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Recently I've been visiting Kia more and more often.
First I mostly watched her streams in person and told her how much I liked it afterwards.
But now I became really helpful to her.
From adjusting the lighting to offering suggestions on topics, I become more involved in her creative process.

One day, Kia turns to me with an excited look on her face.

You know what? I think it's time we take our collaboration to the next level.
How would you feel about joining me on camera for a whole video?

I've been on video before, but I didn't really do anything.
I just had to do some minor tasks.
And I've also been her assistant once in a while.
But I never said anything. I just went in, helped her with something, and then left again.

Me? On camera? I don't know, Kia.
I wouldn't even know what to say.

Don't be silly!
You've been pretty helpful already.
I think the viewers would love to see you on screen with me at the same level.
Let's give it a try!

I hesitantly agree, and before I fully grasp, what's happening, I'm sitting next to Kia, participating in my first video.

Hi, this is my new partner.
It's her first time streaming, so don't be too harsh on her.
So, would you like to introduce yourself?

I move closer to the center.

Hello, I'm Frieda.
I've been helping Kia for a while. You might have seen me passing by or assisting Kia.
And now I'm going to take part in one of her streams.
In this one!
I'm so excited.

I insecurely smile into the camera.

Kia is really talented, so I get into it quickly.
But soon the first negative comments start rolling in.
Not everyone is thrilled about my presence.

Kia plays these comments down and even makes fun of them, but I still feel very discouraged already.
Despite the mixed reactions, Kia still tries to get me involved into some conversation again and again, but despite her charisma, I don't really get into it.
And soon most viewers just seem to be annoyed.

After a while Kia ends the stream.
It was a rather short stream and for the last few minutes I almost didn't say anything.
I start to wonder if this really was such a good idea.
But Kia doesn't hesitate to confirm my concerns.

Maybe we shouldn't do this again.
I thought it couldn't be that difficult to make a fun stream, but I guess I was wrong.

You might be right. I guess I'm just not good at this.

Yeah, it seems like not everybody is suitable for this.
Sorry.

It's fine. I probably should have prepared better.
But do you still want me to visit you?

I don't think that's necessary.
I can also do my streams alone again.
So if you don't want to, that's fine.

I'm not sure, but I guess she'd prefer if I didn't visit her anymore after this.

So I give her a hug, something I never did before, since it might be the last time I see her.
She also puts her arms around me.

Then I move to the door.

Bye!

Bye! See you!

I leave and go back to my room.
And there, Ruby is already waiting for me.

Oh, I saw you in some stream.
I was pretty surprised.

Yeah, this wasn't planned in advance.
So you really watch Kia?

I sometimes look into her streams when you are visiting her.

It was pretty bad, wasn't it?

Oh, no idea. I'm not really into her streams anyway.
But seeing you made them a little more interesting.

She smiles at me and gives me a kiss.

Oh...

I blush.

The next days I think a lot about this video.
Am I really so annoying?
Does nobody really like me?
Is the only person who really likes me Ruby?
Or does she have some ulterior motive, and if she doesn't get what she actually wants, she will simply ditch me, just like Kia did?

Nah, I still have my friends. It's just some people online.
Of course not everybody likes me, right?
And the only people online who didn't like me were some viewers of Kia. This might also just be a minority.

And then I get an idea. I'm going to make a video myself.
When Ruby isn't there for the whole day, I sit down in front of some screen in my room. It even has a camera.

I check how to make a stream on that platform.
And soon I'm online myself, not knowing what I even want to do there.
I'm just sitting in some stream for everybody to see.
But nobody is watching.

After some minutes I wonder what I'm doing there. And why I'm even doing this.
But I still don't end the stream.

Suddenly somebody writes in the chat.

"Oh, I think I've seen her before"...

It doesn't take long until more comments appear.
I just read them aloud.

"Isn't this the girl who has been in a stream with Kia a few days ago?"
"Oh, a new streamer. Always nice to see new girls."
"Yeah, it's Frieda"
Yeah, that's me!
"Not her again. I'll immediately block you!"
"Oh, thanks, I knew I've seen her before"
"What is this stream even about?"
I'm not sure myself. I just thought this might be fun.
"Hey, don't just read all my comments out loud!"
Oh, I'm sorry.

I just read the comments silently now.
Most of it is positive.

Thank you!

More and more people are joining.
But I'm still not sure what to say.
But soon I continue reading comments aloud.

"Hey, I'm okay if you read my comments out loud!"
"I want to see your boobs!"
I don't really want to show them. I'm not from the city, so I'm a little shy about such things.
"Me, too!"
You also want to see them? Or do you want me to read your comments?
"Oh, where are you from?"
From some village.
"You can read my comments, too. But I also wouldn't mind seeing your boobs"
And some smirking smiley.
"That's interesting. I've never been to a village"
"It doesn't look like she really has boobs"
"Isn't everybody naked all the time where you come from?"
"Wow, I can't imagine how you must have felt when entering the city for the first time"
Yeah, this really was very weird.
"No idiot, that's in some nature tribes"
"Yeah, I'd really like to know more about your experiences!"

I just talk about various things from my life.
And I actually start to enjoy this.
It seems like everybody in the chat likes me, even if some of them write weird comments.

I guess I'll do this more often.