Cry and I

by Scarlet Jones

Purple-haired and internet famous Lola Davis is confident and outgoing on camera, but how will she react when she flies off to Florida to meet her fellow Let's Player friend- Cryaotic- face to face for the first time? How will she cope staying a month in his house with his attention-seeking cat and having crazy parties with his gamer friends- Scott, Cheyenne, Russ, and Snake?

1. 1- Anxiety in Air

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Sitting on the same seat for 10 hours can be a nauseating experience for anyone. Especially for internet famous Lola, who suffers from a silent but sever fear of traveling on a plane. When she was younger, she would shake vigorously on her seat whenever she and her family traveled to see relatives in France. Back then her father had always held her hand, reassuring her that everything would be alright as the plane took off and landed. Her father always had a bright smile that could warm the hardest hearts, much like Lola's occasionally shown smile today. But now she was 22, a grown woman and she was flying on her own, without a friendly face to make her feel comfortable.

She stared out of the window and sighed heavily, twiddling her thumbs as she started to think. This is it. I'll finally meet Cry, in the flesh. She was nervous to say the least. She had never seen Cry's appearance, and she didn't really care either, she was just so nervous to see her friend, who had trusted her enough to invite her to come to America and meet him in person.

How they became known to each other was purely a matter of luck. Lola (aka TheVioletVendetta or Violet- her YouTube name) was discovered by CinnamonToastKen, who found her innocent British accent and unique personality charming after watching one of her videos where Lola was doing a boss battle on Diablo II. Ken sent her a message; introducing himself to her, inviting Lola to co-present one of his play-throughs, of which Lola happily accepted, feeling very hyperactive (and hyperventilating ever so slightly) after she replied the message. Lola was then noticed by many Let's Players and was invited to do a series of collabs and live streams.

So when did Cry get into the scene? Well after about a year or so of Lola having her YouTube account and being recognized by so many well-known gamers, Cry finally had the word round to him when he was doing a live-stream one night with his fellow friends- the Late Night crew; Russ Money, Scott Jund, The Dread Red, Raven and Snake- where Lola was mentioned various times, mostly comments about her British accent and varied game choices. Cry was curious, but very reluctant to join in with the conversation as he had no clue who this so called Violet was and was in no hurry to find out either- meeting new people wasn't exactly his favorite hobby.

Yet, after watching some of her videos out of pure boredom and peer pressure, he was charmed. He admired her originality and the mysteriousness in her voice, much like his own. She sounded young and innocent, yes she swore here and there but that didn't discourage Cry, so he watched on. He watched an entire series of her playing Heavy Rain. He instinctively analyzed her words and the emotion that she put into whilst she played through the game. He liked the attachment she had with the characters and chuckled when she would get protective or disappointing with one of the characters. Cry was hooked, and so, he finally came to the conclusion- I must make myself known- so-much-so that after a year of live streams, collaborations and getting to know Violet, he had entrusted her with the opportunity that only his close friends would get the pleasure of having; a face-to-face encounter with Mr. Cryaotic himself.