing's worth making Idia feel uncomfortable. He knows this is out of his classmate's general comfort zone, so he doesn't want to push him too far. But with that reassurance, Cater finishes getting the game set up on the stream's end before he announces to the chat:

"I've got another surprise, actually. I have a friend joining us to party up with me. Let me just patch them in with us..."

A couple more clicks and he's in voice chat, knowing that Idia's well aware he can be heard on stream and greets him like normal. Which, Cinder normal is starting to sound a lot like Cater's usual voice when gaming privately.

"Hey there, gamer! Ready to get another workout in keeping me boosted?"

A slap of his hands to his cheeks in real life, using it to help him focus, trying not to lose that nerve over a silly joke that seemed really funny to Idia at the time... but less so now, but also... he really doesn't like the idea of his voice being online. So... yeah, yeah, this is totally different to him, no way anyone would know it's him so... it kind of have to be this way, even if he hadn't planned this as a joke. Maybe he should had warned Cater but... too late now, right?

Another huff of a breath to spur himself on as he waited for Cinder to set this up... before speaking, "Ah, hi? Hi! Um, well, guess chat does know me? Just, ah, in name only. Hi, it's Gloomurai. Um, ah, yeah, yeah, I am... let me throw you a party invite and I'll summon you to the event." And when he does, it is very, very clearly it is not Idia's voice. Using his program to make himself sound very soft and very feminine, towards the higher scale of voice tones. Even if his nerves were still coming through.

It's a good thing Cater manages to mute his microphone to give "Gloomurai" the floor before he's captured sputtering out loud. Okay, really, he can't say that it's far from the realm of reality that Idia would modulate his voice. But the voice he did choose?

Why is it so damn cute?

Of course, the chat is totally blowing up over the long-time VIP member being an apparent girl. Or, well, grill, as many of them say.

"Okay, let's all pick our jaws up off the floor." Once he does speak, no one would suspect that he's as surprised as everyone else. "Gloom's been really awesome helping me get into this game, being that I'm at a total newb level over here. Oh--got your invite!"

He's hoping that once they get into the swing of things, especially if Idia doesn't feel too pressed to interact with chat, it'll all feel a bit more...normal.

Is any of this normal? Seriously. He can't help slapping Idia a really fast:

OMFG

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Yeah, yeah, Idia kind of expected this, even if he's going GIRL (Guy In Real Life) mode here. Ehhh, he didn't think this through, that this would stick to this name in this chat... whatever. It's... kinda funny, in a way... he guesses, just to see chat losing their shit over it, he giving a bit of a giggle from his side, which of course gets modified into that higher tone. Which... Idia is rather proud of himself how natural the program was coming across, he had his worries, but it was holding up well so far.

Siighh, what is he doing? Whatever, onto game.

"K, k, summoning now. We'll make sure to get you that limited time gear. It's super cute! Gotta get it!"

Spying that PM to him, Idia quickly replies to it,

it was funnier in my head i swear! ｡ﾟ(*´□`)ﾟ｡˚

definitely didn't think this 1 thru LMAO :P

But honestly, Cater can work with it. Idia totally threw him for a loop, but it definitely explains why he was acting so suspicious earlier. Hopefully hiding behind his own persona will help him have fun and act natural.

"I know, right? I'll totally cry if I miss out on it...but I'm still so low level! I owe you, Gloom-senpai~"

Being in a voice chat while streaming is definitely new for him, but after a bit of an adjustment it isn't too difficult to keep up conversation in-game while also checking in on the chatters, responding to some of them and asking them questions to keep talking going.

my life is suffering and pain...

"OMG, stop it! You're such a pain!" Even with that voice changer, for Cater, it would no doubt still sound like Idia, especially once he's behind a screen and chatting. Far less reserved and worried, more relaxed and allowing that side of him show, even if it took time for it to happen with them.

And despite having a top tier geared character... Idia had changed it out to something more fitting for the event, themed to it. Starting the group with the universal way of communicating in MMOs; jumping, before heading off towards the event. Though 'she' also keeps an eye on the chat.

"Hmm? Yeah, that event, chat. I grabbed it all my first year playing, but it's totally worth it for newbies to enjoy, plus they always hold a special draw for it too. I still haven't gotten all the items and I have thrown sooooo many resources into it! It's such a pain, so plan to dump a bunch in this year to get what I'm missing. Oh, Cinder! There's a piece we'll have to try and roll for you, it'll be perfect, heeee~!"

"Being a pain for everyone is part of my charm point," Cinder counters. "And yes I am counting myself in everyone."

The occasional self-deprecation is definitely part of his character, and his avatar gives an innocent cat-like grin as it tips from side to side, jester pom-poms bouncing. His quirkiness translates in game, too, and although he does take it seriously overall, will definitely fall into giggling fits as he gets his avatar stuck in odd poses or expressions when they're in safe zones. Still, he follows Gloomurai diligently, and the excitement that he shows when he manages to level anything or get a good item drop is practically adorable.

"If we get it will I be the prettiest girl in the ball?"

"No that's me. But we'll get you close." Delivered super seriously before letting out a 'heheheeee' of laughter from between his teeth.

"I'll see if I can spin for it. You grab the quests to start them and we can head over to the gathering section for them. I need to pray to the RNG gods for awhile." Because this was Cinder's stream, not his, people were here to see Cinder. So let Cinder do his thing while Idia hopes he can get this certain drop. It shouldn't be too difficult, not compared to the item he wanted; a pair of fire kitty ears. They so cute! He needs them!

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you get all my new icons heh

I savor each one like a badge of pride for my heart

omg...

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