Omniscient Reader (Alternate Story)

A Good Mic

[Start Stream]

[SupremeKing's feed is flowing through the stars.]

[Viewers: 1]

[KimDokja: Hi King. :) ]

Yoo Joonghyuk nodded in greeting, invisible to the stream.

[KimDokja: Part 3! Let's go!]

[Viewers: 3]

[KimDokja: Ooh, this part seems like it's gonna be good! Wish I had popcorn!]

"The gameplay hasn't improved." He expected it to throw in some interesting new elements by now.

[KimDokja: But the story is really amping up!]

[contemporary: King, you sound wonderful~ but your audio is horrible you should get a better mic!!!]

[KimDokja: You don't need one. It's not that bad.]

[contemporary: it's awful honey]

Off camera, Yoo Joonghyuk raised an eyebrow. "Is it bad?"

[Viewers: 4]

[contemporary: very! but you sound divine anyway!]

[KimDokja: Well, it's not great, but not everyone can afford a good one.]

[KimDokja: Don't worry about it, it's not that important. Your gameplay is enough, people will like it!]

[contemporary: you'd have a better shot with a new mic, and a facecam! you sound hot, flaunt it! use it! we should stream together sometime too! i'll help your channel grow]

[Viewers: 5]

[DelusionalDemon6: He doesn't need facecam, he needs ta get gud lul. U suk]

Yoo Joonghyuk rolled his eyes, easily defeating the next stage so quickly it could be submitted as a world record run. These comments didn't bother him, so he gave them no response.

[KimDokja: Flawless as ever. See? Take that @DelusionalDemon6!]

[DelusionalDemon6: F**k off @KimDokja!!! Who uses their name as a username? What a boring loser]

[@DelusionalDemon6 has been banned from SupremeKing's Star Stream channel by @SupremeKing.]

[Viewers: 4]

[DemonAngel: Honestly deserved]

In a tiny room, no more than a closet really, Kim Dokja sat curled up on the blanket his caretakers had begrudgingly given him in leu of a bed. For the first time all year, a genuine smile crept onto his battered face.

[KimDokja: Don't worry King, you're gonna be a big hit, I can feel it. You'll see.]

[Viewers: 5]

[DemonAngel: It is nice that you don't get stuck by the gameplay. Makes it more interesting to watch.]

[DemonAngel: Streaming is very competitive though. Being good isn't enough. You need a better mic, and you should talk to your chat more.]

[contemporary: and a facecam, i bet a facecam would help]

[contemporary: move your handcam up so i can see and then i'll tell you if you'll be popular! looks are everything in entertainment]

[KimDokja: You don't have to do that if you don't want to. Not every popular streamer has done face reveals.]

[DemonAngel: Just stream for fun if you want, but don't expect to be popular.]

[KimDokja: You can be popular no matter how you decide to do it, I'm sure of it.]

[Viewers: 4]

1am came and went. The others slowly dropped off, but his view-count never hit zero.

[Viewers: 1]

He paused the game and saved that day's progress.

[KimDokja: Goodnight King!]

[End Stream]

[SupremeKing's channel has gone silent.]