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15 students have been invited to spend their summer at Firebird Forest Talent Enhancement Camp f...
CW// Cussing, Suicide mention (used as an insult), Homophobia/Transphobia, Homophobic/transphobic nicknames (mentioned), British people 😲😲😲😲🤯🤯🤯
The first thing I felt was a gentle rumbling on the back of my head. I opened my eyes. The void was gone; all I saw was the interior of an extremely luxurious party bus. The seats were a soft, plush, tan leather, and the floor and ceiling were made of some kind of light beige wood. I could hear quiet music playing softly in the background. There were a few people scattered around.
Although I had just woken up, I could already feel a headache forming. Must have been because of that dream I had. What happened then? I was already starting to forget most of it, save for the weird advice the disembodied voice had given me. Ominous, much?
???: Oh, you're finally awake!
I lifted my head off the window of the bus (which was probably what was causing the rumbling) and looked around. Next to me sat a familiar-looking person in a pink and white sailor fuku. Her thigh-highs were pastel blue, and her hair was indigo and purple, as if it hadn't been re-dyed in a while. The stranger managed to pull it off though. Funnily enough, it was black cat ear headphones covering her ears that clued me in to who she was.
Gake: Wait... TanaKat? As in the streamer?
TanaKat: Bingo! Bullseye! Right on the money! Aha, you win a prize!
Gake: What's the prize?
TanaKat: My real name! Akiyoko Tanaka: Ultimate Streamer, at your service!
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It was no wonder I recognised her. Akiyoko, or "TanaKat", despite only starting streaming about a year ago, had already amassed hundreds of millions of loyal followers. A combination of effortless charisma and her cutesy demeanour made her the streaming equivalent of black tar heroin for fans.
She stretched out her hand, smiling and tilting her head to the side. I gingerly shook her hand.
Gake: Pleased to meet you. I'm Gake Kibotoko, the Ultimate Climber. I use they/them pronouns.
Akiyoko grinned at me. She shuffled closer to me, and I could almost sense her excitement.
Akiyoko: I'll keep that in mind, Mx. Climber!
I flushed at the moniker. The only nicknames I had ever been given were "G" by my brother, and Gaggot (as in a combination of Gake and a certain word that I'd rather not repeat that starts with "F"), by my lovely and accepting classmates.
Akiyoko: Wanna explore the bus? There's plenty of people here, and they- ah- look pretty interesting!
There were, in fact, quite a few people scattered around. Turning my gaze, I could see an intimidating woman in a red dress and straitjacket dozing in a corner, a blonde girl and a girl in a burgundy apron chatting, two people in dark makeup talking to a boy with fluffy green hair, and-
