*THAT NIGHT*
AYU-PYON: "Last superchat of the stream comes from PinkButtercup! Hello!"
'Your debut has been amazing! You're so cute, I love bunnies too!'
AYU-PYON: "Thank you so much, PinkButtercup! Bunnies are so cute, aren't they?" *Giggle*
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*AKIHIKO'S ROOM - SUZUKI RESIDENCE - KOTA CITY APARTMENT BUILDING - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
Another dumb day has come and passed. I'm just glad that I could settle down and catch Ayu's VTuber debut.
It was so fun!
I mean, she was just petting some cats in a game, but her personality really made everyone feel completely relaxed...
Including me. Ugh, I wanna tell her my thoughts already!
Mom is away on business again, and Dad's working overseas so...
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*BALCONY - KOTA CITY APARTMENT BUILDING - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
AYUMU: *Sigh*
AKI: "AYU!"
AYUMU: "Evening! What's the matter?"
AKI: "I wanted to tell you how fun your Ayu-pyon stream was!"
AYUMU: *Giggle* "Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it. That really puts my mind at ease."
AKI: "I downloaded the game you were playing today. I really want to catch a calico cat, but I can't find one anywhere."
AYUMU: "Right. Calico and Persian cats are a little hard to find. There's a trick to it, though...
Oh, wait. How about I explain on my next stream?"
AKI: "Yeah, great idea! I bet lots of people were like me and downloaded the game after watching today's stream."
AYUMU: "I love this game, so I'm glad to have lots of people to play it with!"
AKI: "You're something else though, figuring out all this VTuber stuff by yourself."
AYUMU: "Oh, no way. Rina rigged the model for me, and there's a site that completely explains how to do everything.
And besides, you were the one who asked Rina to make a rabbit to begin with."
AKI: "True. Your model looks so cute with the bunny ears."
AYUMU: "Although..."
AKI: "Hm?"
AYUMU: "I've always relied on you so much that it was a relief to be able to figure it out for myself."
AKI: "Ayu..."
AYUMU: "I wanted to show you that I could do something for myself."
AKI: "Really? You didn't have to do that. I already know you're a real hard worker."
AYUMU: *Giggle* "Thanks. But you're always pampering me, so I want to stand on my own two feet.
Hey, look!"
AKI: "Eh?"
AYUMU: "Ayu-pyon's gonna work much harder! Pyon!"
AKI: "Ahahaha! Got it. I'm looking forward to your future streams!"