Lsinda stubs his toe

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user Enderrues. She also wanted me to make sure I included the angry face from her original request, but some symbols don’t play nice in the titles. So here, extra angry faces. >:[ >:[ >:[

Our good friend Lsinda claims he isn’t sassy, regardless of how many times we tell him.

He likes to act cheeky, in his British way, and somewhat divaesque . He’s snippy and snappy, but always in good fun.

He’ll get a bit riled up, and then he’ll stub his toe. >:[

arboriUwU

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user darthzelduh.

Pride and shame live together in the mind of Dragon.

He could mimic an uwu from a game. So much so that the community demanded an emote be made.

Their desire was so strong it was earned and created in a matter of minutes. This is the origins of arboriUwU.

A haiku because I felt like it

Taylor Burian

It doesn’t happen too often, the feeling comes and goes, but some days are harder than others. And that’s okay. Everyday can’t be perfect. Sometimes, though, when I do feel like I’m falling to pieces it’s just tiny pieces a few at a time. Not enough to make me stop or leave me feeling completely broken or lost, but just long enough to take a breath, pick those pieces up again, and keep going.

I keep moving forward. One day, one step, one piece at a time.

I leave you with a haiku, because for some reason I felt like writing one.

“A daily routine,

Casually picking up

The bits and pieces.”

A story about how no one is allowed to hurt Huginn in any way

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user darthzelduh.

Everyone in chat would laugh and play.

They’d talk about eating Houginn with Sweet Baby Ray’s.

Except for darthzelduh, who they teased, because she loved that sweet, giant bird merchant more than anything. He was her adorable friend. She wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt him, ever, and so forbade it.

Picture provided by LiroLurks

Fancy dog with a top hat and monocle

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user darthzelduh.

The couple stopped to let the dog pass by.

“There goes that fancy top hat wearing golden retriever again…” one said absentmindedly to the other.

Frustrated, their partner watched the fancy mustachioed mutt quizzically.

“Does it not bother you? How on Earth does it keep the monocle on its eye?!”

Mario versus Reploids

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Pulling aside the curtain in my room I saw the sun was shining onto my bed at the perfect angle. So I took a mid-day sun nap!

The dreams I had were definitely strange but this is the one that stands out the most and stuck with me. Everyone should be familiar with Mario, so no introductions needed there, but I have a feeling you’re reading this and wondering what the heck a Reploid is (or you’re googling it.) Reploids come from the Mega Man universe of games and they’re sentient androids. Free will and morals and such, which means its possible for evil Reploids. There’s a lot of backstory to them so I’ll spare that and let you do the research if you’re curious.

Anyway, on to the dream! I give you Mario versus Reploids.

Mario and his brother (not quite sure it was Luigi) were on a quest for revenge against these robots that looked like they came from the Mega Man Zero/ZX portion of the Mega Man franchise so I assumed they’re Reploids. To fight them, Mario and his brother created their own version of Bowser’s clown car but it looked like a mushroom crossed with Mario’s head. Mario decided to pick a fight with one of the lead Reploids and its assistant and pretended to get his ass kicked. As a result of this ass kicking Mario got sent off the edge of this castle and into the water where he swam around to the far edge to get a view of the enemy. The Reploid, assuming Mario was defeated and likely drowning, sends a Cyber Elf (that looked like a pink version of the butterfly from the Persona franchise) with a piece of its energy to collect Mario’s life essence but Mario crushed it when it reached him. The Reploid assumed that it just went out of range and expired.

As the Reploid was thinking this, it stepped on a switch hidden in the muddy water of the castle courtyard. Mario and his brother had earlier placed a bunch out there to trigger a massive onslaught of bombs that would start flying out of nowhere. The first switch gets stepped on and lights up, causing a moment of confusion for the lead Reploid. As the bombs came flying in the Reploid took a few panicky foot steps, triggering more switches and therefore more bombs.The bombs came flying in like a hail storm and obliterated that part of the castle. Eventually the assistant, whose ‘skin’ disintegrates and we see the robot skeleton inside, collapsed in defeat. The Reploid leader tried to escape when suddenly these shooting stars come flying in from above. (If you’re familiar with the Paper Mario franchise it looked like the shooting stars attack from one of those games.)

As the Reploid leader kept taking hits from the stars it tried to queue a final attack when Mario (in his Mario themed clown car) comes flying into view holding a small version of Saturn that he uses in place of the stars and just destroyed the arm of the robot before continuing his barrage of star shots. The Reploid eventually succumbed to the damage and Mario won. Landing the clown car, Mario stepped out and stroked his long beard for a moment before his brother arrives and they go back to their sky lair to view the city/state and track down the next Reploid leader.

Thanks for reading! I need to lay off the sugar before sleep.

The backstory of HyperHex (Twitch Emote)

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user Lirolurks.

In the summer of 2020, the world of gaming got a new BR.

For a period it reigned supreme, garnering everyone’s attention.

It was a spectacle. It’s release an event worthy of new Twitch Emotes.

HyperHex IS an emote…

For a game that WAS…

In a world that goes BRRR.

A magical hat that conjures chicken nuggets

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user darthzelduh.

Squish. I stepped in another one…

Looking at her child on the couch, she couldn’t figure it out.

Where is he getting these from?! We didn’t get any last time!

As she looked away, the child reached into the magic hat on his head and pulled out another chicken nugget.

Peep Jerky

Taylor Burian

This post is a 50-word writing challenge that was requested of me from my stream as a Channel Point Reward redemption, courtesy of Twitch user darthzelduh.

The children danced with excitement around the kitchen.

Gleefully, they cheered in unison “We did it!”

“What did you do now?” A stern but curious voice shouted back from the living room.

Giggling, they went to present their creation. “Look! Peep jerky!”

“I wish you would stop dehydrating weird shit.”

Is Twitch GIVING AWAY Affiliate status?

Taylor Burian

There’s a tweet going around from Monstercat that has the social media sphere in a tizzy. Tweet Here

Basically, they’re trying to make it easier for people to reach Affiliate status by paying for a subscription to the Monstercat Gold service, and this is pissing people off (specifically those that are already Affiliates) because they feel like it’s lowering the bar EVEN FURTHER.

But I have to ask….Does this even matter?

Personally, I don’t think it does. Big picture, it just makes it easier for streamers to have access to ads, bits, and subs. If you’re an Affiliate you can monetize your stream. That’s great! But again, does lowering the bar matter? If just ANYONE can suddenly become Affiliate, does that ACTUALLY impact you as an existing Affiliate?

No, it does not. Why do I believe that? Because having that Affiliate tag doesn’t mean anything. It’s not magical. It never was, nor will it ever, make you a better streamer or give you immediate success. It literally was designed as a jumping off point. A way to get your feet wet and see if you wanted to work towards something greater.

Having the Affiliate tag? Again, it alone does nothing. You and your content. That’s what’s important. How you present yourself, your brand, your everything, is how you fail or succeed.

So, is Twitch giving away Affiliate? Sure, maybe they are, but it doesn’t matter. If you really want to succeed as a content creator then get over it, and get back to creating. Good luck out there!