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I think we all are aware of the fact that ultimately, they're actors. But having the cover of the virtual persona gave them a degree of plausible deniability that let you think "what if is actually real?" Especially with the way Kiara always came off as being legitimately into Calli and girls in general, and even Calli's dere moments worked into it. All of this created a very unique scenario where you could see and interact with fictional characters in a way you rarely see.
But once that Kiara comes out and says that everything is just an act, well, then they're just another streamer for the pile and at least for me, I can no longer see their interactions with each other as anything but just another part of their job.
Oh and your suggestion of "Healthy cynicism" just comes off as being a party pooper that can't see anything without looking for things to smugly say "Is fake". And I think that is such an awful way of living.
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As someone that got into Hololive precisely because of Takamori, I must say this is n extremely disappointing turn of events. I think most people saw it coming but I still had hoped for them to be able to work things out but it wasn't the case.
I can't blame Kiara for wanting to be more than just Calli's crazy love interest but the way she did it, well it wasn't the best. She took off the veil that kept Vtubers separate from regular streamers and I simply won't be able to see her and Calli in the same way. I wish them both all the best but whatever comes next is not something I'm interested in seeing, is just not the same, and I do not like the idea of seeing Kiara having new "canon" ships because I can't give them the benefit of the doubt anymore.
The upside is that breaking the link between the character and the performer means that I can keep enjoying Takamori fan works (for as long as keep doing them, at least) by taking them as if they were just another couple from a manga or an anime and ignore completely the existence of their RL counterparts.
Calli may be the closest thing we have to a real yet wholesome tsundere.
It would be great if she toned down the act a little though, she comes off needlessly hard at times.
Don't forget that Noel and Flare decided to get rings after seeing Kanata and Coco get ones of their own.
Bringing this thread back from the dead to post about the recently released novel anthology
According to /u/ this page is about the girls going to a mixer and Asuka deciding to sabotage it to keep Tomoko from getting a boyfriend
DeepL translation
"If you really care about our relationship, you shouldn't have a boyfriend, right?"
"If you do that, you'll have less time to spend with us, more boring complaints and love advice, and you might even fail to get into Aoyama University because you won't have time to study, right?"
"Of course, you need a change of scenery once in a while. That's why I didn't stop you from going to the party, but the two guys sitting in front of you were trying to ask for your contact information. They and you had never met before, and they were rude to you. So I warned them with explosions and threatening letters and stuff, but they didn't show any remorse, did they? I think it was really rude of them to touch your shoulder over a game. So I had no choice but to use the trap to drop the piggy bank on them."
"You thought to injure any one of them, didn't you?"
"That's right. If one of the men sitting in the back gets hurt, it will be enough of a check. In fact, that party ended pretty quickly, didn't it? Yeah, I think it went well."
Out of nowhere, Kiara dropped by to show her culture
https://twitter.com/takanashikiara/status/1416021282181812225
The best birthday gift.
Not a fan of this Coco NTR arc