“Hiya everyone! How are you all doing! It’s been a while since I did a proper stream, hasn’t it ... Ahh I can already see everyone’s chat messages. I am so sorry! I’ll answer all your questions in due time! I think we should wait for some more viewers though, shouldn’t we?”

[She’s back!]

[Chaos herself]

[Gaia the her-own-career-destroya]

[Sigh. I keep telling myself to stop watching your streams, but I here I am ...]

[Yeah, Gaia, you got some issues you should maybe work on, instead of streaming? lol]

[You really still think LolHive is going to take you?]

[You really fell off lol]

[She hurt herself in her confusion!]

“Ouch! You guys are meeeaaaaan~ Well, you are not wrong though. Ummm, leading into what I am going to discuss later in the stream, there are going to be some changes in ... well, my streams in general I suppose. And depending on how many of you decide to stay loyal to me, the one and only destroya, we’ll even play some games today! But mostly this stream is there to clear some things up, make some announcements, and hopefully, this time without interruption for real. I don’t know why it took me so long to basically say I just want to make some announcements lol. Hahhh, I’m still a mess for real.”

[Announcements? Now I’m curious.]

[So these weird streams were all on purpose!]

[It really sounded like she just left her mic on on purpose last time]

[Still wondering what these two people were talking about ...]

[Honestly, I don’t buy that]

[Sounds like she just gonna babble around the bush]

[Something wasn’t right about that last stream]

[Yeah, twitter went crazy with the theories again]

[Like, Gaia’s a guy actually? What a load of bull****]

[Yo, be careful not to get blocked!!!]

[Omg, don’t tell me I turned the stream on just to hear another influencer apology, skull emoji]

[Maybe, that’s the purpose and story behind Gaia-sama. She’s supposed to mimic a generic influencer, going from niche to popular over night to filming bodies in a forest to apology video ...]

[To desperately trying to stay relevant, despite being obviously past her prime ...]

[No thank you!]

[Nah, I trust her to not mess up that badly lol]

[I mean has she ever been problematic in any way?]

[That’s always the problem with these V-Tubers, because they can’t share that much of their real life]

[Omg, guys, what if Gaia is actually doing black-face]

[Noooooooo]

[Imagine: Coming out ... as a white person]

[Istg, I’d throw my wifi router out the window]

[What has the internet come to ...]

“Wait, wait, wait! Hold up! I really need to correct y’all on this, I’m defo not doing black face, what the heck! Though I suppose, you have no reason to believe me, considering you can’t see my actual face ... Sigh. I should have taken some notes beforehand. I guess I should address the elephant in the room: I had some stuff going on lately, which is why I haven’t been streaming regularly as of late. I am so sorry. That also means, that I am most likely not eligible to become part of LolHive’s line-up. And even if I were ... I think I wouldn’t do it.”

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[Gasp!]

[Oh no, I was really looking forward to you going pro :(]

[But think of all the money!]

[Yeah, you better. They seem to be a nightmare to work with.]

[Please take care of yourself!]

[It’s nothing serious, is it?]

“Okay, I can already see the chats going into a certain direction lol. Don’t worry, I am fine mostly. I just haven’t been able to juggle streaming and real life as of late. So I’m not sick or anything, just a lot of real-life obligations that came into conflict with my streaming schedule. But this has also made me rethink some things, when it comes to streaming. Specifically how I am going to juggle my life and streaming.”

[Gaia-sama Hiatus era? :(]

[Do what’s best for you <3]

[Yo, I am rooting for you]

“Haha, thanks for the nice comments, but it’s nothing of the like. It’s just that lately, real life and online have started to interfere with each other, which ... lets just say has led to some awkward situations. I think the key to getting rid of these interferences is just ... being more honest. To be my best authentic self.”

[Face reveal inc???]

[What’s going on?!]

[I have no idea where this is going anymore lmao]

[Don’t tell me all the theories have been true hahhaha]

[But she’s a guy!]

“Everyone, I have an announcement to make!”

[HYPE?]

[HYPE!]

[HYPE HYPE HYPE!!!]

[Bracing myself for cringe!]

[Bracing myself for greatness! <3]

[Lol, why does this feel like a coming out of sorts.]

[ARE YOU GREGNANT?]

[ARE YOU GAY?]

[SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG IS A BITCH-ASS MOTHERFUCKER]

[AM I ADOPTED?]

[Wait what?]

“The truth is ...”

And with the flip of a switch ...

“I am a guy!”

... my avatar changed its appearance.

Gone was the muscled lady with the silver braids, the amply filled sports bra and the pearly blue eyes. The cheeky, high-pitched genki voice was nowhere to be heard either. In it’s place was ...

[A MAN]

[A DUDE]

[AN ACTUAL FUCKING GUY?!]

[He’s kinda hot though ...]

[Mmmmm, I’m getting weak]

[I never thought I’d say something like this, but I want to be eaten by him.]

[Nah, for me it’s fine if he just eats ... certain body parts ...]

[Dafuq is wrong with y’all.]

Gaia the destroya, the epitome of femininity (lol) has been replaced. In her stead was a man. Same silver hair, but flying around in a mess reserved for anime protagonists. Same pearly blue eyes, but with pointed edges and fierce eyebrows. His voice that of a ruffian. Would definitely punch you. Would most likely refer to himself as oré if he were a japanese-dubbed anime character. The sports bra was replaced with a white tank top, that hugged his wide chest, but was loose-fitting towards his waist.

To sum it all up:

“I’m fucking hot!”

And of course my avatar flexed his muscles.

[YO What the HELL]

[HE DID IT]

[Am I gay?]

“Of course, I assume that this is but one of many questions I’ll have to answer. God, it feels weirdly good to be talking like this on stream. So, will this be a permanent change? Well, sort of. I think Gaia will take a backseat for now, so you can all get accustomed to my new and not-improved-because-that-might-be-sexist self. Heheh, I can’t stop looking at myself~ Oops, that was Gaia talking it seems ahahah. Ahem, well, I still got some kinks to work out it seems.”

[I am loosing my mind over this.]

[This is the best thing ever]

[Oh god, I can already see the fanart and fic]

[Would this be considered selfcest?]

[Wait, are you a guy irl as well?]

“Okay, I can’t answer the selfcest question, but I can answer the other question. Kinda? I mean I can kinda answer it. Honestly, now that I think about it I am not so sure anymore lmao. I mean irl everyone knows me as a guy. And I am definitely not a girl. But considering my job, I’m fine with people seeing me that way I think. Or being non-binary? I don’t know, you guys. I guess I am gender-confused. There, that’s my coming out video. That’s the announcement I was going to make actually.”

[Goosebumps.]

[So weird, you’re entering a new era]

[Can we see Gaia-chan one last time please ówò]

“Lol, you guys, this is not ... it’s a new era for sure, but Gaia is not gone.”

Sighing I pressed the button.

“See, I’m still here,” I said, using my best tsundere voice.

[GAIA-SAMA]

[Gaia-sama!]

[She’s back!]

[Where did that scary man go?]

[Where did that hot man go!]

All of a sudden a donation came in.

“Gaia-sama, Gaia-sama, what do you think of the new guy?”

“Whoa, that was way too fast! You were just waiting for Gaia-sama to return, weren’t you? Well, he’s alright I guess. He’s huge, his muscles probably cover up the whole screen!”

I switched characters in an instant.

“Better than getting banned because your boobs cover up the whole screen!”

“Shut up, you idiot! Anyway, dear viewers, you are in his care now. I’ll be going on vacation.”

[OMFG, no, they did not!]

[Hahaha I can’t, it just keeps getting better!]

[Did they come up with that on the spot?]

“Well, there you have it, you are all in my care now. So, what game should we play for today? I’ve been thinking about doing some Ienshin Gmpact ...”

“Oi, you hunkin’ piece of bara goodness! You didn’t tell us your name!”

“Crap, that’s true. I was originally thinking of just going as Gaia, but now I made us out to be two separate characters ... Oops, I probably shouldn’t discuss immersion-breaking matters like these on stream. Let me think a second ...”

I switched to another animation, where my character would lift up his tank top a bit, scratching his ripped abdomen.

“I guess, you can call me Guy.”