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Tanner was nervous. Yes, he was excited to meet his online friends face to face, but his stomach felt like it was doing back-flips. The lanky man was staring at his phone hoping someone would write something on Discord, because he was lost. He'd gotten his twitch badge without a problem and went to the appointed meeting spot but no one was there. Is no one coming? Surely, CJ would at least be here. He was hoping Crafty would come too, since he was curious what he looked like in person. I wonder who's taller? Mars was suppose to come and Amy, and..
"Hey Smant!" A tall blond male shouted, waving his arm and walking towards him.
"Fir!" Smallants' nerves lessened a bit knowing someone was here, but as the younger male got closer he noticed a key detail. "What, you're taller then me!?"
The taller man burst into laughter, "Of course that's the first thing you noticed."
"Well ya, I've seen your face before, but I always thought I was the taller one."
"Its not by much. Its' like a 2 inch difference."
"Dude, I don't understand your messed up units. But I'd say its like 5 centimeters."
"Eh, I could still grow a bit, so I might be taller the next time we meet." Fir starts walking in a different direction and Smallant follows after him.
"So, where is everyone? I didn't notice anyone writing on discord."
The taller man chuckles, "We ended up all running into each other at the badge collection point. So I came to get you while everyone went to the Nintendo booth."
"Oh nice, so everyone's here?"
"CJ, Crafty, Mars and Amy. It's weird seeing Amy the human, I'm so used to seeing her wolf v-tuber model. Her hair is the same color as the models fur." The man exclaims excitedly. "It's weird seeing Crafty too. Like I'm so used to hearing his voice, but the face that's speaking is new."
"I bet CJ and Mars are exactly what you expected though." Tanner adds, wondering what his friends looked like.
"Man, Mars is so tall! She's taller than me by like a couple of inches."
Both males make seem to light up when they notice their group of friends next to the Nintendo booth. A girl with purple hair starts waving both of her arms, "Fir, Tanner!"
The rest of the group turns and waits for the pair to get closer before greeting their wayward member.
"Late as usual Tanner," a bubbly, male says and it takes the other a moment to put a name to the familiar voice.
"Dude, Crafty! Hey!" The brunet lights up, anxiety gone now that he's surrounded by his friends. "And no, I was on time you guys all had a secret meeting without me."
"Sorry, forgot to send you that discord invite." CJ jokes, while everyone rolls their eyes.
"You know how it is. Hide and seek is pretty much always late. This time it was your fault Smallant." Says Mars who almost towers over Fir and everyone else in height.
"Alright guys, I got him here so lets go explore the con." Fir changes the subject knowing that this could honestly go on for a while.
The group of friends explores the con, occasionally getting recognized and taking pictures with fans. Generally they had a good time messing around and plotting, planning on doing a game of hide and seek somewhere at the con. They just needed to figure out the logistics. Smant and CJ would need good hiding spots otherwise their fans who seemed to occasionally pop up out of no-where would give them away.
At the end of the day, the girls decided to get some time to themselves while the boys went back to their rooms. They would all meet up at a bar later in the evening but just needed to recuperate a bit. CJ was staying in the same hotel as Fir and Smallant, but he was sharing a room with someone else, while Fir and Smallant decided to split one to save on cost. There was something bothering Tanner though. He'd had a great day. It went a lot better then expected, but he hadn't learned Fir's name. Amy and Crafty introduced themselves and well even though he didn't use there names too often, out of habit using there nic's, it was nice to know them. Mars surprisingly actually goes by Mars which is cool. Still he kind of wanted to know his friends name. Did the others know?
"Tired from the day?" Fir asks as they get to their room and he flops onto his bed letting out a tired groan.
"Ya, I haven't walked that much in a long time."
"Same, I don't know if I have the energy to go to a bar."
"I almost want to stay, but who knows when we'll get to see each other irl again. Also a few of my other friends are suppose to be there and it'd be fun to see them."
"Anyone I know?" The blond looks up, making himself comfortable on his bed.
"PointCrow and Linkus. I've met Eric before, but Linkus would be a first."
"Introduce me to them? I've never had the chance to talk to either of them."
"Of course, they're great. You and Linkus will get along great."
The taller male smirks, "What about PointCrow?"
"Eh," Tanner shrugs, smiling. "He's an acquired taste."
The other boy laughs. "You guys are so mean to each other."
"Nah, it just proves we get along."
"Uh, huh. Sure you do."
"Anyway how do you want me to introduce you," Tanner tries to casually ask.
The blonde looks at him strangely, before a smirk spreads across his face. "Why Tanner, are you asking for my name?"
"Maybe," draws out the brunet. Suddenly the nerves from this morning return. "You don't have to tell. Sorry, I was just really curious."
A silence befalls the men as one contemplates and the other struggles to find a change in topic, but coming up blank.
Finally Fir whispers, "I haven't told anyone, just because I don't want it public. But," He stops looking Tanner in the eyes. "I'm okay sharing it with you as long as you keep it just between us."
"Of course, I won't tell anyone." Tanner replies sincerely, surprised by the amount of trust his friend has in him."
Firs eyes seem to light up as he smiles, stretching out his hand. "Well it's nice to meet you Tanner, my name's..."