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I really need to go to the store before it closes, or I’m gonna miss my energy drinks for tonight! That’s right, tonight is Sameko Saba’s subathon, and I’m gonna stick with her for all it’s duration!
I love Saba, because of her silliness, her allure, her demeanor, and much more. I’ve stuck with her through thick and thin, through her different ‘lives’ streaming. You could say I’m a big fan!
I climbed stairs leading out of the basement of the apartment complex I resided in, until I stopped myself mid way to look at all the different plushy laid on each step of the stairs, they were all of the same character, the one I love, Saba.
I stopped myself there out of stupor, it couldn’t be there were more plushy than I have in my own room. Could this person be a bigger fan than I? Doubt it, but I’ll have to prove to them that I’m the bigger fan!
I took each step slowly, admiring the dedication to collect so many plushy, they were all different as well, different iteration of the vtuber Saba, some were even quite pricey, others were limited and even one was never released!
I knew it all, I was there for them all! But it seems so did this person! Our battle will be legendary, I’ll have to tell Saba in a superchat tonight, because she recognizes me at least whenever I send a superchat.
I finally reach the top of the stairs and I see a little girl placing her dolls in front of her door, Saba plushies. She turned her head to look at me, her gentle face and tender eyes stopping in front of me, staring me down. Her light blue eyes gently facing me, observing my movements which weren’t much right now. “Oh, I’m sorry, am I blocking you?”
She stood back up, her white robe, white hair and cat ears perked on top of her head, they were props for a cat girl costume, it really was Saba in the flesh. “A little bit, what are all these plushy?”
All these plushy adorning the front space of her apartment, she certainly put them there for a reason. “They’re free! I like to let them loose, for them to do their own things.”
She closed up on me, whispering to me. “And they often multiply! Isn't that weird?"
That was nice and weird, but that didn’t answer the question I asked. “And who is this character? You’re dressed the same as these plushy, she must be important?”
“Oh! She’s my idol! I’m her number one fan! Sameko Saba, look her up on Youtube! She’s what some people call a Virtual Youtubers, but for me, she’s so much more than that!”
I know, I watch her stream every time after all, and I could definitely relate to the sensation that Saba was so much more than just a virtual avatar behind the screen, but I couldn’t shake this strange feeling I had of this girl, she was supposed to be my rival, but I felt empathy for her. Her dress was tailored for her small size, but God did she rock it! “That's nice... Oh! I must go, I have to come back before my program starts, it was nice to know you!”
And I left, I wouldn’t want to importune her anymore than that! I had a stream to attend, and so did she apparently…
A fellow fan, that was very odd to meet such a person in real life. Normally, Vtubers were still a niche genre of entertainment, so people wouldn’t be so open about it.
Also, I just realized this girl was our newest neighbor, the moving company came last week and made a ruckus all day long, I couldn’t sleep! Energy drinks were your friends in these hard times, but having cute neighbors like her wasn’t that bad of a trade for a few hours of missing sleep. Maybe I should ask her name, I didn’t bother going to visit because of my niche interest and my anti-social behaviors, I wouldn’t want anyone to reject me for my niche interests, but I feel like this girl wouldn’t reject me.
“That’ll be 12,50$”
Huh. The clerk looked down on her phone, not even bothering to look me in the eyes, maybe that was for the best unless she sees the ugliness of my soul!
“Thanks.”
And I left, I never want to stay outside longer than I need to. I go back home, running because Saba’s stream just started, I was late, that was unbecoming of me!
I pass again through the valley of plushies, she had so many, this erratic neighbor of mine, she definitely wouldn’t reject me!
Close the door, open the monitor right on Saba’s stream page, we were all waiting for her to come.
Turns out she was also late, what a coincidence, but not unexpected of the lazy shark, oups, shouldn’t mention her past lives just like that.
When the stream finally opened, there she was! The cat fish in all her splendor, that really was a cute model. Now that I look closer, my neighbors cosplay was extremely accurate, definitely a true fan.
“Sorry! Sorry! I’m late for the Sabathon! Gomenasai! Today, I want to play…”
I really like Saba, she’s such a genuine person, I love all her stories, she’s such a carefree person.
“I have a secret correspondence? No! I was just busy with the pizza man, is all! I’ll need an extra large pizza to last the duration of this Sabathon! Don’t get the wrong idea you guys! Perverts!”
I could often fall asleep to her voice, but today was a special day, I needed to stay awake, I need to… stay awake… need…