Tokitoki Channel ch12: We Tried Completely Destroying the Subscriber Count (2)

My first idea
is quantization.

We put the subscriber count somewhere where we can't observe it,
so that we won't know what the count is until the lid is lifted.

Subscriber Count

We'll wait a while before opening it.

While its hidden, possibilities of all sorts of numbers will overlap.
We just need to pull a big number out of that.
Hold it.

That's not increasing the subscriber count.
That's just messing with the number itself, isn't it?

That's right.
That's not right!

There's no point unless people actually subscribe!
I know.
Just raising the number that's displayed when nobody's watching us is just...

Eh? You know?
If the subscribers increase, so do the numbers.

So what would happen if the origin (subscribers) and the result (numbers) were reversed?

You mean increasing the numbers to increase the subscribers?
That's right.

We'll use information from the future to rewrite the past.

Wait, never mind the numbers... Is messing with time itself really necessary?
I get the theory
I mean, you're already raising time as a pet

It uses quantum entanglement.
Two objects can share information no matter how far apart they are.
That thing, right?

That thing

The distance is space-time.
Right.

I mentioned before about "treating space-time and time as the same thing".
Ah~
Huh?

When A and B are entangled,
they're connected no matter how far apart they are...

You saying they'd be connected even across different times?
That's right.

We just make an A and B that can send and receive data
and leave A in the future.
It's that simple.

You sure it's simple~?
Actually, it already exists.

You remember that package we received in the last stream, right?
The exotic materials!
I pinched off some quantum entanglement sponge before I sent it back.

I used that to make a simple transceiver.

Quantum entanglement sponge
Transceiver B

That is B.

And in the future, I'll make A.

Thus, we'll have a set of transceivers.
So when will A be made?

Could be tomorrow, could be ten years from now.
I don't know for sure,
but no mistake, I'll make it.

In fact,
I already have.
That was fast.

Well~ If you say you made it, Tatara-san, then sure.
So, how will this increase the numbers?

First, we need the quantum numbers I mentioned before
and the quantum entanglement transceiver.
Then we throw in Greg Egan's Dust Theory.

Who's that?
An Australian sci-fi author.
Dust Theory
Given enough time, a random number sequence will eventually consist of all numbers. -> A theory in which all kinds of calculation results have already given the answer.

By using
all three of these
and combining them together...

Huh!? The subscriber count is...!
I can't see it.
It looks kinda blurry.
??? Subscribers

The subscriber count is quantizing.

Did you do something just now, Tatara-san?
It was probably the future me.

Right now, it's in a "possibility of any number of people watching" state.
Could be 500, or maybe 1000?

From now on, it'll converge while searching through the possibilities.

Ooh? It seems to be writing... Woah, I'm feeling pretty tense!

Eh!? This is way more than 1000!
????? Subscribers

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+nu=E100(.'.^2000)A! Subscribers

...Some amazing number showed up.

Wait, is this even a number?
Looks like it's indicating a pretty massive number.
Or maybe it's just bugging out.

It's gotta be bugged.
Tatara-san broke the subscriber count.
Wait, hold on.

Doesn't this look familiar? That "+nu" on the head.
Nu? Nu~...

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Nu!?

Seriously!?
+Nu is here?
What's this "Nu" all about?
Erm, it's a person who came here before... Well, I say "person",

but it's probably someone from "Internet 3" who came to see us!

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Eh? You mean an alien?
I think it's someone... from a far-off distant space-time.

They commented saying "first time viewer", right?
A higher being making a comment is so normal it's hilarious

Maybe it was trying to match up with us.
Eh~? +Nu-san is pulling off being human pretty well.

You were pretty much useless at that at the start, Tatara-san.

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What's with the stray bullet?
You mean she used to be worse?
That's right. She didn't really act like a human being at all.
She's really grown compared to back then.
Hey.

You should focus on the listeners, not me.
That's a fair point!

Erm... Are you there, +Nu-san?
If you're there, please leave a comment.

+nu=E100(.'.^2000)A! Subscribers

Nu-san?
Are you there?

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Real talk for a moment,
but the basis of communication is "conversation". "Establishing a channel".
"Building trust".

I've written my biggest secret at the end of my profile.

Erm...
...Thank you for the comment?

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What was that just now!?
I feel like I heard it from somewhere
This happened before...
Putting where it's coming from aside, let's just listen.

In this day and age, not catching the latest technology is the same as being dead
I'm just someone who seriously wants results
Please give me a follow

Erm.

Don't look at me like you're asking for help.

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Isn't this spam?
It's like they're trying to sell you something
Yeah, it does feel like that...

I'm sorry if I caused any misunderstandings

My intent was to ask if there was any information
but I have only made your people misunderstand

I shall earnestly reflect on this

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What is this...? It's like it's talking in patched-together internet memes...
Maybe it's sampling our language?
Exactly (It is precisely as you say.)

Not sure I want a higher being who speaks in memeglish
Why did you come here, +nu?
That's what I want to know! How did you even find us in the first place?

It's been a few billion years since someone's meddled with me
Cute<3

I came because you called for me. All parties take note!
You came because we called you?

Did we call them?

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We have formulated "Security Guidelines for Ensuring Interdimensional Security"...

As advanced convergence progresses, the risk of intellegence scattered through physical space will become new targets for transdimensional attacks is becoming apparent.
Many cases that threaten security are breaking out, and if their influence on physical space isn't stopped, there's a possibility it will spread to dimensional space.

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...You're saying
there was unauthorised access?

Crap.

Eh? Isn't this bad!?
This is happening cos you were looking at "Internet 3", right, Tatara-san!?
This might be bad.

Um, if we've done anything bad... I mean, we're probably doing that right now, but...
We're sorry...

Please don't take Miki-chan away from me!

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I'm cool with that<3
Cute<3

Guess it's cool with it.
It's cool with it, huh?
You were forgiven...

Circumstantial goods have benefits!
Glad to hear it.

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Circumstantial Quantum Entanglement Ranking King

Hm?
It's becoming incoherent.
Dealing with situations that can't be covered by standard phrases is difficult.

Wait.
"Circumstantial"...

Does it mean the circumstantial exotic materials?
That's gotta be it!

The quantum entanglement sponge!
Is it because we used that to transmit that +Nu detected us?
I guess there was an actual reason why they were called circumstantial goods.

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Don't be attracted to something just because it's cheap.
I didn't buy anything.

Ah, right. +Nu-san.
Did the subscriber count turn out like this
because you subscribed to my channel?

YEAH!
Good response!

Um~ This might be an impossible ask, but...
the subscriber count display is a little messed up so~
could you maybe possibly do something about it?

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH

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!?
The subscriber count is...!?

It's changing at the speed of sound!?
It's probably moving like I originally hypothesised.

+Nu was an irregular
so it converged some probabilities from random numbers.

Aah... The digits are going down...
It is just a hypothetical scenario with an extremely low probabilty, so it's been omitted.

So did +Nu-san go home?
Wait, I can still see "Nu" here and there!!

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515 Subscribers

It's stopped...?
Wait.

I reached my target!
Congratulations!
clap clap clap

The goal for this endurance stream has been reached!
Everyone...
and +Nu-san, thank you so much!

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Okay, just 485 until I reach 1000 and can get monetized!
Hasn't the monetization requirements changed?
Eh? Seriously!?

They've lowered the monetization requirements from 1000 to 500!?
Then...
No way.
I've reached my goal...?

Good for you.
Thank you so much.

I reached my goal thanks to you, Tatara-san!

It was pretty much all you.

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It's not quite 1000 or 10,000,
but the fact you gained a few dozen after you opened the lid
was simply because of your own efforts.

I think I might cry.
I don't mind.

I mean it... It's thanks to you accompanying me, Tatara-san.
I'm so grateful.

So is today the final day?
Not even close!

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Ahem~ I may qualify for monetization now,
but my goal is still 1000 subs.
But... y'know,

I feel like I can do it.
I'm not gonna see numbers in the billions or trillions like when the probabilities converged earlier.
I couldn't possibly reach that amount,

but it's definitely there as a possibility.

Yeah.
Do your best.

I've got a lot of plans I wanna do,
and I wanna show more of Tatara-san's greatness!

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That's all for today!
This was Tokitoki's channels Totoki Sakura and...

Tatara Miki.
Signing off!
Later.

Stream has ended.

Do come again!

Channel subscribers: 129 -> 515

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