#I couldn't fit it in but Wuk's screen name is Big Fat Tacos

[starsandauras]

Entry 1: Steer

FFXIV 30 Day Writing Challenge Prompt 1: Steer Brought to you by (one of) my latest hyperfixations! Also Streamer AU!

“But Stardew’s so boring,” Wuk Lamat whined, even as her character dodged one of Araki’s attacks. She was sat cross legged on the couch, Alisaie and Goro on either side of her. Araki sat on Alisaie’s other side.

It was in person game night for certain members of the streaming groups, this time at the Leveilleur Twins’ apartment. Alphinaud had quickly made himself scarce the moment his sister’s friends made their appearances, pausing only to make sure snacks and other refreshments were provided and within reach.

Alisaie shrugged, keeping on the edges of the arena. “The views are surprisingly good those nights,” she offered.

“I know, I know,” the other woman half grumbled, leaning towards the aetherscreen, as though she would get a better view from the fifty ilm screen that way. “It’s just, the animals, you know? It’s so tiring to just collect eggs, milk, and shear every day.”

“Have you considered the auto-grabber?” Araki asked, before a startled yelp left him and he leaned over, trying (and failing) to dodge Goro’s character, falling from the arena. “Dude!”

“Pay attention,” was the only thing he said, an almost frighteningly serious (one might even say, murderous?) expression on his face.

“I have to reach max on farming first, and then pay fifty thousand gold to get two of them,” Wuk Lamat pouted, then grinned mischievously as she saw her opening to sneak behind Goro’s character.

“And you lose out on friendship with them,” Alisaie commiserated, catching on to Wuk Lamat’s plan and laying down covering fire.

“And I like petting the animals!”

“Honestly, you’re not wrong,” Araki sighed, leaning back to watch the others fight it out. “The pigs are worth it at least, the truffles make serious cash, but once you get what you need for the bundles… yeah.”

“You can’t even eat them!” Wuk Lamat whined.

“Butcher mod,” Alisaie and Goro chorused, ignoring the looks from the other two.

“Butcher mod?” Wuk Lamat asked, once the moment of weirdness passed.

“Well,” started Alisaie, ducking behind cover, “it’s really called the Animal Husbandry mod. Changed the name awhile ago.”

Goro growled, eyes narrowing as both he and his character scanned for Alisaie’s. “People bitched, presumably. Oh no, the farming sim mod included butchery, we can’t have that in our pure wholesome fantasy!”

“…You’ve been spending too much time with Ann.”

“Shut up, Leveilleur.”

Alisaie only shrugged, ignoring him. “The story logic behind the mod is a bit dumb, but the important part is you can get meat from your animals and it comes with new recipes.”

Wuk Lamat paused, lips pursing in thought. “Does it come with a new kind of taco? I’m getting tired of the fish ones.”

Alisaie and Goro blinked, looking at each other in thought.

“I don’t beleive so,” Goro said, slowly.

“But Futaba could probably make a taco mod for that.”

[What, like it’s hard.gif?] appeared on Alisaie’s phone, which was ignored by the group.

“I’ll have to give it a try then,” Wuk Lamat decided, smiling as her character threw a grenade at Goro’s, laughing brightly at the ensuing explosion, which sent Goro’s character flying.

“What the fuck?!”

“Pay attention~!”