Festival for the New Year (3)
The chat exploded the moment I started acting all lovey-dovey.
"Tteongbung-kun! Free bad words are banned!!"
Tteongi'sRiceCake donated 1,000 won!
"Tteongie babe, you're my girlfriend so call me oppa. Huff huff~"
"Ah, um..." Calling her "oppa" when she's clearly an older sister feels kinda weird. Wait, I got it.
"I'm actually the older one here."
"Alright, my dear flatlanders. I'll take the lead. Um... yeah."
What kind of line do people usually say at times like this? I have no idea. The only romance experience I have is with The Queen...
"I'm... I'm really happy to be here with you..."
"Ah, Aram, what would be a good first dating line...?"
"I've never dated anyone either..."
"Ah..."
"How about starting with 'Have you seen H-Tteongi?'"
"Oh that's good."
"Flatlanders... Have you seen H-Tteongi? The person in it was really pretty."
Now was the time for some girlfriend-like lines.
"But I'm prettier, right?"
CountryPuppy donated 1,000 won!
"It's so obvious you've never dated lol"
"Then why don't you guys try dating instead!"
ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!
"Spread it."
"You'll never get a girlfriend in your entire lives."
"Shut up. Pretend it's a real girlfriend and donate. Start!"
Tteongi'sLife donated 1,000 won!
"I learned online that you have to say 'I love you' a lot."
"Tteongi, I love you."
"I like this. I love you too."
I made a heart with my fingers and showed it to the camera.
"There. Is that enough?"
SoftTteongi donated 1,000 won!
"I want to squish and knead those fingers then shove them in my mouth and suck on them"
"Favorability -1."
NotTteongi'sRoomViewer donated 1,000 won!
"Maybe I've fallen for Tteongie babe...?"
"Favorability -1."
Tteongi'sH-Cup donated 10,000 won!
"Ten-thousand-won punch!"
"Favorability +10."
Tteongi'sH-Cup donated 100,000 won!
"Hundred-thousand-won punch!!!"
"Kyaaaah! Favorability MAX! Reaction incoming!"
I made a V sign with both hands and stuck my tongue out. I didn't mean to, but a long string of drool dripped from my extended tongue.
"Uhehe..."
"T-the drool wasn't on purpose."
"Aram, do you have a tissue?"
"Here you go."
"Mmm..." I wiped the drool with the tissue.
ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!
"That tissue just got premium treatment"
"I'm not selling it."
The moment we got off the lift, I threw it straight into the trash can next to us.
"We're finally here."
No, no. I was supposed to stay in girlfriend mode.
"Flatlanders, I'm really looking forward to the zoo. Aren't you?"
"Flatlanders, what's your favorite animal?"
"These forever-single perverted otaku bastards anyway."
Soon after, The Queen and Ga-eun unnie arrived too.
"We're here. We're about to head into the zoo now."
Since I was still streaming, I turned the camera to show their faces as well.
"Hello Queen viewers! I'm currently streaming with a girlfriend concept. Come visit my stream too!"
"Girlfriend concept, huh... Then shall we hold hands like lovers?"
"Huh...?"
The Queen took my hand.
"Huk..."
I guess it's fine to be this bold on stream... Holding hands between girls is pretty common anyway.
"Come on, let's go."
The Queen led me by the hand until we reached the ticket booth in front of the zoo. Thanks to the discount event, the place was packed with people in hanbok.
'Of course, no one is wearing it as slutty as me...'
"Wow, that outfit is amazing..."
"She's so pretty..."
Before buying the tickets, I spotted a hot dog food truck right next to the booth.
"Flatlanders, what? You want to eat hot dogs before we go in?"
"Yare yare, it can't be helped~"
"Tteongi-nim, what about lunch?" The Queen asked, still firmly holding my hand.
"Of course I have a separate lunch stomach, Your Majesty."
"Ma'am! One hot dog please."
"Miss, your hanbok is very pretty."
"Thank you."
I showed the camera the hot dog perfectly coated in sugar and ketchup.
"Flatlanders, say 'ah~'"
Then I took a big bite out of the hot dog.
"Nope, I'm not giving you any. I'm eating it all myself."
PigFeetForDinner donated 1,000 won!
"Wait, I'll give you my hot dog too"
"Eat that shit by yourself, you bastard."
After finishing the hot dog, we bought our tickets. Now it was time to properly explore the zoo.
The first animal we saw was a bear.
"That bear is huge. But since Ga-eun unnie works out, she could probably fight it and win, right?"
"What do you take me for..."
"That's a shame..."
TteongYumYum donated 1,000 won!
"Tteongi, if you fight the bear and win I'll give you ten thousand won"
"Haa... If only I had a gun. One bullet and it'd be over."
After walking a bit more, we found a sign that said "Red Panda."
"Red panda? Tteongi-nim, it's a red panda!"
"Aram really likes red pandas, huh."
"Yes! Yes!"
"Then let's go see them quickly."
The second stop was to see the red pandas. They were tiny like puppies and incredibly fluffy.
"Whoaaa... They're so fucking cute."
"Yeah, I really want to touch that tail too."
ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!
"I have a red panda in my pants, wanna touch it?"
I ignored the donation and looked at the screen.
"Flatlanders, is the red panda cute? Or am I cuter?"
"What if I show you my garter belt like this?"
I slightly lifted the hem of my skirt.
While wandering around the zoo, I spotted a woman standing in front of a cameraman.
"It's already the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, and it's lunchtime. I'm currently at the zoo in Grand Park where the Lunar New Year festival is being held."
What is this? Are they filming the news?
"Hello. Would you be available for an interview?"
"Huh...?"
She approached me and greeted me. Looking at the microphone, she seemed to be an announcer from a public broadcasting station.
"I-is this live?"
"It's not live. It'll be edited and aired on the 9 PM news."
"Your hanbok is so beautiful. Could we do a quick interview?"
This might be a good chance to promote myself. Let's go with confidence.
"Yes, please go ahead."
Even though it was public broadcasting, I started getting really nervous.
"Yes, you've come to the festival wearing such a beautiful hanbok. It really suits you!"
"Th-thank you."
"They say they're giving discounts on admission for people wearing hanbok. Have you been to the zoo?"
"Yes?"
"How was it?"
"Th-there were lots of things to see. Yes, and there were animals too."
"How did you feel after seeing so many animals?"
"It was healing. Yes, it was nice."
"Yes, I hope you have a wonderful time here today."
"Th-thank you..."
It was a disaster.
"Thank you so much for the interview! Please enjoy the rest of the festival."
"Take care..."
She left to film somewhere else.
"Uwaaaah! I think my first public broadcasting news appearance was a total failure."
"No it wasn't, Tteongi-nim! You did great!"
TteongTteong donated 1,000 won!
"Why were you so nervous lol???"
"Ah, I don't know, when they said it was public broadcasting I just..."
"Ugh..." My face was burning up.
"Tteongi-nim, don't worry about it too much. Let's go eat lunch."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
A while later, inside the park restaurant.
"Haa... Still, it's been a while since I felt this relaxed. I even ended up on the news by accident."
It felt like all my built-up stress had melted away. If I ended the stream like this? It'd be pure bliss.
"Flatlanders, let's go on another date next time."
"Customer. Your rental time is over."
I quickly ended the broadcast before the chat could turn into a complete mess.
"Today's stream ended safely too."
"Tteongi-nim, you were the best today! You even did a news interview!"
"D-do you think it'll turn out okay...?"
The Queen had also turned off her stream.
"Good work, Ga-eun sunbae."
"No, you two worked harder. I should watch the 9 PM news later to see how Tteongi came out."
"I have a feeling this is going to add to my dark history..."
"It'll be fine."
The Queen patted my head as if to comfort me.
'Getting my head patted is the best...'
"Your Majesty, we're taking the lift down too, right?"
"Yes."
"Then let's ride down together, just the two of us..."
"Alright."
After lunch, I rode the lift down with The Queen.
"..."
I shyly reached out and secretly took The Queen's hand. She did say I should say 'I love you' often.
"Your Majesty, I love you..."
"I love you too."
That evening, the 9 PM news aired. The content wasn't much different from the interview. What mattered was the reaction, so I immediately turned on my phone and went to the community.
"..."
'The reactions aren't that bad?'
This time I decided to check the popular posts. The first title that caught my eye was...
"For real?!"
I frantically clicked on the post.