on the internet, i buffer (KARLIMBER)

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"First, I'd like to say that I'm sorry for making you all wait this long." Climber peeks his head out of the wall, waiting for Relikk to finish speaking. He does intros like this every stream, no matter if it's the first or hundredth collab they've had yet.

Relikk pans the camera to the wall. " Today, we have someone you already know and love -" A crashing sound rings through the room, "Well, whatever. Reveal yourself, Climber!"

Silence rings throughout the live, with the exception of occasional clash and clang coming from behind the wall. Relikk, in some late epiphany, signals for Climber to come in front of the camera.

@RELIKKLUVSVAMPIRES: i bet u 10 dollars climber doesnt know what reveal means

Reply to @RELIKKLUVSVAMPIRES

@pushurtemper: no point in betting when ur probably right lol

"Hi everyone!" Climber greets excitedly. He slowly steps out in the direction Relikk is pointing at, tripping a little in the process. "Today, we're playing... It Takes Two!"

[$100 SUPERCHAT] @karl: It takes two ?? More like it takes tuah 🤣 🤣

[MOD] @AnnieAngelic: KARL??

@lawofrachel: LMAOO WHAT THE HELL

"Thank you for the supa. It takes tuah? I'm sorry, I don't know what that means..." Climber scratches his head in a daze. Chat's excited about this Karl person being in his stream, but he doesn't know who he is or what "tuah" is. Relikk laughs a little at his apparent confusion, knowing this'll probably be something clipped for years to come.

"Nice to see you in chat, Karl." Relikk drawls, "I didn't expect for you to watch our streams."

Climber, seemingly recovering from his "tuah" filled daze, perks up. "Yeah! Nice seeing you in chat Karl! Hope we see you in many more of our streams!"

[$200 SUPERCHAT] @karl: He doesn't know me does he

"No, of course I do! Don't say that..." Karl's right eye twitches, betraying his obvious attempt at a lie. He can hear Relikk taking shaky breaths behind him - likely trying to stifle his laugh. It doesn't work. Relikk begins to chuckle like a cartoon villain. "We're getting off track anyways! Now, for It Takes Two..."

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Karl fucked up.

See, before today, his Climber obsession was an "open secret" that all of his friends knew about.

It was a running joke with him and Rachel - one where she'd have to explain to others, no, Karl can't stream right now, Climber's live, and yes, there is $1500 set aside monthly for Climber's streams.

Now, it's barely a secret anymore. It can't be, when his notifications on Twitter, Youtube, somehow even his old Tumblr are filled with fans asking about Climber. Karl's shocked - Climber isn't even a big streamer, yet his fanbase is hyping him up like he's Kai Cenat.

It's even trending a little bit - hovering at #7, next to sports and non-chronically online topics. He can feel a sheen of sweat on his resin-like face. Rachel's going to rip him a new one for this later.

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