[Someone has donated 1,000 won.]
─”I haven’t heard about the friend you supposedly went to the movies with. Did you possibly watch it alone?”
A dangerous question.
If I say I went alone, the part-time worker will likely figure out that I’m the suspiciously pretty otaku from the community thread.
“Ah? No, I went with a friend. Just… they’re not into this kind of stuff, so I didn’t bring it up. Yeah.”
<It's a lie... but what a satisfying taste of lying!>
<No proof? I won’t believe it. Haha!>
<Too many question marks! Lie better!>
<Even imaginary friends count as friends?>
<Is it an online friend?>
[NoksuSarangGaeVictory donated 1,000 won.]
─”You said you were friends with Wild Victory, but why are you suddenly pretending to have no friends?”
“They’re… people I can’t even meet in real life! And they won’t join my multiplayer games! Gah!”
<Friend criteria = someone who joins multiplayer games?>
<Mmh... that's a tough standard.>
<Seems reasonable why you have no friends.>
<Haha, weren’t they just online acquaintances???>
<Oh, I thought they were close friends from how you spoke about them.>
<Unicorn's joyous dance party begins! Haha!>
<It's obvious—you're a solo player Sol. Haha!>
<Our friendless Sol spends their days in the corner playing games. Haha!>
<Wait... isn't that me?>
<A grand fight for friendship!>
<Talking nonsense there, aren't we?>
Why does the conversation keep shifting to unicorns and Sols?
Isn’t this ridiculous?
[FriendlessChin donated 1,000 won.]
─”FriendlessChin.”
“Hey, you little brat! Show some effort when leaving a comment!”
<You’re upset because you have no friends, aren't you, Chin?>
<Haha! Haha! Haha!>
<We’re friends, aren’t we!>
<Sol! Sol! Sol!>
[PsychologyOfTheCorners donated 1,000 won.]
─”Honesty time: Are you an introvert according to MBTI? Yes or No.”
“No comment.”
<That’s obviously an introvert.>
<A clearly Yes response disguised as No!>
<Haha! Haha! Haha!>
<Though I’m a T, I don’t really believe in MBTI stuff.>
<You, my friend, are an I for sure.>
<Sitting at home playing games is better than going out, right?>
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
─”Introverts tend to shy away and struggle making friends, but they feel lonely when truly left alone—it’s exhausting.”
<A sudden display of hurt feelings>
<Stop the AoE bombing>
<Sorry, we'll be good! Sorry, we'll be good!>
<Have you secretly eaten lunch in the bathroom at lunchtime? You are so I, haha!>
<Is this a collective space where all introverts resonate?>
<This is precisely such a place.>
[ForcedSoloDinner donated 1,000 won.]
─”Is it true that you turned on the stream to prepare a midnight meal but ended up drinking alone? Surely, you’re not actually drunk right now, are you?”
“Of course not! This isn’t a concept stream, damn it!”
<Another stack accumulated for cursing!>
<The Great Sol is demonstrating through personal sacrifice how dangerous drinking can be. Sob! Sob! Sob! Sob!>
<Hmm, does this feel like sending a text to an ex after drinking? Hehe!>
<Huh? Then are we your ex-boyfriends?>
<Are you this ex? Sounds like someone has issues.>
<You don't even have friends, so what ex-boyfriends, huh? Haha!>
[CoverletKick donated 1,000 won.]
─”Here’s a small donation to help you buy a new quilt since I heard the last one got torn.”
What’s this all about? Why would my quilt be torn?
Did I get rowdy while drinking?
I’m still wondering when I realized the donor’s nickname.
Oh right, it was a joke about tearing quilts during late-night streams.
“Please avoid making jokes that are hard to understand.”
<Sol doesn’t seem to get the humor.>
<Coverlet... coverlet... kick... kick...!>
<Making a positive impact on the domestic quilt market is inspiring!>
[7979 donated 1,000 won.]
─”Aren’t we friends? I named you in the class friend assignment at the start of the new term.”
“It’s still February, man. What new term?”
<Haha! That's a bold move, naming Sol as your friend.>
<Is this question still relevant in today's world? Hehe.>
<Didn’t that stop being a thing? Hehe>
<I didn't even fill that out, and my teacher called me for a discussion. Damn.>
<It’s not that I didn’t want to fill it out—I couldn’t. Haha!>
<Why don't you just trade names with classmates beside you?>
<How do you even start a conversation with new classmates? Are you an E?!>
<Wow, even part-time workers at convenience stores are hard to talk to for real hikikomoris! Haha!>
<I nominated you, Yu Kang-Hyeok, but why didn't you mention me back? It’s truly hurtful.>
<What sensitivity! Are you a middle school girl?? Haha!>
Everybody shares similar experiences… except…
Ugh.
Why did I start drinking and streaming at night?
[PreSolFan donated 1,000 won.]
─”With such impressive feminine charm, why haven’t you mentioned it before?”
Even though I ignored you the first time, here you are rephrasing the same question in a slightly kinder way.
It’s hard to get upset since I’m guilty of scamming too—using a G cup cosplay suit.
A small prick of guilt there…
Instead of speaking, I magnify the text in the center of the screen.
[The person who live streams late-night drinking sessions is not actually me.]
[Such a person does not exist.]
<Haha! Haha! Haha! Haha!>
<Please cover over that dark history!>
<It's clear how embarrassed you are, take the hint!>
<Still, you were pretty impressive there.>
<Night Market Sudden Death Syndrome!>
<It doesn’t make sense! How can someone with 13cm hands have an adult stature?>
<It’s not an adult body type, it's a Western physique.>
<Get out of Korea and out of Asia!>
<Can’t you see the mood is killing it? Write nonsense like that on a notepad instead, please.>
Ummm…
It’s not that I’m speechless because of the chest talk—it’s that the chest is fake, which is why I’m speechless.
And my conscience… it pangs.
[Venus donated 1,000 won.]
─”PreSol, you’ve become stronger… now you’re on my level or even above it.”
I shake the two lines of text in the middle of the screen left and right.
There’s no such thing as late-night drinking sessions!
There isn’t such a person!
…Though this isn’t convincing at all.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
─”LighthouseIt, check out one of the popular articles, will you, Master?”
Content that couldn’t be sent as a donation message?
What is it?
Even as I’m a little wary, I open the bulletin board.
Since I’m not streaming content right now.
Should I look at the article with the highest recommendations and comments?
An unmistakable title unrelated to any others.
[Author: ActivePreSolViewer] [Title: How about ‘PreSolGuardian’ as a fan name?]
[There are two meanings for ‘Guardian’:
One is a protector as in ‘gatekeeper,’ ‘warehouse guardian,’ ‘grave guardian,’ ‘lighthouse keeper,’ etc.
The other is a friend as in ‘ten-year friend’ or ‘hundred-year friend.’
‘PreSolGuardian’ sounds like a library guardian protecting the legend and also like a friend to PreSol. What do you think?]
─[Isn’t that a bit of a stretch?]
─[The sound doesn’t appeal much.]
─[But the image is clear, like RPG wizards. Cool.]
└[Feels like a secret society. Dang, it’s pretty cool.]
─[Touching! These kind-hearted community supporters wanting to be PreSol’s friend. Sob.]
└[I cried just at the sight.]
─[PreSol! You’re not alone! We, the community, are with you!]
└[Haha! Haha! Haha!]
└[Is this going viral?]
“Fan name… fan name…”
The topic of naming the fandom came up last broadcast as well.
It felt awkward and I skipped over it lightly.
PreSolGuardians…
A friend to the legend…
It’s making my feelings strange.
My face is genuinely heating up.
Maybe I’m not cut out for this streaming lifestyle yet.
