Tokitoki Channel ch1: I Tried Drinking the Universe (1)

Currently streaming a universal gourmet report.

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That's what you're concerned about?
There's something else you should be retorting about, right?
Drink it already
Is that safe to drink?
First time viewer
Go for it.

Erm, I'm about to drink the universe!

The contents of this mug is apparently the universe.
I don't really get it, though!

Okay, here I go~

Drinking the universe, strolling through another world,
aiming for channel monetization!

This is Totoki Sakura from Tokitoki Channel.
Nice to meet you~

Erm, right now we have about... 12 viewers!
I wonder how you all came across this lowly stranger's first stream.

I came from the new arrivals section.
Heh~ So even first time streamers show up on there.
I see.

What kind of stream is this?
Erm, well.
I'm about to get into that,

but for now, I'm aiming to get 1000 subscribers on this channel!

So please like and subscribe.
That's right. I'm aiming for monetization.

No, no! There's no way I could make a living off of just streaming.
I do technically have a day job.

You're so short, Sakura-chan, I thought you were a middle schooler.
No, no! I'm a fully-fledged adult!

Um, I'm pretty good with household chores.
"Speak for yourself." I get you.
But I can say that pretty confidently.

Because there's someone close by who has no living skills whatsoever.

You got a boyfriend?
Ah, no.
It's an older woman who I'm sharing this place with.

She can barely function at all,
so I have to keep everything together.

Ah, the camera's gonna shake, so be careful if you get motion sick.

Well, I'm already here, though.
It's just your typical 2LDK place, after all.

I sometimes struggle to get there for some reason, but thankfully there was a room available today.

Good afternoon, Tatara-san.
Huh?

Don't huh me.
I told you I'd be streaming, right?

Did you now?
I did.
Don't worry, guys~ I made sure to get permission to film her.

This is Tatara Miki.
She looks pretty amazing, huh~ Her living skills are a bit, y'know,
but she's one of those gifted scientists.

She certainly looks like a mad scientist.
Who are you talking to?
The viewers.

This person has no interest in the internet.
Nope.
Even though she's a gifted scientist?

The internet was a mistake.

That so?
But you're looking at a whole bunch of PC monitors.
What's that all about.
Internet 3.

The heck? What happened to 2?
Dunno.
You know about WIRED people, right?
Like Medialab or DARPA.

Darpa?
The American Ministry of Defense.
Since you have permission, show us her room.

Ah, sure. May as well.

Over here we have some books and appliances...

and some machines I know nothing about.
Apparently they're all Tatara-san's inventions and research material.

Isn't it pretty huge?
It does look that way, doesn't it?

Even though this room's only 6 tatami wide, it's strangely roomy.
It feels like twice of that.

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Maybe it looks bigger cos of all the stuff?
At any rate,

Tatara-san is amazing!

I wanted to introduce Tatara-san's research to everyone!
That's why I started this channel!

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Isn't it pretty huge?
Tatara-san's so tall
It certainly feels big

Seriously, this woman stays locked up in her room all day,
so I wanna at least try to get her to do something~
Even though we live together, she never pays any attention to me,
so I wanted to do something about that~...

So!
What're you gonna show us today, Tatara-sensei?

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Ah~
Okay.
Well then.

What's that? It looks like a goldfish scoop.

Hmm!?

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What's that jiggly thing...
Wait, did your arm disappear just now!?

Here.

The universe.

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Bwoooah!

Look, everyone!
It's the universe!

Wait, what's going on here?
Could you maybe explain it in a little more detail?

Stuff like LSD and Zen
let you become one with the universe, right?

I'm guessing you don't get it.

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The human body has hardware limitations.
Stuff like chemicals hack your brain to temporarily expand your senses beyond those limitations,
making you fall into a sensation like you've become one with the universe, right?
I dunno about that "right?" part.

You fall into it.
This also has the same purpose of expanding your senses.

...Is this safe to air?

Are we talking about dangerous drugs?

Oh crap. The comments... I really don't wanna get banned on my first stream.

Don't worry.
It's the same thing you see when you look up into the sky.

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I still dont get it.
Then why don't you try drinking it?

...Eh? This is safe to drink?
I wouldn't put it in a mug if it wasn't.

I didn't think you had any common sense, Tatara-san.
Huh?
What's it made of?

5% is made up on known substances and energy.
As for the rest,

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no idea.
Could you not try to make me drink such a thing?

Hmmm....

How'd you scoop up the universe anyway?
Hmm~

Erm~
I make a line across the superstring D0 plane,

then pull to scoop up a piece of the universe.

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Dark matter loses its shape after a short while due to surface tension, so before that happens...

What're you smirking about?

Well, those motions were just so cute...
Are you some kind of robot...

I'm done with this.
Sorry! I'm sorry, okay!
Goodbye.

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You really were cute.
Look, the comments say the same.
Cute.

Cute.
Sakura.
Did you really think that'd make me happy.

No. I thought it'd make you have a pained look on your face.

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I'm surprised you came up with this.
No, I just imitated a recipe I saw on Internet3.

By the way, Tatara-san,
have you drunken this before?

Hmm~
You have, huh?
Was it good?

No.
If I had to say, it was "interesting".

The heck?
If you wanna know, drink it for yourself.

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Totoki Sakura's gourmet report corner~
I dunno what'll happen next, though~

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Is it safe...?
The taste of the universe...?
Interesting, huh
I wanna drink it too
Just drink it already

Wait, did you wash this cup?
You did.
You sure?
That's what you're concerned about?

I sterilized it with boiling water, so it's fine.

Ah! We've got 50 viewers now!

Erm, I'm about to drink the universe!
The contents of this mug is apparently the universe. I don't really get it, though!

Okay, here I go~

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It's cold.

This is... delicious, yet not at the same time...
It's like...

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The moment I put it in my mouth, a type of coldness I've never felt before seeped into me...
Yeah. It's seeping.

Seeping into me.

It's like I'm dissolving within this coldness.

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Normally you feel it with your tongue and it spreads inside your mouth,
but this is like I'm spreading inside the flavor...
The flavor is bigger than I am...

It is the universe, after all.

I don't really get it,
but I can see why you described this flavor as "interesting".

May I take another sip?
Go ahead.

Ah~ I feel a shiver down my spine.

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I get it now.

I drunk a little more than I did on my first sip.
It's gone beyond "interesting"
and now tastes like "understanding".

How much more can I describe it...
Um.

Just now, I said the flavor was bigger than I am.
Now that I think about it, that goes without saying.

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It's the universe, after all.
I'm dissolving within the universe.

I'm sure you've all thought this before, everyone.
How why we exist.

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I think it was my 2nd year of grade school.
I was on my way home when I had a sudden thought.

Why do "I" exist?

What is this world?
I can remember the weather and the light flitting through the trees as clear as day.

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It probably had a huge impact on me.
Hmm, I think I get what you mean?
How philosophical.

Once I drunk this, I became able to understand those kinds of questions.

In other words,
I am,
so the world is.

It's because I exist that the world exists.
That the universe exists.

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It really feels like I'm becoming one with the universe!

Ah.

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Oh no... It's disappearing!
My "understanding" is growing dim...
Looks like the effect's worn off.
It's disappearing...

I don't understand it anymore...

Huh?

What happened?
That's totally LSD lol
Why am I crying!?

Oh man, it won't stop...
Here.

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You okay?

Eh? She's being kind?
That Tatara-san
is fussing over me...
I appreciate it, but for some reason...

This goes against my interpretation.
What does?

But I'm happy~
Wipe your tears.
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