The viewer count creeped upward. A few dozen viewers; her most loyal fans lurking in the stream, waiting for her to start. As the minutes ticked by, she felt what she always did before going live. The thump of her heart, the tingling in her cheeks, and the lead brick in her stomach of her particular form of stage fright. What if she wasn't good enough? What if her fans wanted to move on to another streamer...maybe someone who showed more skin? The minor issues that chewed at her mind until, with a deep breath, she forced them into the background, smiled, and hit the button labeled 'LIVE'.
"Hi guys! It's ya girl, PogDog here. Gonna pause my quest to Diamond League with another unboxing vid!" Katerina said, beaming her thumbnail-perfect smile to the camera. Her voice had the practiced cadence of a consummate professional. Even without a script she could rattle off with ease the safe, accessible way of speaking that lured in the listener, making them feel at home. She was on.
And the little window mirroring her broadcast confirmed it. PogDog was a character, a version of herself who didn't fear the spotlight. She only wished she could translate the casual confidence to the rest of her life. She almost didn't recognise that person with the dark eyeshadow, the eye-catching neon blue wig, and matching azure lips. She wore a tank top branded with her own logo, one that only reached down to her belly button for just that hint of risque. Out of sight of the camera she was in a pair of comfortable, unstylish grey panties and fuzzy socks to keep her feet warm. Like her body was split down the middle between her two identities.
"Now," she continued, making a show of lifting a package into sight of the camera, "I'd like to first thank all the people who sent me a package so far! My fans are they kindest cuties in the whole wide world!" This one was the largest yet, and it thrilled her to know that she had enough fans who were willing to send physical objects to her PO Box. It was a risk; she was a very private person after all. But the first couple times had gone so well!
She peeled off the brown paper wrapping, playing up the mystery for the crowd. The chat was buzzing with guesses, as was Katerina. She shook the wall safe sized box, listening to the rustle and jostle of objects within. With the anticipation at its peak, she retrieved a box cutter, sliced the packing tape, and opened the cardboard flaps.
"Oh wow, holy moly!" she said, pulling out the first few items within. "These look like candies from...Japan!" They featured colourful characters, mostly animals but some cute anthropomorphic fruits of varying levels of whimsy as well. She only read a little Japanese, enough to parse out some phrases and concepts in the subtitles of her favourite anime. She held out each packet in turn, occasionally scanning the chat to see if her fans had a translation ready. "Strawberry Pops" were one. 'Candy Flavour Daggers' was another. She giggled at a third, which apparently featured chips called "Onion Friends".
Fifteen minutes later and she had a small mountain of tasty treats nestled around her desk. Katerina was set for snacks for a month! She was about to state her gratitude once more when her fingers traced the outline of the final object in the box. Strange, she could have sworn that she'd pulled everything out already. She lifted the squat, cylindrical package up to the camera.
"Well this is the strangest candy packet I've ever seen," she said, raising an eyebrow at the slight film of clamminess around the outer surface. The package had been in transit for over a week, but it still felt...moist? Stranger and stranger..."Alright, one more mystery for my Japanese-speaking fans: what the heck is this?"
She held up, then rotated the outer label. The font on the package was much more subdued than the gaudy packaging of the snacks. Almost clinical. Maybe her pals had included as a mistake, she pondered. There was a note at the bottom, typed out in English.
"Please enjoy these treats from your fans overseas! Especially this container of 'Special Attention Massage Cream.' It will make you feel very good," she read aloud, examining the container in her hand. She raised a perfectly tweezed eyebrow. Not what she was expecting, but it likely wouldn't hurt to investigate further. Besides, it was a lot of treats to taste. Trying out the cream ought to fill some time and keep her from having to go through a few of the snacks that looked the least appetising.
She twisted the top off the container, hearing the crack of a seal breaking from within. Lifting the lid, she showed the contents to the camera before looking herself.
"Huh," she said to herself more than anyone. The pink, gelatinous substance was not what she had expected...though she wasn't quite sure she knew what to expect. Katerina poked the gel, letting a dollop of the mystery fluid hang off her finger. It smelled nice, kinda like bubblegum. She squished it in between thumb and forefinger. "Y'all think this is actually a massage cream? Looks like jelly to me."
The 'cream' moved. At first she thought it had just slid down due to gravity, but she watched in horror as the little glob pulsed up and around her finger onto her hand. She tried to flick it off, but it stuck to her skin like glue. Despite this, it continued to slither along her hand, headed up her arm.
"Guys, anyone know what's going on here?" Her streamer voice had lost its usual chirp. Her character slipped, but there were more pressing matters at hand than keeping up the facade. She grabbed a pen from her desk and tried to peel off the goo. The ballpoint slid through the gel, catching a small portion of it. She scraped that portion onto a tissue, but it latched back on, this time to her other hand. Now she had two pink blobs on the march!
The first blobule slipped under her tank top, then the second. Little bumps in the fabric slithered along, tickling her skin, making for her breasts. She smooshed them with her palm, which slowed them down. But they continued their path with clear intent, just taking up more surface area than before, dragging more of their wriggling body along her skin. The two pancakes of strange goo didn't stop until they settled over her nipples, shimmying into position with a flutter.
Her attention snapped back to the camera. The viewers had all seen what had just happened. The thought made her blush. At that exact moment, the goo blobs around her nipples shivered, gently tugging at her nipple tip. Her breath caught at the sudden spike of sensation. What were they doing underneath her shirt? She wanted to examine herself, but the stream was still running. With a hasty grin and a forced laugh she reached for the mouse.
"Sorry gang, gonna have to cut this one short. I'll be back soooo-ah!" Her word melted as soon as her fingers touched the mouse, drowned in the mix of pain and pleasure of her right nipple being yanked hard and twisted ever so slightly. She whimpered, but pressed on, trying for the keyboard to Alt-F4 the stream window closed. Another tug, this time at her left breast. It hurt in ways that made her heart hammer in her ears and her face turn even redder than before. Whatever these things were doing, they weren't going to let her close out the stream.
"Aah...I guess...I guess we can just p-press on for now. Maybe try out some of these candies?" she suggested. The tweaking stopped. She sighed relief. But though the pain ended, a new sensation took hold. It was subtle at first. A gentle touch, a warm feeling underneath her shirt. Her nipples stiffened. Was it...rewarding her?
Her attention returned to the stream, where her viewer count had jumped in the interim minutes that she'd been distracted. The chat was abuzz, the posts scrolling up too fast to read. She'd never seen it this busy! Katerina could only catch isolated words, especially the ones that repeated.
'Slime'
'Crawl'
'Tits'
They'd seen. The camera had caught it all. The realization made her blush even more. This time, the heat of shame turned to a massaging warmth around her breasts. They positively glowed, sending a steady stream of pleasure through her chest. It took an effort to restrain the moan that wanted to slip from her lips. The more she thought about it, the better it felt. The goo's moisture dampened her top, showing off her clearly erect nipples. The chat reacted accordingly, and the viewers only increased. People were sending the links to the friends. They were all coming to see her.
Something was wrong. The thoughts in her head weren't quite right. Like a stranger impersonating her inner voice. The thoughts told her to focus on the viewer count. Think of all that money the site would pay her if she got more. That showing off was fine, that she was beautiful and that everyone wanted to see more. And that it would feel so good if she just kept going.
Katerina nodded to herself. Usually she only got a couple hundred viewers every stream, lower for a bonus ep like an unboxing or a commentary. She was quickly approaching 800 now, and it didn't show any signs of slowing down. The twin slimes on her breasts were rewarding her, sure, but didn't it feel good to be rewarded? To be seen by so many people? She put on her PogDog smile and continued with the stream.