Strange Mod
RieeNoona: What was that noise? I couldn't hear it well.
I'd been a little worried something might've happened to Noona, but seeing her chill chat eased my mind. Thank goodness she seemed fine.
"Ahem, so should I send the invite then, Noona?"
"Yeah!"
Her bubbly reply had me firing off the invite right away, and sure enough, she joined instantly. But... I felt like I'd forgotten something. What was it?
Ah, right. VTuber collab, and I'd forgotten the one thing I couldn't forget. Apologize and set it up? Or say we'd prep properly next time? As my brain spun with options, Huran Noona's warm voice chimed in.
"You guys okay with this, Huran fans and Riee fans? I should've set it up but totally spaced... We'll do voice-only today, and next time I'll make sure it's perfect!"
God... I love Noona so much. Not sure if it was a good thing, but taking the blame for my screw-up? Incredibly grateful. And the viewers were letting it slide—they're all too sweet...
"Sorry...! Next time I'll set it up perfectly!"
"It's fine, it's fine! Let's actually start now. We'll pull an all-nighter at this rate."
"Yeah!"
We Take Two
[Player 1][Player 2]
I replied brightly and hit start. The title screen popped up, followed by the doll selection.
"Huh...?"
I tilted my head without thinking. What? Something's off...
The game I remembered had a guy and girl doll. But both here looked like girls.
"What's up?"
"Oh, nothing. Just... only girl dolls."
"Ehehe...! That? I found a fun mod for us, Riee!"
"M-mod?"
"Yeah! We're both girls, right? Kinda kills immersion with drab guy dolls."
I'd modded games plenty, but a prejudice-free one like this? First time. In a wholesome game like this...? Mods usually just swap looks, voices stay. And I didn't even download anything?
"Daddy voice modded out too! I'll voice the second doll, no worries!"
"R-really...? If you went that far..."
I stammered a reply, and her Live2D rig grinned cutely on the side monitor. What can I say... cuteness is forgiveness. Let it slide.
We followed the story, listening to Noona's "dubbing." Or... was this creation?
[Riee - Our relationship is fine!]
[Huran - Yeah, we're already married.]
"Yeah, we're getting married."
Noona? That's not the subtitle...
Wasn't this about a troubled couple turning from dolls back to humans?
"So, shall we head out on our honeymoon adventure?"
"...This feels way different from the game I know."
"It's fine, it's fine!"
What was fine? The lore was shattered. What else could we even do? As a story fan, I was curious what Noona would ad-lib next... but kinda scared too.
[Fairy Tale Doctor - Fix your relationship to see your daughter! Bye!]
The chat made even me hear it weird. It was about a divorcing couple reconciling... but Noona made it sound like a marrying couple. So off!
"...We cool to keep going?"
"Why? Whoa, dolls are moving now."
"No, nothing. Let's keep at it."
"Yeah! Whoa, check out that huge doll."
Her sunny face on the stream screen and the waddling dolls... I couldn't say stop.
Half-resigned, I grabbed mouse and keyboard, moving my doll. It wobbled around, and hers followed right up.
"Hehe... Riee, look at this."
Huran sent Riee a heart.
C-cute, but... against the game's spirit?
Huran reached out a hand to Riee.
[(T) Grab]
"Riee! Hit T, T!"
"Uh, yeah."
Huran and Riee held hands.
"Ehehe...!"
Game feature or Noona mod? No clue.
"Uh, Noona. Shouldn't we game now?"
"Y-yeah... right."
My doll moved, hand slipped free. Her voice went a bit sulky. Her rig's pout was so cute, I nearly offered first.
"O-one last thing okay?"
Huran spread arms to Riee.
[(T) Hug]
"...Yeah."
Huran and Riee hugged.
Girl dolls embracing felt weird... but nice? Was I getting weird?
"Ehehe...."
"Noona, real gaming now! Finish today!"
"Yeah!"
Her sunny reply let us actually play. "Actually"...? Dubbing was weird, but progress was fine.
"Careful, I'll go first and pull you up!"
"We can just jump..."
[Anonymous Donor: 1,000 won!]
[Something like a superchat...]
Her antics mid-game had me grumbling, but wasn't this WWE? She was way bolder than usual—definitely on purpose.
Then I'd play shameless too? Not viewer WWE, but viewers would love it.
"Haa... Yeah! H-honey, grab my hand!"
"Wh-what?!"
Huh? Noona's reaction weird.
"Haa, haa..."
Huran Noona's breathing grew ragged.
"Haat, hngh...! R-Riee. What'd you just say? Say it once more?"
"N-no! Not twice!"
I could, but her reaction? Disaster. Those moans and hyped voice—someone'd think warning strike.
"Please, just once...! Pretty please!"
Her begging made refusing feel awful. She sent gift cards, I suggested collab, she covered in announcements...
"...H-honey. Grab my hand."
"Hng...!"
Same words, but her joyful voice vs. her sad chat. Mom sending daughter off vibes...?