Joinen x Seven

Seven was looking for videos to watch on YouTube and noticed a surprising thumbnail in his recommended. Joinen has reacted to 7 Second Riddles' video of Seven making fun of Joinen. When Seven watched the video, he noticed Joinen and everyone watching him on twitch roasting Seven. Seven was mildly insulted. He knew he'd been annoying in his video but it wasn't his fault. The person controlling him made him say those things. As a puppet, Seven didn't have much free will. Then something caught his eye: Joinen pretended to kiss Seven on the cheek and said, "Just don't hurt me." Someone on twitch commented, "Joinen x Seven." Joinen x Seven, Seven thought. What would that be like? He spent the rest of the day wondering how it would feel if Joinen really kissed him. Seven wished to be human.

Later that day, YouTube notified Joinen that 7 Second Riddles commented on his latest video. The comment read, "Hi Joinen, it's me, Seven, the puppet you made fun of. I checked out some of your videos and I'd like to talk to you about them. When would that work for you?" Joinen laughed. Did 7 Second Riddles expect him to believe that a puppet could watch YouTube videos and comment on them? Surely this comment was a joke. Joinen replied, "anytime works for me," as a joke.

The next day, Seven read Joinen's reply and flew to Melbourne. When he got there, he asked almost everyone he saw if they could take him to Joinen's apartment. Most people were speechless as they'd never heard a puppet talk without a person's help. Some screamed and ran away in terror. A few hadn't heard of Joinen. Finally, a supposed friend of Joinen's directed Seven to Joinen's apartment. Seven was surprised, but grateful for the stranger's generosity.

Joinen was feeding his ferret, Soot, when he heard his doorbell ring. He hadn't ordered any food or invited anyone over, as Melbourne was on strict lockdown. He looked through the peephole and didn't see anyone, so he assumed that someone played ding dong ditch. Then he heard his doorbell ring again. He opened the door and couldn't believe his eyes. Seven was right in front of him! "W-what are you doing here?" Joinen asked. He felt like he was going to faint. "I'm here to talk to you about your videos," said Seven. "You said anytime would work, remember?"

"I was kidding!" Joinen said. "How did you even get here?"

"I hitched a ride to the airport and snuck into a passenger's suitcase," said Seven, "and when I got to Melbourne I snuck out and asked strangers where you lived. Someone said he was a friend of yours and took me to your house."

This is insane, thought Joinen. I can't believe I'm talking to a puppet. He was going to have to ask each of his friends if they took a puppet to his house, but he wasn't thinking about that at the moment.

"So... why don't you come inside and ask me about my videos?" Said Joinen. He liked having a guest, even if his guest was a talking puppet.

"Don't mind if I do!" Said Seven. He went inside.

Once they were both inside, they sat on Joinen's couch. Seven asked, "What's it like making videos?"

"Well," Said Joinen, "it's fun. I set up my twitch stream every weekday and my followers help me choose a video. Then I react to it and they comment. It's fun actually. I like interacting with people who enjoy my content."

"Can we watch some of your videos?" Asked Seven.

That's it? Thought Joinen. He came all the way to Melbourne and convinced a friend of mine to take him to my house, only to ask one question? "Um... sure," Said Joinen. "I'll get my laptop."

When Joinen came back with his laptop, he opened it up and played some videos for Seven. "It must be nice being human," Said Seven. "Having free will, talking without someone else's help, saying whatever's on your mind."