Apprenticeship [An SMG4 Fanfic]

Chapter 3: Youtube Algorithm

"Ugh!" SMG6 groaned, banging his head on the table in the guest bedroom. He'd have to convince SMG4 to finish the 2nd floor of the castle soon so he 5 could have his own room. He was thankful that Melony was more than happy to share her room with him, but he desperately needed his own space.

The two had been there for about a week now, working and learning what they could. But... it was still difficult.

He was currently looking through YouTube videos. Something about them just... piqued his interest. But for some reason, he couldn't figure out what he was going to record. He had just spent the last few hours just scrolling through SMG4's videos. He couldn't help but admire them, really. But even with the bunches of inspiration from his predecessor, he was still unable to think of anything to record.

He stood up, storming out of the room and right into 4's, where he was working on his own videos. "Four!" He whined, flopping down on his bed. "I need help!"

SMG4 tiredly looked over at the other. "Whatever it is, can it wait? I have a really bad headache right now," he grumbled, holding his head.

SMG6 grimaced before grabbing some painkillers from his pocket and throwing them at the other. "I can't think of anything to record!"

"Record?" 4 asked. "As in... a video?"

"Yeah?" 6 said as he rolled over on his stomach and began kicking his feet above him. "Anyway, I was scrolling through your channel and started thinking about what you said about YouTube at the mall. So I thought, hey! SMG4 is a massively great YouTuber! Maybe I could give it a shot myself? I mean... it looks fun. But I can't think of anything to fucking record."

"Watch your language," 4 said as he took the painkillers. He shut off his computer, leaning back as he waited for them to kick in. These migraines of his were getting worse. He slowly breathed through his nose as his migraine began to slowly die down.

"You good?"

"Yeah," he breathed before standing up. "Do you have any ideas on what you'd want to record?"

Six shrugged. "I mean... I like the meme videos you make, but... I don't feel like being a copycat like Three's old videos were," he laughed. "Uh... then I uh... I could do some fun skits? Or... vlogs? Reactions? I just don't know! You make it look so easy!"

SMG4 sighed. "6, it's not easy. It's... YouTube is a stressful job," he said as he laid down next to him, staring at the ceiling. "But... if you really want my help, I can think of a few video ideas for you."

SMG6 smiled widely. "Really? Thank you!"

"Of course," 4 said, patting his head as he stood to grab a whiteboard.

SMG5 hummed quietly as they moved about the cafe, taking orders, making drinks, and delivering them like it was second nature.

"You've gotten pretty good at this," SMG3 laughed as he handed some coffee and bombs to be delivered to a table.

"Thanks," 5 said, smiling widely. "I was thinking, maybe after the cafe closes, I could try some latte art?"

SMG3 shrugged. "Um... sure?" He looked over at them. "What brought this up?"

"I was looking at these cool artistic designs people have made on top of drinks and thought I might try it out. Maybe it will bring some more traffic to the cafe?"

"I like the way you think," 3 said as he tended to the next customer.

SMG5 delivered the order as the bell above the door rang. They looked up and smiled as SMG4 and SMG6 walked in, talking as they looked at 6's phone. "Hey guys!" They exclaimed, walking over to them.